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frontier gander · 08-14-2006, 08:09 PM

I did some more shooting today with the kentucky and with a lower charge. Same pattern it shot 2 weeks ago with 80 grains powder,4 1/2" low and a 2" group. Okay it was cool outside where i had to wear a slightly heavy jacket. I noticed on the 5 shots i took, My flash pan was wet. Is this due to the heat of the flash and the cold air? Kind of like the cold beer can sitting in the sun? Im going to use this rifle this ML season and it will be in the low 20-40's and would like to figure out what to do about this wetness. I'll probably leave the pan dry while im out walking looking for deer. Looks like i'll be carrying a q-tip and a paper towel to dry the pan out if i shoot at something.

cayugad · 08-14-2006, 09:45 PM

I use a alcohol wipe and a couple dry patches. Take the wipe and it removes all the fowling and the pan and flint are almost dry anyway before you get the dry patch on it... Good shooting by the way.

Pittsburghunter · 08-14-2006, 10:02 PM

I swear I ain't lying but low and in line is where you want to be because what you need to know is going to hurt but fix the rifle. You need to file a bit off the front sight to bring the point of aim up and you need to do it slowly with a few trips to the range. You have the horizontal done and this will fix the low shooting. Most traditional m/l are set up this way so don't worry about it.

frontier gander · 08-14-2006, 10:19 PM

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ORIGINAL: Pittsburghunter

I swear I ain't lying but low and in line is where you want to be because what you need to know is going to hurt but fix the rifle. You need to file a bit off the front sight to bring the point of aim up and you need to do it slowly with a few trips to the range. You have the horizontal done and this will fix the low shooting. Most traditional m/l are set up this way so don't worry about it.

I aint touching that sight! lol. I was just experimenting with 80 grains. My hunting load will be 110grains of powder. That puts me dead on at 100 yards and will shoot 1 1/2 groups @ 100 yards. Now my max range, off hand will be 65 yards. I was shooting 2" groups at that range off hand. Anything over that will be done off shooting sticks or a tree limb. But thanks for the info guys, I'll carry a lil bottole of alcohol, a few q tips and a paper towl with me on the hunt. This year will be awesome! Flintlock is so much more fun and cooler than the inline! Dont get me wrong tho, The inline will be at the camper if i need it lol.

bronko22000 · 08-17-2006, 08:40 AM

The wetness you encountered was probably due to the weather. Like Cayudad suggested, I too wipe my pan, frizzen, and flint down with an alcholol wipe before shooting and sometimes during shooting. Hunting the late PA muzzleloader season (late Dec into Jan) the weather can get nasty. I usually mix some "powder dry" into my 4F powder to absorb any moisture from the air and I check and change my flash powder often during the course of the day. And if its snowing or raining, I drape a silicon treated cloth over my lock and hold it in place with a rubber band.