None of you guys are into flintlocks???

16 October 2002, 14:14

Russell E. Taylor

I'm taking my Hawken to the Daniel Boone National Forest later this month for a deer hunt. My buddy and I are going "primitive" -- well, as much as living in 2002 will allow and within our budgets, anyway.

So... I swung by the local Gander Mountain to pick up some flints and a pan primer. I found one piddly little offering of flints, but they were what I needed so I grabbed them. I looked among all the nick-nacks for a pan primer... nada.

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN' ME?!

I looked some more. Not one gol-durn pan primer in the whole black powder section. They had "Knight" stuff and "Traditions" stuff... PLENTY of gadgets for you yuppie caplock guys... but not ONE GOL-DURN PAN PRIMER??????

Frankly, I felt just a weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee bit discriminated against. I mean, it's not like I'm going to call the commies at the ACLU or anything... but I definitely felt some measure of discrimination.

Caplocks are a passing fad and it's high time you youngsters realized it! [Cool]

(To be honest, I'm surprised they even had flints.)

I'm glad I didn't bother looking for a cow's knee. I'm sure it would have been a waste of my time and some young clerk would have looked at me like I was an escaped felon or something if I'd asked him where they were.

Russ

[ 10-16-2002, 05:15: Message edited by: Russell E. Taylor ]

16 October 2002, 17:19

Nitroman

Russ,

No insult intended but...they take too long to reload and they...smell...REALLY bad.

16 October 2002, 18:12

Russell E. Taylor

quote:
Originally posted by Roger Rothschild:
Russ,

No insult intended but...they take too long to reload and they...smell...REALLY bad.

My Mom says I have to come inside now and you're not allowed to come over anymore. [Frown]

16 October 2002, 23:59

amosgreg

Russ,
If you are not getting any support ove her in the Big Bores isle then come on over the the Bowhunters corner and we will comiserate with you over the discrimination deal. We get it all the time [Big Grin]

Good Luck Smokepoling !

17 October 2002, 03:19

Hobie

I shoot a .75 cal Brown Bess "carbine". For supplies of all sorts go to Track of the Wolf. Better than Dixie Gun Works for the flintlock shooter. However, best beware, many toys are on the front page. [Roll Eyes]

17 October 2002, 03:43

500grains

If I had a flintlock, would I have to clean it?

17 October 2002, 03:46

Hobie

quote:
Originally posted by 500grains:
If I had a flintlock, would I have to clean it?

I don't know. How well have you trained your wife? [Wink]

17 October 2002, 03:52

700 nitro

i dont know about you guys but i all my guns are flint lock except 1

custom 62 cal german jager flint
custom 75 cal german jager flint
custom 8 bore german jager flint
custom 4 bore german jager flint

2 bore under hammer percussion

the best place for flints is track of the wolf
as well they also have pan primers and other flinter acsessorys

www.octobercountry.com is another good choise.

17 October 2002, 04:04

Kentucky Nimrod

Well...if you really are a die-hard flintlock shooter you'd make all that stuff instead of buying it. Or at least wait until the next rendevous and trade some beaver pelts for it...that and whiskey... [Smile]

17 October 2002, 06:46

Brent

You're supposed to be able to make that sort of stuff. Killed another two deer with my flinter last weekend.
Brent

18 October 2002, 12:17

Russell E. Taylor

quote:
Originally posted by Kentucky Nimrod:
Well...if you really are a die-hard flintlock shooter you'd make all that stuff instead of buying it.

I have no flaker training, sorry.

So... what flints do you guys prefer? English, German, American -- DuraFlints??? What? Having bought the flints at Gander Mountain, that my buddy who is REALLY into this stuff said were... agate?... he said the best flints are English. So, what the heck, I ordered some from Track of the Wolf online last night. However, I'm finding out, in researching flints, that flint discussions are akin to "Leupold vs. Burris" and "Remington vs. Winchester" discussions, et cetera. What flints do you guys like, and why?

Russ

18 October 2002, 13:00

700 nitro

i prefer handknaped english flints.

18 October 2002, 15:21

JackM

Ditto, but I haven't tried them all. Dixie's American flints aren't bad, but T/C flints don't last Atall.

Bye
Jack

18 October 2002, 15:36

Russell E. Taylor

quote:
Originally posted by JackM:
... T/C flints don't last at all.

Those whitish-colored things? That's what I got, the ones from T/C. Good thing I ordered the English suckers, I guess.

Russ

18 October 2002, 17:20

JackM

The last ones I got were black, catalogue #7200, about 7-8 years ago. Maybe they've got better ones now.

Bye
Jack

19 October 2002, 02:48

Brent

quote:
Originally posted by Russell E. Taylor:
So... what flints do you guys prefer? English, German, American -- DuraFlints??? What? Having bought the flints at Gander Mountain, that my buddy who is REALLY into this stuff said were... agate?... he said the best flints are English. So, what the heck, I ordered some from Track of the Wolf online last night. However, I'm finding out, in researching flints, that flint discussions are akin to "Leupold vs. Burris" and "Remington vs. Winchester" discussions, et cetera. What flints do you guys like, and why?

Russ[/QB]

I use the black flints from Track of the Wolf. I find them pretty reliable, but honestly have never used anything else. I made a small knapping tool by notching the end of a bolt and use that to sharpen my flints from time to time. I bought about 20 some years ago and still have most of them left, even though I do a good bit of target shooting with the gun in addition to hunting.

Brent