Quote Originally Posted by robkayak View Post
B.B is v frustrating now as even with new flints it rarely sparks (I have even got over my flinch with it as I pull the trigger in a very very hopeful expectation rather than any degree of certainty).
I note that the Frizen is scored in line with the hammer stroke and when new it was scored perpendicularly to the hammer stroke.
How would I re score it ? or do I need to retemper, how would I do that please ?
Sounds to me like you need a selection of things to try - before you buy a new frizzen, that is.

1. Try REAL English Brandon flints of the correct BB size.

2. Try an artificial agate flint.

3. What are you using to hold the flint in the cocking piece? Leather or lead? Sometime using leather means that the edge of the flint vibrates against the surface of the frizzen - perhaps judders is a better word - rather that the correct scrape the produces the sparks.

4. Not trying to be a PITA, but I'm assuming that the flint IS right way up?

Last but not least, frizzens DO wear out, especially if they were, ahem, not very good to begin with...

tac
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