Originally Posted by
Gm54-120
T/C also made a sidelock called a Firestorm which had pellet load data. Both the T/C and the Traditions "pellet pushers" have removable breach plugs. It looks like the fire from the pan powder hits the pellet at its base.
I certainly would not recommend using pellets but.....
I have a T/C Firestorm flintlock and it has never had a pellet shoved down the bore since I've owned it. A friend of mine's Dad has the same rifle and and has tried pellets, but went back to loose powder because he found them to be unreliable, especially in our late (Dec/Jan) flintlock only season. Another friend bought one of the Traditions "PA Pellet" model flintlocks and found out the same thing. They both use loose Black powder now.
The pellets may work better in the sidelock percussion rifles, but I wouldn't waste the time and $$$ using them in a flintlock.
BPS