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September 29, 2018, 06:09 PM | #1 |
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Pennslyvania flintlock fun today
The air is cool, the humidity is low, and got the itch to break out the Penn flinter. My first flintlock so i'm in a learning curve but today was my best and most consistent outing. fired about 25 shots and had 2 misfires. Seems if I rush the loading process and skip "thumping" the rifle at the buttstock with my hand to help get some powder kernels into the patent breech this is when I run the risk of a misfire. Been shooting at 50 yds off a bag as the 33" bbl Penn is quite muzzle heavy and I first need to learn consistent ignitions, then i'll attempt traditional offhand shooting. Getting better and really starting to fully enjoy flintlock muzzleloading.
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September 30, 2018, 09:48 PM | #2 |
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Very nice!! I’ve a custom flinting piece being built for me now. Can’t wait for it to be done!
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October 2, 2018, 07:04 AM | #3 |
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You will probably get faster ignition if you don't leave powder strung out between the pan and flash hole. The flash of the powder in the pan will be much more efficient than letting the powder fuse it's way to the hole. You are probably doing this already....just a thought.
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October 2, 2018, 08:31 AM | #4 |
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We had a lot of trouble with a borrowed flintlock in the muzzle loading class with. It fired for the first student and then refused to fire again. I cleaned the pan, the frizzen and wiped down the agate. Then I adjusted the agate and tightened down the jaws so it wouldn't slip. It took some effort before it fired. The agate just won't spark like real flint.
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October 2, 2018, 07:22 PM | #6 |
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Thanks Road_Claim. I was unaware that the Traditions Pennsylvania rifle used Henry Nock's patent breech.
My classmate and I found out the Browning Mountain gun uses something like it or the Chambered Breech. His gun stopped worked and he couldn't scrub it out (duh). We were both unaware of its smaller chamber.
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Almost all Italian repops use a patent’s breech or chambered’s breech, and for good reason. It allows for a more consistent gas expansion and ignition rate for ideal pressures and accuracy.
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October 2, 2018, 10:28 PM | #8 |
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How about Lymans?
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http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fu...rch/1/#1653986
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Mostly just by turning the gun with the drum facing downward and knock on the stock a few times. To knock on wood really works! Last edited by arcticap; October 3, 2018 at 03:38 PM. |
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October 5, 2018, 05:37 PM | #11 |
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Lyman’s do too.
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