switching cap lock to a flint lock?

8ball said:
5-10 shots? If so I would get flints from another maker like French amber flints from Dutrieux. Someone can get easily 5 times more shots from those. Another good maker is Karl Lee in England who made excellent English flints. Someone should avoid to get US made flints that are render of rather poor quality...
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I second the mention of Karl Lee - true craftsman and supplier of quality flints. My experience is 30 to 35 hits before re-knapping on my trade gun. Buy enough to make it worthwhile for shipping. On my visit with him he was working on an order for 8000 going to Track of the Wolf.
 
wr.sainsbury said:
I second the mention of Karl Lee - true craftsman and supplier of quality flints. My experience is 30 to 35 hits before re-knapping on my trade gun. Buy enough to make it worthwhile for shipping. On my visit with him he was working on an order for 8000 going to Track of the Wolf.
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I do not know where TOTW got their flints during COVID but they were all bad. I did not reordered those from them since...
 
If I were going to buy a flintlock I would buy one of the Jim Kibler kits .They are easy to put together and you end up with a qun which is cheaper than some of the offerings from Pedersoli and better quality.When buying a flintlock always buy the best you can afford quality wise
 
chasseur said:
If I were going to buy a flintlock I would buy one of the Jim Kibler kits .They are easy to put together and you end up with a qun which is cheaper than some of the offerings from Pedersoli and better quality.When buying a flintlock always buy the best you can afford quality wise
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I have both Pedesoli and Kibler. Pedersoli higher end guns over $1300 are as good as Kiblers. The advantage with Kibler are their swamped barrels that give the light nose effect when you shoulder the gun. Someone should not put up his nose on Pedersoli... BTW long ago I did got rid from all my percussion rifles.
 
8ball said:
I have both Pedesoli and Kibler. Pedersoli higher end guns over $1300 are as good as Kiblers. The advantage with Kibler are their swamped barrels that give the light nose effect when you shoulder the gun. Someone should not put up his nose on Pedersoli... BTW long ago I did got rid from all my percussion rifles.
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Due to inflation all Pedersoli guns are over $1300 now lol
 
chasseur said:
Due to inflation all Pedersoli guns are over $1300 now lol
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There was a .36 Frontier on the EE for $850
Long gone though now.
My first Pedersoli was a .32 Frontier from Shooters Choice in Waterloo, paid over a grand back in 2012 and it wasn’t the fancy maple model either.
They hold their value.
 
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Huntsman said:
There was a .36 Frontier on the EE for $850
Long gone though now.
My first Pedersoli was a .32 Frontier from Shooters Choice in Waterloo, paid over a grand back in 2012 and it wasn’t the fancy maple model either.
They hold their value.
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Yes this one flinter was mine. A tack driver. Sold it to a gentleman from Nova Scotia. ;)
 
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Converting yourself depends a lot on what equipment you have and your ability to use it. I would suspect the answer to the original question is that it is cheaper to buy a second hand flintlock, provided it has a good lock on it, than it is to buy a lock and flint breach separately and also cheaper to buy a lock and matching barrel.
Flintlocks are a bit more of a challenge to learn to shoot dependably and well but considering the current cost of caps, flints are becoming rapidly a better choice. I have never had a problem with the wind blowing the powder out of the pan and as long as the rain is not more than a drizzle, rain is only nuisance and forces you to wipe the pan dry before priming. One thing I would avoid is a vent liner with a screw slot in it --- my experience has been that capilliary action seems to wick the rain along the slot and onto the powder charge.

cheers mooncoon
 
mooncoon said:
Converting yourself depends a lot on what equipment you have and your ability to use it. I would suspect the answer to the original question is that it is cheaper to buy a second hand flintlock, provided it has a good lock on it, than it is to buy a lock and flint breach separately and also cheaper to buy a lock and matching barrel.
Flintlocks are a bit more of a challenge to learn to shoot dependably and well but considering the current cost of caps, flints are becoming rapidly a better choice. I have never had a problem with the wind blowing the powder out of the pan and as long as the rain is not more than a drizzle, rain is only nuisance and forces you to wipe the pan dry before priming. One thing I would avoid is a vent liner with a screw slot in it --- my experience has been that capilliary action seems to wick the rain along the slot and onto the powder charge.

cheers mooncoon
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IMO, unless the original gun is a drum/nipple configuration AND there is a drop in lock available, conversion is not likely to be something most would be interested in doing, especially for an “off the rack” gun. As far as wind possibly blowing the powder out of the pan…….I doubt that this is even a possible issue let alone something to “consider”. Flintlocks actually work better upside down and a few makers back in the day made examples with the lock installed upside down to take advantage of the fact. Unfortunately, while ignition is faster, the shooter won’t have any hair left on their knuckles therefore it didn’t catch on 😁
 
Licensed to kill said:
Flintlocks actually work better upside down and a few makers back in the day made examples with the lock installed upside down to take advantage of the fact. Unfortunately, while ignition is faster, the shooter won’t have any hair left on their knuckles therefore it didn’t catch on 😁
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the problem shooting upside down with a flintlock is that the vent sprays to the left and scorches my left forearm :>(

cheers mooncoon
 
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