Flintlocks

dave951 · Aug 29, 2021

Kibler Colonial will shoot if you can. End of story.

Jimster · Aug 29, 2021

Once you go flint, you never go back. Excellent shooting. That’s a hell of a tight ball/patch combo!! How about a pic of your rifle.

dave951 · Aug 30, 2021

Well, the Kibler isn't my gun. My flintlock is an Investarms sorta Hawken.

Fun part, the owner was having trouble getting a group. He asked me to have a look at it. I had him load it and from that point just told him to let me shoot it and let's see if his problems were operator error. Turns out they were.

Jackrabbit1957 · Aug 30, 2021

Hardest part about shooting a rocklock is follow through, lots going on right in front of your face. Cheap way to practice is with a spring powered air rifle. If you can get good groups offhand with that spring bouncing back and forth that can be transitioned to a flinter.

Fyrstyk · Aug 30, 2021

How hard is that combination to load? Seems awfully tight. I love my flint locks, but I don't want to hammer the ball and patch into the barrel, I prefer a snug fit.

dave951 · Aug 30, 2021

Fyrstyk said:
How hard is that combination to load? Seems awfully tight. I love my flint locks, but I don't want to hammer the ball and patch into the barrel, I prefer a snug fit.

It's tight but not insanely so. It sure doesn't go down as easy as my minie ball musket

Pete D. · Aug 30, 2021

Flintlocks. Yeah, they shoot ok.

Lyman GPR. 50 caliber LRB .490” w. 0.010 ticking. 90 grains FFg Goex. Iron sights. 100 yards benched.

Jimster · Aug 30, 2021

Nice shooting and load combo.

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