General Hints

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FLINTLOCK FIREARMS
1) Percussion muzzleloader loading instructions also apply to flintlock but no percussion caps are
needed to fire. (See points 1b, 2b, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b).
2) Insert the flint in the hammer between two pieces of thin lead and tighten the hammer screw to
hold the flint firmly in place.
3) Point the gun in a safe direction, prime the pan with a small amount of fine black powder using
a “pan primer” (item USA 085), and pull the frizzen down to cover powder in flash pan. N
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THE GUN IS LOADED.
4) Set the hammer in full cock position. NOW THE GUN IS READY TO FIRE.
5) When the trigger is pulled, the hammer will move forward and down across the face of the
frizzen. The flint edge, striking the frizzen, will produce sparks. The sparks, upon regniting the
priming, will cause flashes that travelling through the touch hole will ignite the main charge.
ATTENTION: both flint and frizzen must be completely dry.
6) After firing slide the ramrod into the empty bore and wait for one full minute before loading
the next powder charge; this will allow any remaining sparks in the barrel to burn out.
7) If a misfire or a failure to fire should occur, keep the muzzle-loader pointed in a safe direction
and wait for at least one minute, then reprime and use a nipple pick to force a small amount of
the priming powder charge into the touch hole and then fire again.
8) If after some attempts the gun does not fire,
UNLOAD IT, using the proper caliber bullet puller.
MAKE SURE THE HAMMER IS IN A SAFETY POSITION.
9) In this case screw the bullet puller to the ramrod, insert it into the barrel to catch the bullet;
rotating the ramrod will ease the bullet pulling. You can now remove the powder.