I have brought a Pedersoli Flint Lock Mortimer Rifle .54 Cal yesterday from Henry Kranks.
Never owned or shot a Flint Lock before.
The rifle came quite greased up out of the box, when wiped down I fitted a flint with a piece of thin leather I cut from the inside of an old wallet & she sparked first time.
There is no loading data info in the box.
On Pedersolis Website is says to use between 60 & 110 grn of Black Powder, seems excessive for a 535 ball?
I will be shooting at either 25 or 50m with it, I have some of Peter Starleys Medium Black Powder to use and some 10 thou lubed patches.
Online I saw a post where a guy was shooting at 50 yards with 49 gns Swiss No. 3 powder and got good results.
I think I will try some with 40, 45 & 50 gns and see what results I get.
Unless someone out there has the same Flint Lock Rifle & has done the ground work for me.
Is it worth packing the charge out with semolina?
When cleaning it looks like you put the gun in half cock, remove the ram rod & tap out the two wedges to remove the barrel.
Is it always worth while removing the barrel to clean it?

Stuart