RE: I'm thinking of getting a flintlock.
Unfortunetly I don't own any flinters, but a poster on here once said it was nearly impossible to find ffffg in Alaska so he's crushed a little ffg to fill the bill. As long as you're crushing real black powder and not a substitute you shouldn't have a problem. Sorry man, that's about all the help I can give you regarding flinters. But I too am looking into one of those, so keep us posted!