flint for flint locks

[lannard]

hey fellas, does anyone know where i can possibly find the flint for an old beater flint lock? my friend just got one of a hunting buddy that was sending it to the landfill, so we want to fire it. we also would like to know what loads to use in it. i know that this post is vague but i will have more info on the gun and possibly pics in the upcomming week or so. thanks guys

 

[bdft]

What kind of idiot would send a flintlock, old beater or not, to the landfill? Sorry, I had to say it. If you know absolutely nothing about flintlocks or black powder shooting then find someone who does. If the gun is in such rough shape that it was going to the dump, it probably shouldn't be fired anyway. That being said, you can buy flints from Marstar, Track of the Wolf, Dixiegunworks or maybe even your local gunstore.

 

[Walter Hornby]

if it turns out the flinter is to beat up to fire i would be interested in having it for teaching the CFSC. i am sure we could work out some sort of deal for it.

 

[Musketfire]

Dont scrap it! You can always repair or rebuild it or give it so someone who will "ahem....ahem"

 

[lannard]

k

so i was guessing that the reason he is sending this gem to the dump, is because hes old, and old guys are old guys. he just wanted rid of it. the owner now on the other hand is not in any way shape or form like that. he wont let it go anywhere.

i was thinking im going to get it down to the smith and have him look at it, then ill let you fellas know how the test run goes. thanks for the infos.

 

[BUSHMAN79]

Lots of old people throw firearms away. Seen a Winchester 1894 octagonal .30WCF in the dump once, and another guy got a Schmidt-Rubin 1889 at the local dump. Both dumped by old timers. Any chance we could see pics of the flintlock?

 

[Silverback]

I bought some Tom Fuller flints from trackofthewolf.com and they work great, don't bother with the machine cut crap like Thompson Center sells.

 

[Musketfire]

I bought some Tom Fuller flints from trackofthewolf.com and they work great, don't bother with the machine cut crap like Thompson Center sells.

Black english flints are the way to go for sure!! "and its period correct"

I tried the EXPENSIVE agate machined stuff and what a damn waste of time and money that was, for the price of 1 musket sized machined agate, you can get 20 black -knapped- english flints.