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PA: Happy Flintlock Eve #7442098
12/26/21 01:01 PM
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Tomorrow's the opening day of my favorite season here in PA. Good luck to all the Flinters. Keep your powder dry.

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Based on the forecast this week, keeping your powder dry is going to be a feat. Anyone have any tricks for keeping your flinter ready to shoot when mother nature is not cooperating?

Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: CoonsBane] #7442177
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Prime with 3F instead of 4F and don't prime until you're ready to shoot.

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Or like me.....................wait til it's NOT raining. grin


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Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: CoonsBane] #7442215
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My recurves are waterproof, me not so much.

Lots out there good luck and careful all those non-legal bucks.





Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: YoteChaser1968] #7442221
12/26/21 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by YoteChaser1968
Based on the forecast this week, keeping your powder dry is going to be a feat. Anyone have any tricks for keeping your flinter ready to shoot when mother nature is not cooperating?


Get a small piece of leather, about 5x9 inches and grease it up real well, put a tie on each corner and tie it loosely over your lock. It is called a cow's knee. Only takes a second to slip it off.

You can also take a bit of grease (tallow) and seal the seam where the frizzen closes on the pan.

And as said above, prime with 3F, that attracts far less moisture. If you've shot already and the gun is dirty, I would clean it well before hunting in damp weather.

Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: CoonsBane] #7443016
12/27/21 05:52 PM
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I opted out today, just wasn't a good day to be out with the flinter.
Might go tomorrow, depends on the weather when I get up.

Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: CoonsBane] #7443032
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I keep my lock tucked under my armpit as much as possible and change out my priming powder often. I heard about using 3F instead of 4F but never tried it.

Luckily for me, they changed 5C back to regular rifle for the extended late season. It used to be centerfires but then they changed it to flintlock only like the rest of the state.That was 6-7 years ago. Now they changed it back again.

Didn't get out hunting today, spent too much time setting traps on new farms.


Eh...wot?

Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: CoonsBane] #7443036
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I'll get out next weekend, did get my 54 caliber sighted in yesterday, put a peep site on it...


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Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: CoonsBane] #7443069
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Hard for me to get excited with this forecast too. I wouldn't mind going out for some catch and release if we qere actually getting real still hunting snow. As it is, i have a buck tag yet but a full freezer of does. I have a couple stands that would likely produce deer at last light but very unlikely for a legal buck. So its muskrat trappong for me until or unless winter arrives.

Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: CoonsBane] #7443094
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As guthooked said "I'll get out next weekend, did get my 54 caliber sighted in yesterday, put a peep site on it..." Boy do I like peep sights. And I slide a bread bag open at each end over the action and keep a chemical hand warmed right in the lock mechanism. Pull the bag back prime and the hand warmer has fallen off----bang.......jk


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Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: CoonsBane] #7443147
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Another vote for a cow's knee...

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I've also seen where people take a crayon, candle wax, tallow, etc... And make a "horseshoe" on the barrel around the lock area. The idea is to help direct any errant trickles away from the lock. Wipe it off after shooting.

Traditions also makes the... prophylactics... that go over the muzzle to keep the rain/snow/debris out of the bore. Supposedly you can shoot through them without removing them. Never used them, don't know. I think they're actually called muzzle mitts or something.

Mike


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Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: CoonsBane] #7443187
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I have one of those covers that is hard plastic.
Someone can have it if wanted, I'm done with flintlock.

Walked once and sat once, saw a squirrel lol.
Heard one shot.
Definitely wet over here.





Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: Lugnut] #7443227
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Originally Posted by Lugnut
I keep my lock tucked under my armpit as much as possible and change out my priming powder often. I heard about using 3F instead of 4F but never tried it.

Luckily for me, they changed 5C back to regular rifle for the extended late season. It used to be centerfires but then they changed it to flintlock only like the rest of the state.That was 6-7 years ago. Now they changed it back again.

Didn't get out hunting today, spent too much time setting traps on new farms.


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Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: CoonsBane] #7443238
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I do a a lot of still-hunting during flintlock season Nessie. the cow's knees I looked at all seemed like they would take a bit of time to get off. Yours doesn't though.


Eh...wot?

Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: Mike in A-town] #7443244
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Originally Posted by Mike in A-town
Traditions also makes the... prophylactics... that go over the muzzle to keep the rain/snow/debris out of the bore. Supposedly you can shoot through them without removing them. Never used them, don't know. I think they're actually called muzzle mitts or something.

Mike


I use those. I gets cots (finger protectors) and slip them over the muzzle. I've shot through them.


Eh...wot?

Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: Lugnut] #7443287
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Originally Posted by Lugnut
I do a a lot of still-hunting during flintlock season Nessie. the cow's knees I looked at all seemed like they would take a bit of time to get off. Yours doesn't though.



If Iam sitting…it’s just draped ovah the lock….comes off real quick. And if your moving …just a few wraps of the ( wangs) and it’s stays put..but comes of easy. And when it’s damp or rainy….3F in the pan is a must…instead of 4F ( which absorbs moisture guickah )


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I think the guy I bought it from ..gets 20.00 bucks for one…If I remembah..real soft and supple….and treated too

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Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: Nessmuck] #7443292
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Originally Posted by Nessmuck
Originally Posted by Lugnut
I do a a lot of still-hunting during flintlock season Nessie. the cow's knees I looked at all seemed like they would take a bit of time to get off. Yours doesn't though.



If Iam sitting…it’s just draped ovah the lock….comes off real quick. And if your moving …just a few wraps of the ( wangs) and it’s stays put..but comes of easy. And when it’s damp or rainy….3F in the pan is a must…instead of 4F ( which absorbs moisture guickah )


I quit priming with 4F years ago. Have not noticed any decrease in accuracy and I don't have to carry a primer any more.

Re: PA: Happy Flintlock Eve [Re: CoonsBane] #7443314
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Don't forget you can use those unused buck tags for a doe in this late season.

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