Flints & Humidity? (more frustration)

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08-28-2011, 10:04 AM

Adam Helmer Adam Helmer is offline

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Johnny Reb,

After a few shots with a flintlock, look closely at the flint; it is coated with pan residue because it sits in the pan when the priming cooks off. That residue is a gray film that does not help with sparking. Wipe it off and then shoot some more.

Adam

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