Firing A Flinter

[Chaffa Hosa]

I got some pointers from Matt Avance when I was at his shop about shooting a flintlock. Well his advise worked where I was hearing the flint hit the frizzen, the powder whooosh, then bang, which resulted in me flinching now I pull the trigger and Braveheart goes bang. Two things I was doing wrong Way too much prime powder and I didn't pick the vent after loading.
A little advise: BraveHeart will stomp your tail with 120 gr ffg and 1 1/2 oz #6 shot

[Ironwood]

LOL... glad I'm doing something right when shooting my flinter.   I'm also glad I don't have anything that will take 120 grains of powder.   

[Chaffa Hosa]

I backed down real quick to 60 gr and 1 ounce Just got to see what a heavy load will do for turkey.
When I got the vent hole drilled I tied the barrel to a tire after loading 150 gr ffg and 2 .690 roundballs as a proof load, fired it off with firecracker fuse

[FrankG]

Jerry , what little tips did he share with you ?

[Chaffa Hosa]

Jerry , what little tips did he share with you ?

The amount of prime in the pan(a lot less than I tought)
pick the touch hole after loading
keep the prime away from the touch hole
Showed me how they bed the rear of the barrel and tang

[FrankG]

Sound advice. Prime is like Brylcream , 'a little dab will do ya' lol !

[Ranger]

We just finished my sons Tulle. (not completly, need to solder on the front sight) I took my time and did a lot of polishing to the lock internals. After finishing we took it for a test drive on Sunday afternoon. Shoots great. No click, boom. Just Boom! He was thrilled with it. I need to take some pics and put it on here. The right amount of prime has a lot to do woth how she goes off.

[Mr Woodchuck]

Jerry   been nursin a can of 7f powder here for years ... jus a lil dabb will do ya.
   Glad ya be gettin ready for huntin ... getter done'

[Madcaster]

 I always used 60 grains of 3f in my 20 bore,and a .595" ball,patched with a thick patch,shoots great!