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I superscribed to Muzzle Blast in the 90's. I have a new fondness for flint locks now.

Good show. What gun are you firing here? Thanks

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Left mine loaded all season once, put it away till following November and fired it at the range, no problem.

Floors are looking great! Can't wait to see the finish on it.

Awesome rifle man!

Great Job on this. I am on the fence. I have hunted with a 54cal TC RENEGADE since 81. Reliable. I am retiring next year and would like to make this my retirement gun.

ill have to look into one Pat!!

Great video, my experience is the same as yours. I've left my flintlock smoothbore loaded (unprimed) by the back door for months at a time. It's never failed to fire.

I was surprised when I learned that a good flintlock fires faster than a percussion gun. People have become accustomed to low quality ones.

Ah a Mason!

My traveling brother you have a fine piece of artwork

i was with you on a couple of those fishing pics...lol

looking good there Patrick

I use 2F in anything .50 or above. Reason being is that a coarser granulation means it burns slower. The pressure spike in the barrel is slower than with 3F so you can get the same velocity with less pressure over time as the charge ignites. It works out great with larger hunting charges.

Nice footage there Pat, really enjoyed it!

Looking good, I'm brother Jerry, from Florida. I just saw your video. I'll be back. Good luck

I see you are a Traveling man!! S M I B

I have a new Kentucky Flintlock Rifle, well it's a year old now, but I still have trouble getting it to go off. It only goes off about every 3rd or 4th shot. I have a good sharp flint, the flash hole is always open, and the pan is usually about half full of 3f. I am using substitute 777 3f. When I clean it, the patch is very dirty/greasy. But always get it very clean before putting it away. What is your suggestion?

You’re spot on.

Looks like it is going to be a fantastic little camp. Comfortable and warm. Looking forward to watching it progress.

Glad you had a good experience Patrick

How about Saltlick retreat?

I've never loaded a ball without powder but I have got my powder soaked and needed to use a ball puller

Great Video , thanks for sharing your years of Wisdom and experience with us it goes a long way. I do plan to purchase a Woodsrunner Kit when funds allow . So I’m watching as many videos as I can to learn as much as I can. I haven’t heard a bad word about Jim since I started looking at his products . I’m like forward to building something I can be Proud of . Thanks again Sir .

you remind me of my great great Uncle Popwho passed when I was 5 in 1970. going to subscribe and follow th progress.

The skills to design and build a high quality reliable flintlock is lacking. I've seen many a poorly placed flash hole. And when I was younger (back in the 1980's) black powder was the norm, but these days it needs to be special ordered, and Pyrodex is EVERYWHERE!

In my prepping plans, I bought guns and ammo, reloading supplies and all the support equipment to reload, but the chemicals needed for making primers, good reliable primers is not easy and can't be scratched together from nature like black powder can be made. So, my last rifle that I still need to get will be a good quality flintlock, because when all the ammo, primers and modern gunpowder runs out, that flintlock will still be shooting!

Thanks, Patrick.

I use a spray bottle filled with 91% alcohol to clean my barrel between relays when I shoot matches. It removes oil and it cuts fouling pretty well. It dries really fast leaving no residue. And it's cheap. I feel sorry for people who can't get real black powder. Pyrodex can be made to work in percussion rifles. It works best in percussion revolvers and under-hammer rifles where the fire only has to travel a short distance and goes directly into the charge. For a fast follow-up shot, I like to keep a few mini-ball design bullets in my bag. They load quick and easy and they shoot to point of aim out to 50 yards in my rifle. Thanks for the video. You make many good points.

Good stuff sir.

I enjoyed your video. I have to comment on what you said about condensation though. Everyone has their own experience, and this is mine. A number of years ago I went hunting on a cold winter day with my Lyman Great Plains percussion rifle. On my way to my stand I saw a buck, took a shot and missed. I reloaded and continued to hunt. When I came back to the house that evening, leaving the rifle loaded, I hung it back where I keep it, hanging on the fireplace mantel above the fireplace, with a fire going. The rifle remained there for a week, until I took it out on another hunt. As I walked to my stand I spied an 8 point buck, drew a bead, pulled the trigger, and pop. All that fired was the cap. It spooked the buck, he ran a short ways and stopped. I put on another cap, pulled the trigger, and just a pop again. The buck jumped, but didn't run as far this time. I put on another cap, pulled the trigger, and pop again. This time the buck just looked up, and went about eating, casually, eventually walking into the brush out of view. I went on to my tree stand. When I got there I unscrewed the nipple and poured a little powder in the touch hole, replaced the nipple and recapped. After a while I see the buck walking towards my tree. I drew a bead and just a pop again. I'm really frustrated now. I walked back to the house and pulled the ball. When I pointed the muzzle down no powder came out. Did I dryball or what? I wound up putting the barrel into a bathtub full of hot water and running the ramrod in and out until finally a black cloud came pouring out of the barrel. So the only conclusion I can draw is that bringing a loaded cold rifle into a warm house and hanging it above the fireplace, enough condensation formed inside the bore to soak the powder. When it dried it turned into a solid cake that would not ignite, or even pour. Just what I experienced.

Good advice and information. Thanks for sharing.

Nice explanation

Hi Patrick, care to share some information on the rifle on the wall behind you?

It's not "slide ruler". It's "slide rule".

Jim kibler longrifles are awesome! I have a colonial in 58cal and a woodsrunner in 54cal i love them . And he's coming out with a fowler in 16 and 20 ga. Anytime now can't wait! Anyway great gun hope to see you make smoke 🤠

Very good video. I do get tired of people over complicating flintlocks

I used pyrodex when I first started. In my defense, I have a Thompson Center Firestorm and the user manual specifically says pyrodex (and even pellets) are good to use. In the beginning, I basically did everything the user manual said. I've grown out of the pyrodex phase, especially now that I'm advanced enough to make my own black powder.

Thanks for the advice! I started my flintlock journey not long ago and seeing this video sooner could have saved me a lot of frustration and profanity. I spent my first year just focused on reliability; I didn't even care about accuracy. Now I'm experienced enough to confirm what you're saying and agree with you.

I do the same thing that I did in the military my drill sergeant taught me all the way back in 1978 Dawn dishwashing liquid and it's hot water as you can stand and you scrub that barrel until you think it's clean then you do it a little bit more you run patch after patch after patch through that barrel until it is dry that's how I do all my rifles black powder all the way up to an AR which is a dirty word I know

Thanks for posting this! As a Canadian, how hard is it to get black powder? Always considered getting one, but worried it would be hard to get the powder.

Good stuff, Pat. Keep them coming.

Thank you Patrick!

Thank you for sharing your SMR kit thoughts! Beautiful heirloom to pass on!

Great vid sir! And I have to say Jim kibler's rifles are without dought beautiful works of art!

Your rifle is beautiful, and I am especially in love with how gorgeous the wood stock looks. I want mine to look just as nice. You mentioned you used "Jim Chambers oil finish". Did you just buy the 3-piece finish kit (Antique wood stain, Barrel brown & degreaser, and stock finish oil)? Thank you.

I’m with you all the way ! Wise words indeed ! I’ve just got only one thing to criticize. And that’s the remark “I’ve never had a misfire “ ! Well let’s be honest how do we find out what works and what doesn’t ? As I was learning I’ve had a lot of them and now I’ve got very few. And ya I do a lot of shooting and take my flints to the bitter end and on my range I get to the end of them and I know it’s time to change it. Thanks for the good presentation, well done. 👍😃

Great looking rifles, love to have one .

Wise words indeed! But of course they would be because you know very well what you are talking about. One very important aspect of long term storage is that many people make the mistake of storing a firearm muzzle up, this allows oil to drain down the vertical barrel and seep into the stock, it also allows the oil to congeal around the touch hole/nipple and prevent reliable ignition, if the firearm is stored muzzle down this does not become a problem, I have seen many good rifles returned from hot climate countries,(India/Africa), with the head of the stock so soaked with oil the wood has become soft. I look forward to many more of your videos! Chris B.