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Finally had a chance to take out my Lyman deerstalker .50 that I acquired in a trade just before hunting season this past November. I have read every article I have been able to find since then, constantly itching to get out there and try it. I did everything by the book lined up and squeezed. That first poof and then shove I am hooked. I don't think there was anything that could wipe that #### eating grin off my face for about half an hour. Probably couldn't hit the side of a barn if I was standing beside it, but accuracy was the last thing on my mind yesterday. Just working on making the steps muscle memory. The closest targets we had out were at 100 meters and I can say there are quite a few half inch holes in the backboard. Next time I take the flinter out will have to set some targets out a little closer and work on getting the groups nice and tight. After all the kill zone on a deer is much smaller than a half a sheet of plywood. :)
 
Welcome to the forum and black powder. look up Dutch Schoultz on google. i have two muzzleloaders that i picked up almost a year ago, and just built my first flint long gun. i shoot at playing cards at 50 yards. can't see them at 100, but if you can hit a card at 50, you can kill a deer at 100
 
Thank you infideleggwelder. Although not new to the forum. Normally bite my tongue on these forums because most of the posts I read wind up being nothing but a p!ssing match. Spend most of my time on here poking around the EE pages.

Will defiantly check out Dutch Schoultz. If anyone has more must reads let me know I am all ears :)
 
lastonetherebuys said:
I didn't think the delay from pulling the trigger till it went off would be so noticeable but wow
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A delay is not abnormal. It is also not ideal, there should be no noticeable lag between the drop of the hammer to ignition of the charge. Be sure to clean all oil from the ignition channels (flint or side lock depending).
 
Welcome to the world of the Holy Black.

My first suggestion is to get hold of your black powder group at your local gun club. They will be able to guide, mentor and direct you in the right direction. If not contact the Alberta black powder association and they will be able to direct you to some one in your area. Track of The Wolf ships to Canada and is a good place to get all the materials you need to start with. Your local club will also be able to steer you to local vendors too.

Here are a couple of websites that will provide a wealth of information for you.

http://traditionalmuzzleloadingassociation.org/forum/index.php
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/f...62a2ab8347102e32f70d853210b179/fbb_uid/35385/
http://www.americanlongrifles.com/

Good luck.....
 
Yep, like slow-mo camera's will capture a significant delay between the pan and the barrel charge being ignited, but to the shooter it should seem simultaneous. As I said before though, fouling and or oil contamination isn't uncommon, and if there's too much powder in the pan you will notice a delay. Know that it isn't ideal.
 
I'm just getting into BP myself, and I've heard of the "flinch lock", because of that slight delay. I'm trying for a side cap lock first, but I think flint is in my future.
 
sulisa said:
I'm just getting into BP myself, and I've heard of the "flinch lock", because of that slight delay. I'm trying for a side cap lock first, but I think flint is in my future.
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is everyone getting into BP? I've tried to buy a scope for my ML and couldn't find any at Cabelas or WSS
 
rkr said:
is everyone getting into BP? I've tried to buy a scope for my ML and couldn't find any at Cabelas or WSS
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none of mine require scopes, but a friend of mine is buying my old capper(his first BP), and his brother in law just bought his first BP gun(in-line). and a guy at work wants to get back into BP guns. so in my circle they are getting into it.
 
There absolutely should be no delay. Try adjusting yur flint, keep yur flint sharp, and aligned with yur frizzen 3f or 4f in the pan. When at half #### I like to have my flint very close to the frizzen and aligned side to side.
Wipe yur pan after each shot, ensure yur touch hole is clear with a touch hole needle. If after you have done all of this check the geometry of yur lock. The flint should strike the frizzen about one third from the top of the frizzen. Try your flint bevel up bevel down. If after all of this you are still noticing a delay try a WhiteLightning touch hole liner. They are coned with a precise touch hole size. The cone on this liner is on the chamber side that helps mucho with ignition. Sometimes you can see grains of powder sort of protruding out of this touch hole. I have WhiteLightning liners on all of my smoke poles and they go bang every time, instantly if I do my part.
 
A trick that I have observed in others and seems to work for me is to bump the right side of the lock after the frizzen is down and you are ready to fire- this moves the priming powder away from the touch hole and allows the flash to enter the touch hole faster than if piled at the hole where it acts more like a fuse.
 
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