Anybody had one of the tradition Shenandoah flintlock I found a new from tradition in their bent and dent inventory and its on sale so they say been a kind of thinking about it but I'm not sure. Just wondering if anybody had one and what are they like
tradition Shenandoah flintlock
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I've only had mine out once since buying it. Seemed to work okay... I had a number of "flash in the pans" where the main charge wouldn't ignite. I was using real BP so that wasn't the problem. I think that the problem was lack of experience on my part, because a nice custom flintlock that I had bought at the same time acted similarly.
brushhippie
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Ive had mine for a little over a year, when I first got it I had a problem with it not sparking too well but I rehardened the frizzen and have been very pleased with it since...I did a video on it awhile back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw_FCwO0eGk&feature=share&list=UU4keAx4qZJL907szrouTFfA&index=8
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I just heated it up to glowing red and quenched it in water twice...worked well for me and still sparkin like mad!
Ron T.
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I bought a new .50 caliber flintlock Traditions Shenandoah (33½ inch barrel) about 5 years or so ago and the only "problem" I had with it was that darned high comb on the stock (called by some a "Roman Nose stock") that wouldn't allow me to get my cheek all the way down on the stock far enough to properly align the sights using a normal and comfortable "hold" on the rifle.
Eventually, a wood rasp, several different grits of sandpaper and a bit of wood stain later, the "Roman nose" (high comb) is gone and the rifle is a joy to shoot... and is very accurate at 50 yards using 47 grains of Swiss FFFg behind a Hornady swagged, patched ball for "paper-punching" off a bench-rest using sandbags and a solid rifle rest.
The rifle is more accurate than I am... and it's really a nice looking rifle now and usually "piles" shot-after-shot on top of one another at 50 yards.
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Ron T.
Eventually, a wood rasp, several different grits of sandpaper and a bit of wood stain later, the "Roman nose" (high comb) is gone and the rifle is a joy to shoot... and is very accurate at 50 yards using 47 grains of Swiss FFFg behind a Hornady swagged, patched ball for "paper-punching" off a bench-rest using sandbags and a solid rifle rest.
The rifle is more accurate than I am... and it's really a nice looking rifle now and usually "piles" shot-after-shot on top of one another at 50 yards.
Strength & Honor...
Ron T.
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