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bladesmith 1 · January 19, 2019, 01:57 PM

Is there something wrong with the lock time of a flintlock ? Back in the 70s or so Don Davis use to write in a weekly publication, Shotgun World or something. He had high speed photos of a flintlock and a percussion lock going off. It wasn't humanly possible to tell the difference. A well tuned flint works just great.

January 19, 2019, 01:57 PM	#21
bladesmith 1 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2018 Posts: 240	Is there something wrong with the lock time of a flintlock ? Back in the 70s or so Don Davis use to write in a weekly publication, Shotgun World or something. He had high speed photos of a flintlock and a percussion lock going off. It wasn't humanly possible to tell the difference. A well tuned flint works just great.