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Nath
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Flintlocks work even in rain.
Bit of a struggle keeping that lock under the arm pit mind!
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I read that at the big ML shoots at Friendship IN. that the cap lock shooters have more trouble with the rain than do the flinters. It may have been a flintlock shooter who said that though.
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Hey Nath, your next challenge is, shooting ducks in a snowstorm with a Matchlock... :lol:
Well done my friend, sometimes the harder the sport, the more satisfaction you get from it.... :wink:
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At one of the Royal Navy Days at Portsmouth, they did a reenactment of Lord Nelson getting shot at the Battle of Trafalgar, just as the scene was to be played (out side) it started to rain, so I was intrigued to see if the Frenchy in the crows nest would get his flintlock musket to fire, I was surprised that it did without a hitch.
My own attempts in light rain were more hit and miss.... :(
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gamekeeper wrote:Hey Nath, your next challenge is, shooting ducks in a snowstorm with a Matchlock... :lol:
Well done my friend, sometimes the harder the sport, the more satisfaction you get from it.... :wink:
Now that would be a challenge!
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Good morning
Nice looking pheasant ! Flintlock hunting is a great sport. Our area of east ILLinois used to have pheasants but there are few to see anymore. But crows are a good flintlock sport. We abound in those rascals.
when it is wet a frizzen has to be watched for but they will still spark if well tuned. If there is time I wipe the flint and frizzen face.
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Absolutely Mike.
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Thanks Nath. Is that pheasant cross-bred with something? Not much color.
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Flintlocks & Rain...

Issue solved. It's called B'arr Grease... (OK, any waxy Grease) wiped around the joint of pan & frizzen that will keep out. Moisture.

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M. M. Wright wrote:Thanks Nath. Is that pheasant cross-bred with something? Not much color.
Not sure, I know some old hens can change sex but this bird is not old!
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