o/t flintlock

johndeereman · Dec 31, 2009

any flintlock hunters out there? my wife bought me one for chritsmas ive been wanting one quite awhile took me this long to get everything i needed to shoot it lol i shot it today i used 70 grains of 3 f powder and 350 grain conicle bullets keeps shooting low and the rear sight is all the way down where do i go from here? ill open my email cause im sure im too broad in this message thanks

Mike M · Dec 31, 2009

Raise the rear sight all the way up and it should shoot higher.

GordoSD · Dec 31, 2009

I shoot a 54 cal TC Hawken. You might want to do some reading on muzzle loaders. Google is your friend there. You may have the "slow" twist. Anyway determine the twist you have. Could be you are better off with just round ball ammo.
You can go up to 90 grains easy.
You're going the wrong way with the rear sight.
You should also install a set of Williams firesights. It gets hard to see those iron sights after sunset when all the deer are moving.

Gordo

Anonymous-0 · Dec 31, 2009

Yup, raise the rear site to raise point of impact. And like Gordo said if you have slow twist rifling, like 1 in 66", it will shoot better with roundballs. I have a Lyman Deerstalker flintlock and love it.

johndeereman · Dec 31, 2009

did raise it up shot lower really confused me i have a 48 twist so the box sais. book said 45-70 grains of 3f is most acurate. thats why i went with 70 im shooting a traditions buckskinner also has the fiber optic sights all plastic of coarse

Anonymous-0 · Dec 31, 2009

Here's what I would do. I know muzzleloaders can be finnicky. I would set up a 25 yard target and shoot 10 rounds or so off a benchrest. Never mind if you are hitting high or low, just see if you are consistently running a tight group. If you are, then the sights need some looking into. Loose maybe?

Harvey Brinker · Dec 31, 2009

Always thought it would be cool to go flintlock, but after a lot of shooting the .58 Springfield,,,I sort of developed a flinch caused by the large musket caps. So switched to Black Powder Cartridge,,,11.7 x 56R Remington 1867 Danish Rolling Block,,is my current favorite. The Frindhsip, IN shoot is really the place to talk with other folks who are into flintlocks. Lots of nice friendly folks down there,,and also tons of related venders with great stuff to buy,,take home, and have fun with.
Have a safe and happy 2010 and use lots of Black Powder,,,one of the best ways to have fun.
Harvey

John Harmon · Dec 31, 2009

I shoot a Traditions .36 cal kit built percussion called a Davy Crocket and a 50 cal. Traditions kit built percussion called a kentucky. For instance I use 60 grains of ffg pyrodex,lubed patches and .490 hornaday round balls and a #11 cap to start it all and at 100 yards the sights are dead on. Over 100 yards I have to advance the rear sight to raise the trajectory of the ball.I have shot my SIL's home built 54 Cal. kentucky flint which takes 70 grains of ffg pyrodex and lubed patches pushing a .530 hornaday round balls down the bore and a dash of fffg pyrodex in the pan with an english flint to lite the fire.His range and sight elevation is comparable to mine with the percussion.Raise your rear sight to raise the balls trajectory. It will be a lot more fun if things work right.Google Chastains site" How to build a Muzzleloading Rifle". His info will give you a lot of tips to help out.

banjo · Dec 31, 2009

Like the other have said, raise the back sight.

if you had your rifle in a rest and fired it and it shot low. Leave the rifle where it is and move the rear sight till you can line up the sights with the hole in the target.

It works on the same principle as scope.

teddy52food · Dec 31, 2009

I have a flintlock too. I would like to get some goex or swiss black powder to try instead of pyrodex because it fires easier. But no one in central Mn. handles it that I can find. I wish I knew somebody that goes south for the winter that may go through places that sell it & have them get a pound. Any ideas? I have been looking for years at the local gun show but no luck.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 3, 2010

I ordered mine online from Powder, Inc. and it was shipped UPS. Only problem is you have to buy at least five pounds at a time. I was getting so frustrated from misfires with Pyrodex that I was ready to throw the rifle into the creek. Real black powder ignites so much more reliably. It's fun to shoot again.

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