Two Questions for Longhunters?

[Adam Helmer]

#1: Do you prefer flint or percussion in your sidelock rifles or smoothbores?

#2: If you prefer a flintlock, do you prefer the flint bevel UP or bevel Down?


Personally, I like both flint and caplocks and tend to lean toward the flinters as I read more history about the Pennsylvania frontier, the French & Indian War and about Lewis & Clark.

My flinters prefer bevel UP apparently because the longer "dwell time" of the flint on the frizzen gives more reliable ignition.

Let me hear what you think.

Adam