Post by poohzilla on Sept 29, 2019 10:35:20 GMT -5
Just got back from the range-mission:check zeroes on caplock, and goofing around with a different patching material on the flintlock. The caplock is boring-drop a measure of Pyrodex down the barrel, follow with a Maxi Hunter, cap, and see which part of the ten ring you hit. I shoot the gun four times a year. Three sighters and either into Bambi or a dirt pile on closing day.
The flintlock is just too cool. One grade of black down the barrel, patched round ball (the new patching worked wonderfully !), prime with 4f, pull the trigger, and watch the show ! It's like a Rube Goldberg drawing unfolding in front of you-stuff moving, snapping, flashing, and after a while, the thing goes off ! I'm glad I was alone at the range, because I chuckled every time I touched off a shot. The fun *almost* makes up for cleaning !
Hope you're all having fun today !
My daughter came from Missouri, my son and grand son, my wife and I had a nice dinner of grilled "porter house" pork chops, corn on the cobb, my son, G'son and I share 10/5. G'son is 4 minutes early though @ 10/4.
Pooh I hope you find to right house . 
