Originally Posted by
Smokin Dee Licous
I have a .54 cal TC flintlock with only 2 modifications. I use orange nail polish on the front sight and I use the allen key touch hole and it give me faster more reliable pan to charge ignition. I don't like to use anything but real flint but I'll admit I carry a spare which is a synthetic in my pouch. I carry a couple speed loads but my barrel is rifled all the way out so still need to use the ball starter. I use animal fat patches.
anyone else?
Hello Smokin Dee and welcome aboard!
I think most of the folks on this site us that have production flinters use the allen key style touch hole, either RMC or similar. I too have put a dot of hi-vis paint on the front bead of some of my rifles. Although I don't care for a fiber optic rear, I have installed a fiber optic front sight on a few of my rifles. The rest I leave traditional. RMC has a good front fiber optic sight, but it's not adjustable for windage. Marbles company has high quality machined steel dovetailed front sights that come in various heights and with various types of beads. I have one with a red fiber optic and another with an ivory bead. They also offer a gold bead and they're all drift adjustable for windage if necessary. I prefer to use hand knapped English flints or Rich Pierce's white Missouri flints in my locks. I also use a simple style speed loader for hunting that's nothing more than a tube with removable ends that I keep pre-measured charges in. I keep my roundballs and lubed patches or pre-lubed conicals and wads in a separate container. I have a some loading blocks of various calibers that I plan to try this season as well.
Keep your powder dry and good luck in the up and coming season!
BPS