That's why I said primitive to me?

I have absolutely no clue what a matchlock is and don't care to know at this point in my muzzleloading adventures.

I think you associate #11 caps as not primitive because some inlines use them. I'm sure the majority consider them primitive when you consider when they came out, and the guns they were on.

That's exactly how I view it.

And I feel the same about caps versus flint

So your telling me, a flintlock will go off more consistently then a cap? I'm being serious about this. Or just your opinion?

Not really fair to say it's not primitive just because it's lasted so long.

1820 was a long time ago.

percussion caps were around from 1807 or 1808, very traditional.

Yes, but available in 1820.

As I already said. All Hawken half stocks were caplocks. I don't believe anybody will say an original Hawken isn't a primitive weapon.

Im 44 years old, and highly uneducated about Matchlocks and caps obviously. Flintlocks and Recurve bows are primitive weapons in my age era I should say.

they were available before then, just not in wide use or sold in large quantity.