Hard day for me today.
12-22-2010 | 01:21 PM
#12
Boone & Crockett
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 12,825
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From: Eastern PA
Well MD likes to poke some fun too. And as for Semisane and Breechplug you guys should throw that old booze away and get some fresh stuff down and the liquor store. Personally I don't drink nuttin that's more than a year or two old.....
12-22-2010 | 02:15 PM
#13
Boone & Crockett
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Shucks bronko, I can get some of that fresh clear stuff up around my hunting lease. It's ain't "sipping wiskey" but's pretty good in a pinch and great for priming the diesel tractor.
12-23-2010 | 05:20 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Minnesota
LOL nope! Just a cup of starbucks christmas blend coffee with a bit much sugar and topped off with whip cream. Ugh, feel sick to my stomach now but it was a good desert LOL.
It should be a fun rifle. I had the flinter before but wasnt happy with it. I'll have much better use with the percussion. Take the winter and just do a slow restoration and get her where i want it to be.
It should be a fun rifle. I had the flinter before but wasnt happy with it. I'll have much better use with the percussion. Take the winter and just do a slow restoration and get her where i want it to be.
12-23-2010 | 05:27 PM
#16
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From: Boncarbo,Colorado
Kept having issues with flints not wanting to spark. I used agate, arkansas flints, english flints, maybe 6 shots before it'd stop sparking. That and the fact that a flintlock for me is hard to shoot due to the drive to buy the Goex.
I have one flinter left but mainly sticking with sidelocks. Easier to get powder for them
I have one flinter left but mainly sticking with sidelocks. Easier to get powder for them
12-23-2010 | 07:58 PM
#18
Boone & Crockett
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
My .54 GPR flinter is a great sparker and will typically get anything from 30 to 80 shots from a flint. I've had a few go more than that and a few that lasted only a few shots and broke because of some flaw in the rock. Either way, they usually need a light knaping every fifteen or twenty shots for best performance.
I use either black English flints or Rich Pierce's white ones. There's a learning curve in positioning the flint the way your lock likes them, and checking every few shots to make sure the flint is still tight in the c0ck.
I use either black English flints or Rich Pierce's white ones. There's a learning curve in positioning the flint the way your lock likes them, and checking every few shots to make sure the flint is still tight in the c0ck.
