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Old 02-10-2013, 05:38 PM
petew petew is offline
 
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Hagalaz:
You are right about the powder observations. 3f is so much more reliable. Also 4F in the pan helps a lot too. Get real flints and the sparks are much better than with those factory cut ones. If you get some welding torch, tip cleaners they are perfect for picking the vent hole to make sure it is clear.
When you do a dry ball in a flinter, and you will, LOL the easy way out is pull the touch hole liner and work some priming powder in the chamber, then fire the ball out. If it doesn't go out, ram it back down so you don't have a blocked barrel and repeat. It is easier than pulling a stuck ball. It doesn't take much powder to do it.
on a Percussion cap you can pull the nipple and do the same thing.
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