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Flintlock question
- Thread starter peterk123
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Any BP substitute is safe, but I believe the issue with flintlocks is the increased difficulty of getting subs to burn. You might be able to get away with using 4f to prime the pan and a sub as the powder charge, but I'm not 100% sure I'm more a percussion guy.
Substitutes cannot be reliably ignited in a flintlock. You need Holy Black 4F priming powder and Holy Black main charge.
Regarding percussion guns and substitutes: you can get away with a 10 grain kicker charge of holy black ahead of the main charge. Substitutes in a flintlock are a no go.
Bodhisattva
NES Member
I don’t know shit about flintlocks, but I like where your heads at!
I want a Virginia Rifle something fierce. And reading about Morgan’s Rifles isn’t helping that want.
I want a Virginia Rifle something fierce. And reading about Morgan’s Rifles isn’t helping that want.
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Golddiggie
NES Member
Is the Holy Black from Antioch?? I know they make a pretty bitchin hand grenade.
My long time antique BP mentor has an authentic . 75 cal Bess and he runs 2F in the flash pan. His Bess ignites EVERY time. Pisses me right off as i have a ghetto repro POS Traditions Penn .50 cal flinter that is SO dam fussy with ignition. I yanked the pos oem barrel and swapped to a quality Green Mountain barrel and that was a major advancement in ignition reliability. I still have issues but its the cheap lock thats also responsible.
Not dangerous