I read that pyrodex P can be used as an ignition primer in flintlocks is this true? and if so does it work as well as 4F.
Pyrodex has the highest flash point temperature of almost any powder out there. It just does not work. If you shoot a flintlock, get some black powder. No other way around it if you want dependable ignition. Some people get 3f and use it as the main charge and the pan primer. It will work fine in both places.
What do you do with a flintlock when done hunting for the day, (with other inlines and percussion guns removing the primer makes the gun safe) is there a safe way to do this with flintlocks or is it best to shoot it out.
clean the pan free of any trace of powder. Put a leather frizzen cover over the frizzen and a tooth pick in the vent hole. And if you really want to be safe (and legal in some places) to leave the charge in the rifle, they want the flint removed for the jaws.. Personally I shoot it out and clean the rifle then load it fresh in the morning. Flintlocks would "technically" be the most prone to charge contamination. Although the more you shoot them, the more they will amaze you at just how weather resistant they are..