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. Clean shot, despite their advertising, is NOT appropriate propellant for a flint lock
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Yup........
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Cabela's imports stuff from Italy which probably doesn't have a good, hard frizzen
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Not so sure about that.....I have a Trade musket, and it seems to spark O.K.
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Sharpening a flint to get good spark is not as hard as you think
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I shouldn't give up on a rifle without actually using REAL black powder.
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Now yur larnin' why they calls it "TRADITIONAL" muzzleloaders!
BTW: I have been told (and I am finding it to be true) that the pan of a flintlock should be charged between 1/3rd and 1/2 full.