Need some flintlock help

[Adam Helmer]

Mr. 16 gauge,

Nice photos. The second picture shows a rough frizzen. I polish mine with crocus cloth so they look like a mirror. Yesterday, I shot my .54 Hawken flinter 26 times and never had a stutter. After I cleaned and oiled the rifle, I polished the frizzen and touched up the flint with the whetstone. I think I finally got it right.

I only have 6 flinters and they are my favorite arms for target work and primitive deer hunting. I use my .45 flinter with ball and 50 grains of 2F Goex for squirrel. I have yet to see a squirrel this Fall, so I did not respond to your other thread. Be well, my friend.

Adam