range kit /possible bag, tools etc that sort of kit
ballkeeper
I have a small box of bits I use with my flintlock.
I have a half size hat pin to clear the flash hole. A small bristle brush to clean the flash pan if it starts to get caked with residue, a small brass hammer to give the flint a tap if it misfires. (Changing the angle slightly can save you changing the flint). I also have a small tin with pre-cut leather pieces for when I change the flint, and spare flints, and a slim screwdriver to undo the hammer screw that holds the flint.
I also take a pistol rod with me with a brush on to clean out the bore if need to, and a brass ramrod as I do not use the one with the gun.
The leather I use is about 2mm thick. it is the back panel off an old leather chair. It is enough to grip the flint and the jaws on the cock. Some people prefer thin lead sheet. I have tried it and prefer leather.
I prime my flashpan from a flask after I have loaded it.
I think the best place to prime the pan is on the firing point. Once it is loaded and the flashpan has been primed it is in effect a loaded gun and should be treated accordingly.
That is just my opinion and others may differ.
Bit confused. If you cannot prime the pan at the firing point then where can you?
Following an accident where a shooter lost a finger while priming (a matchlock as it happens) I think the MLAGB allow priming only from either a single dose phial or from one of those tiny priming flasks. I would not be happy priming from a larger flask, and anyway it will work better if using a finer powder than the main charge for priming
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sorry guys ,didnt write it clearly, meant, flask to prim the pan ,as are no flask aloud at the firing point.
powder wise plan using 3fg and 4fg for the pan,
have a hat pin,and a little brush ,so nearly ready
Last edited by gtpkeeper; 17-06-2020 at 04:18 PM.
ballkeeper
What kind of firearm are you shooting? Rifle or pistol? I shoot a couple of .58cal BP ML rifle and a .60cal pistol - in the US of A, and we use the same powder down the barrel and in the pan - never noticed the difference even using 2Fg.
I see your predicament about where to load the pan - not being able to do it on the firing line, where the piece is naturally pointing down range anyhow, seems to be a mite odd to me. That's exactly how we do it in the US of A in the couple of rondies and trail shoots I've been to over the years.
Never seen any kind of accident of any kind.