Set triggers

[MaIIIa]

Here’s a “safety warning” story. One time a couple years ago, I was shooting my flintlock, concentrating on my aim - time to pull the set trigger. By feel (not by sight) I put my finger on the trigger and firmly pulled, expecting to hear the “click”. Instead, of “click”, I was surprised by “boom” accompanied by the usual cloud of smoke. As you can tell, I had pulled the main trigger, not the set trigger.

Two lessons here:

Always follow the number one rule of handling guns – keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction so unexpected shots will be safe shots.

And when locating the trigger by feel, sense where BOTH triggers are and pull the one you want to pull so there will be no surprises. There should be NO unexpected shots!

Shoot safely!