Thanks for the feedback guy's. I love this site because you can get such great help fast!

It looks like I need togive some more specific's....

The gun is a Thompson Center "Firestorm" stainless version with a 1 in 48" twist barrel.I guess the 1 in 48" twist barrel is a happy medium they came up with kinda like all season tires.... One thing I like about this gun though is it ALWAY'S fires if you keep the touch hole clean andkeep theflint and frizzen in good shape so no worries there.I see too many guy's at the range that have trouble getting there Flintlocks to fire.

I use to shoot roundbal and patch but it seems like I can get better accuracy with the 270 grain Buffalo Ball-ett and I like the idea they are a heavier weight and "conical" style. Now you guy's have meconcerned once I get the gun dialed in with more practice and need moreBall-etts I won't be able to find any, lol.I didn't realize they had gone out of business.

LastFlintlock season (In PA the primitive weapons season starts the day after Christmas) Iused a combo of black powders down the barrel because I ranlow on 2F. There is only 1 store around here I know of that carries Black Powder and if you don't get it earlythey tend to run out.Before that Ionly used 2F but it seemed the gun worked better last year with the combination of both 2F& 3F which makes me wonder if I should just try using just 3F? I also only used 4F in the pan but it seems to get damp very easily... Not sureif I can use 3F in the pan or not?

Last winterbeforethe season I shot several day's and it seems the gun likes the lower 65 grain powder charge. I use to shoot "Power Belts" but they are just too expensive and my accuracy was terrible with them. I do like the 270 grain Buffalo Ball-etts and clean off most of the bore butter or whatever it is they are caked with before shooting them.

I only have about 25, 270 grain Ball-etts left so not sure what to do now... Would you guy's know what projectile would be similar to the Ball-etts? Ihate to start completely from scratch again. Just the thought of it makes me cringe especially after spending the time andenergy getting the gun shooting to where Iknow I can kill a deer out 60 yard's with it.

Any and all info greatly appreciated!