I have both flint musket and rifle but can't remember having a pistol before. I shot it for the first time yesterday but had a minor problem that I hadn't anticipated! When i rammed the patched ball home, the majority of the powder expelled from the touch hole! Not ideal, but I carried on shooting by putting a paper clip in the touch hole while loading.

So, do I use No4 powder instead of No2 or make a vent plug for loading? Being a flintlock, it seems to need quite a large load and I'm not sure if the coarser powder will burn quick enough.

Steve.