Patched roundball range day

[ozyclint]

I'm sure you will.

What's the timeline on having your gun ready to shoot? Hopefully you have a source for flints. They've disappeared in the last 6 months and are only occasionally available in smaller quantities. I think the only ones available now for the most part are the more roughly shaped ones often called 18th century style flints

I'm sure if you asked around on the Primitive archer forum that a knapper there would be able to sort you out for flints.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Man my traditions flintlock was the worst weapon I ever owned. Trigger was about 12# and rough. Flash hole was designed to allow water in and keep the spark out. I believe I threw it away because I couldn't even sell it when I could finally afford an upgrade.

How's the fit of your frizzen to the pan and barrel?

 

[2Stamp]

I'm sure if you asked around on the Primitive archer forum that a knapper there would be able to sort you out for flints.

I hadn't realized flints were getting as hard to get as #11 caps. I just received some Flints from ToTW, French amber. They look ok but no idea how they spark yet. I use to get flints out of Missouri that were pretty good. Looks like that source may have dried up also.

 

[FrontierGander]

#11 caps are not hard to find. Our local sportsman's warehouse has a ton of them. I bought 500 remingtons last time I was there. Had both rem and cci