Sharpshooter your point is well taken. It might very well effect where the powder in the pan gathers, I never put a flinter on a sling over my back and then walked around. I would think it is going to move a little under the frizzen.

Perhaps a better idea is keep your small pan charger on a leather thong around your neck and then charge the pan prior to shooting. This will insure the charge is fresh, the pan is charged correctly and it will add a little degree of safety as you walk around, with a loaded rifle. Remember, flintlocks can go off without powder in the pan. All it takes is the flint to make contact with the frizzen and throw a spark in the right direction. Whether this would happen or not is a game of chance, but that would be my luck.

When I hunt with my Flintlock, I have the pan charged and a leather frizzen cover on the frizzen with the hammer on half cock. This way I know the rifle is not going to spark by accident and I am fully primed.