Flintlock firing in slow motion (video)
#1
It's no wonder being a good shot with a muzzleloader takes lots of practice. You don't notice the delay that much until you slow things down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Y-hu36PpA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Y-hu36PpA
#6
I didn't notice a flinch either. But I may have detected a bit of 'fusing' caused by too much powder in the pan. You might want to try a bit less - just enough to give you reliable ignition and not cover the flash hole.
But the video was cool.
But the video was cool.
#8
It was slow enough that I would have considered it a "hang fire".... If you're using the proper vent liner (touchhole), your frizzen face is clean, your flint's sharp and you haven't banked the pan too heavy toward the vent, you shouldn't hear the "klatch" of the lock ahead of the report. It should just go BOOM!!
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