flintlock frustrations!

[Adam Helmer]

Mr. 16 gauge,

I like my flinters and get more than 6-8 shots out of my flints. First, I wipe off the flint and frizzen often because the heavy BP priming fouling will reduce the sparks on my flinters. Second, I use a piece of fine crocous cloth to polish my frizzen faces after every range session. A smoother frizzen face does not shatter the sharp edge of flints.

Did your flint generate more sparks after you cleaned it? I wash off my flints as part of normal cleaning.

Adam