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

 

[2Stamp]

#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

Unobtainium in North Central WY and all the usual internet places. Atleast what I've found.

 

[Formidilosus]

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?

This one is a caplock.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

This one is a caplock.

Your missing all the fun

 

[HighUintas]

@Formidilosus were you having them finish your kit or are they just dragging their feet on shipping in general?

 

[Formidilosus]

@Formidilosus were you having them finish your kit or are they just dragging their feet on shipping in general?

No finishing. Was a quick ship “will go out next week”….. 9 weeks ago.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Got a Traditions Kentucky 50cal since the Kibler is apparently never going to ship.

70gr Goex FFg. .490” ball, .015” spit patch.

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Swapped to 65gr Swiss FFFg, 0.490” ball, .015” ticking spit patch. Overcast and low light. It was hard to determine elevation on the target with the brass front sight.
This is what I was shooting in for the last group-
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Also, Goex is filthy. Patch on right is after 5 shots of Goex, left is after 10 shots of Swiss-
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Goex was like mud in the bore.

My experience has been with Goex, Pyrodex, 777, and BH209 and I am much for used to seeing patches like the one on the right. The difference between your patches is pretty amazing.

 

[HighUintas]

My experience has been with Goex, Pyrodex, 777, and BH209 and I am much for used to seeing patches like the one on the right. The difference between your patches is pretty amazing.

Swiss contains unicorn dust and baby tears

 

[Formidilosus]

My experience has been with Goex, Pyrodex, 777, and BH209 and I am much for used to seeing patches like the one on the right. The difference between your patches is pretty amazing.

Previously me too. I had almost no experience with black powder until last year, and then with Goex. I loathed muzzleloaders because of it. The difference with Swiss is huge. Black powder now is as easy as can be.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Previously me too. I had almost no experience with black powder until last year, and then with Goex. I loathed muzzleloaders because of it. The difference with Swiss is huge. Black powder now is as easy as can be.

I dread cleaning mine. Guess I will need to find some Swiss.

 

[woods89]

Interesting thread. I'm currently working on a Traditions Frontier caplock kit. I've shot an inline for quite a few years but it doesn't have much of a soul.

Planning to shoot conicals out of it, probably. I'm definitely going to try to find some Swiss, as I've used Pyrodex RS for a long time and just came to accept that it was awful to clean.....

I will be following, for sure!

 

[Formidilosus]

I dread cleaning mine. Guess I will need to find some Swiss.

Oh it’s so easy. Wrap the barrel in a towel, dunk a swab in boiling water after, swab the barrel a couple of times, dunk the swab in the hot water and swirl around, swab the barrel again. Swap to a couple of dry patches. Usually it is clean there. But if not, swab with the boiling water again then dry patch it. Takes maybe 5 min.

 

[Taudisio]

Oh it’s so easy. Wrap the barrel in a towel, dunk a swab in boiling water after, swab the barrel a couple of times, dunk the swab in the hot water and swirl around, swab the barrel again. Swap to a couple of dry patches. Usually it is clean there. But if not, swab with the boiling water again then dry patch it. Takes maybe 5 min.

How often do you have to clean it like that? I was thinking about getting into BP, but not if I have to do that bs every 5-10 shots.

 

[87TT]

Unobtainium in North Central WY and all the usual internet places. Atleast what I've found.

Try Grafs.

 

[Formidilosus]

How often do you have to clean it like that? I was thinking about getting into BP, but not if I have to do that bs every 5-10 shots.

Shot 50 shots yesterday. Black powder is corrosive so I wouldn’t leave for weeks/months having been fired. What nah e been doing is spit patching it well at the end of the day. The swab cleaning with very hot water above only when I won’t be shooting it for a few days/weeks.

 

[BBob]

Oh it’s so easy. Wrap the barrel in a towel, dunk a swab in boiling water after, swab the barrel a couple of times, dunk the swab in the hot water and swirl around, swab the barrel again. Swap to a couple of dry patches. Usually it is clean there. But if not, swab with the boiling water again then dry patch it. Takes maybe 5 min.

Shot 50 shots yesterday. Black powder is corrosive so I wouldn’t leave for weeks/months having been fired. What nah e been doing is spit patching it well at the end of the day. The swab cleaning with very hot water above only when I won’t be shooting it for a few days/weeks.

Near exactly what I was taught and what I do. I just use hot water with a little dawn. I windex/IPA patch between sessions or for a day or two.

 

[HighUintas]

How often do you have to clean it like that? I was thinking about getting into BP, but not if I have to do that bs every 5-10 shots.

To get around swabbing every few shots, you can use a real wet lube (spit, mix of water/dawn, etc) and a super tight patch and you can shoot all day without swabbing. This is what I do and with my more accurate shooting gun I haven't seen it impact accuracy (3-4" groups at 100). The key is to make it a tight patch (probably need a short starter) and make that patch completely saturated and use a wet/liquid based lube. I typically use water/ballistol because I haven't tested water/dawn. I also do it with my hunting grease lube but it loads a bit harder.