My new obsession. Musket firing
My father won this flintlock in a raffle back in 1976. It hung over his fireplace for about thirty years and then he gave it to me. I fired it for the first time this week.
I did some research and got together all of the "stuff" needed to get this gal firing. I'm still short on balls but am going to order some. (insert your own joke here)
I need to practice the drill and get a bunch more flints. Woo hooo! What fun.
Those are blank loads utilizing traditional paper "cartridges" that I rolled myself with 3FG black powder. You can not use Pyrodex or other BP substitutes with a flintlock since they have too high of a burn temperature.
My father won this flintlock in a raffle back in 1976. It hung over his fireplace for about thirty years and then he gave it to me. I fired it for the first time this week.
I did some research and got together all of the "stuff" needed to get this gal firing. I'm still short on balls but am going to order some. (insert your own joke here)
I need to practice the drill and get a bunch more flints. Woo hooo! What fun.
Those are blank loads utilizing traditional paper "cartridges" that I rolled myself with 3FG black powder. You can not use Pyrodex or other BP substitutes with a flintlock since they have too high of a burn temperature.