Shultzhaus
Member
I have a Traditions PA pellet Flint lock. It had a soft frizzen on from the factory, and was replaced with a "new type" harder one. I can fire the rifle 4 or 5 times, and then it fails to strike. I can clean the frizzen with sand paper, and wipe the flint with an alcohol prep pad, and we are ok for 3 or 4 more shots. the new harder frizzen gets horizontal "ruts" across the face just where the flint strikes it. Maybe this one is not so hard either. I have the old frizzen, and I think I might try heating it up and quench it, in an attempt to reharden it. Maybe I am not setting up the flint correctly or something. I read somewhere about napping a flint? How about a flint seminar from some you more experienced BP's. I must be loading charge, and pan properly, because I have had comments at the range about how quick the gun fires. Jack
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