Striper, get yourself some new flints. Try Mr. Rich Pierce (
[email protected] ). Great guy. Get the 5/8"x3/4" flints. Now, when you put a new flint in, set your hammer on 1/2 c0ck, close the frizzen, and adjust your flint so it is about 1/16" off the face of the frizzen. Tighten down the jaws. I find an allen wrench of just the right size to fit in the hole of the jaw bolt is handy. Just don't get over zealous, you can snap the bolt. Also, see if you can purchase a couple RMC vent liners or pick a new one up at Walmart. And put some antisieze on the threads before you install it.