FiveStrings
Member
Hey, the lead wrap on the flint did the trick!!
I hammered a wafer out of a .457 RB, trimmed the edges, and used the trimmings to form a little shim beneath the rear edge to give it a little extra downward tilt in the jaws. Fired 20 rounds and she sparked on the first pull all but once. I stuck with 2f in the pan and was shooting a .715 ball, lubed .010 patch, and 100 gr. Goex 2F. Shooting from a rest at 50yds, you can see that once we got dialed in, the results were pretty nice. Getting that flint right really boosted my confidence and allowed me to focus more on the actual shooting. You just gotta love that "WHA-POWWW" you get from a flintlock! It's kind of like cracking a big whip.
I hammered a wafer out of a .457 RB, trimmed the edges, and used the trimmings to form a little shim beneath the rear edge to give it a little extra downward tilt in the jaws. Fired 20 rounds and she sparked on the first pull all but once. I stuck with 2f in the pan and was shooting a .715 ball, lubed .010 patch, and 100 gr. Goex 2F. Shooting from a rest at 50yds, you can see that once we got dialed in, the results were pretty nice. Getting that flint right really boosted my confidence and allowed me to focus more on the actual shooting. You just gotta love that "WHA-POWWW" you get from a flintlock! It's kind of like cracking a big whip.