Justin,

I don't mean to be redundant with advice, just thought I'd share my personal experiences with T7 in a flintlock and my thoughts on "agate" flints.

1. I tried T7 once (and only once) in my .54 Renegade with GM barrel. 4 out of 5 shots I fired "hang-fired" (delayed ignition) on me and that was with a new flint and wiping the flint, pan, and frizzen clean after each shot so I know it was not a lock issue.

2. I've tried agate flints and had a few that worked OK, but I wouldn't waste my money on them. TOW and others have good Tom Fuller English flints available and I also like Rich Pierce's hand knapped white Missouri flints. Besides, a lot of what's being sold as agate isn't actually agate, it's quartz. I know quartz when I see it, my Mom and Grandma were "rockhounds" and I spent many a day as a kid traipsing up and down streambeds and old gravel pits looking at different types of mineral stones and such.

3. Bottom line...REAL black powder and patched round balls or soft lead conicals for flintlocks. And yes, an RMC vent liner is always good insurance. Life will be good from thereon!

Good luck with your flinter and keep your powder dry!

BPS

Dave yep it's a Lyman, but I don't think it has the Allen Head Vent hole. But I think I'll order it anyway if it will improve ignition.

ML083 - M6 x .75 thread for Lyman NOTE Lyman liners are slotted and do not have the allen wrench.


Thanks...Ed