[Talonracer]

First off yes I read the ignition problems thread on the 2nd page, mine seem to be different. Ok first shot went off no problem, but hit about a foot low and 8 inches to the right. Figured I might have flinched. So I reloaded for a second shot, and thus started the fun. Misfire after misfire . Most times all the pan powder would light, a couple times there was no spark. Cleaning the pan, frizzen and flint seemed to not help. Every shot was at least 2 or 3 misfires. Before every shot I made sure the flash hole was clear and the pan was wiped. Worse yet the accuracy was horrible until I had 3 or 4 shots under my belt. I wanted to experiment with different loads but couldnt get the gun to fire reliably enough. I tried everything, a little pan powder, pan half fill. Nothing seemed to work. Most misfires were the pan powder going off with no firing of the gun. I ran a patch down the barrel a couple of times and it seemed to help slightly, a quick follow up shot wasnt possible. Is it normal for a gun to shoot better dirty? I'm using .490 roundballs with .015 patches. Also I ran an oiled patch down the barrel last time I cleaned it, then before I shot I ran some clean patches down the barrel- I assume the accuracy problems were due to too much oil in the barrel. Might head up to Dixons today to talk to them

 

[Talonracer]

Well I assume the first few bad shots were due to too much oil in the barrel, I was using Hoppe's gun oil. Well when i got home I gave it a good cleaning but didnt oil the barrel down at all. I'm also gonna spin the flint around too its dull and chipped. However the biggest problem was the pan powder going off and not igniting the main charge. The gun did seem to fire more reliably when I ran a patch down the barrel after every shot. I dunno. Gonna shoot it again tomorrow.

BTW gun is a T/C Hawken 50 cal
Flint is from Dixons, they claim its the best for my gun
I clean the flash hole after every shot

Any other tips?

 

[Talonracer]

Big Redneck I have a large paper clip that I run thru the touch hole after I load the main charge, tried just clearing the hole-then I tried pushing it into the main charge to make a little hole. Nothing seemed to work. I tried very little powder in the pan, pan quarter full, half full. The fuller I made the pan the better it seemed to fire. Tomorrow I'm gonna shoot a bit after work, try shooting 60gr and 80gr charges. What also weird is the gun shoot about 3 inches right and I've moved the front site quite a bit right also, it actually looks kinda comical now with the site that far right. I think next year I'm gonna get a peep, I cant really focus too well on the rear site.
Yea Well every gun has a personality, and mine seems to be menstrual female lol. If the gun shoots better with no oil in the barrel I'll only oil it when its gonna sit for awhile.

 

[Talonracer]

410 I used soapy water and I really worked it good trust me. I shined a light in the flash hole and it shines good with no debris.

 

[Talonracer]

Yea I have a small bottle of alcohol in my possibles bag and I was wiping everything down after the shot. We will see how it shoots today with a good cleaning and no oil.

 

[Talonracer]

Ok just got back from shooting, or attempting to shoot. No oil in the barrel, ran a couple of patches and got only light rust. Primed the pan, no spark. On the third attempt the pan powder ignited. Well 8 misfires later I gave up and pulled the charge. The flash hole was clear , there is no goop at the end of the barrel. For some reason the pan powder ignites and will not ignite the main charge no matter how full or empty the priming pan is. So I may shelve hunting with the muzzleloader this year unless Dixon's finds something wrong with this gun.

 

[Talonracer]

Ah the board is back up. Anyway took the gun to Dixons, really cool guys. They really saw nothing wrong, we we turned my flint around and they drilled out the flash hole much larger. They said if you are using 2G it can be larger. Will let you know tomorrow if it shoots. Thanks guys for all your help BTW

 

[Talonracer]

Hmm dont really remember, but I'm really interested in how that peep works.

 

[Talonracer]

Ok update. Dixon's drilled out my flash hole and bingo, gun goes off everytime the pan powder goes off. What weird tho is I'm tearing up flints, they are only good for 5 shots are so. The last one started coming apart! Oh well I still cant get these open sights down, cant shoot for crap at 50 yards lol. Practice more tomorrow I guess.

 

[Talonracer]

Yea I get one more two shots then some fliers, I'm just not used to open sights at all. If I focus on the sight my target is all fuzzy, if i focus on the target I cant even line the sights up. I guess i need a peep sight. I'm gonna shoot it a couple more times then see if I can do anything. If I cant shoot accurately I really dont wanna hunt with it. I might get a peep sometime this summer and see if that helps.

 

[Talonracer]

only problem is my left eye is dominant and I shoot righty, so with both eyes open I usually see the side of the barrel lol. I just got back from shooting, getting a little better. I'm around the bullseye with all shots. Had a bear of a time getting the first shot to go off. It was like 7 or 8 misfires. After that the gun did great, but man is it hard on flints. 3 or 4 shots and I need to flip it. The difficulty with the first shot worries me, maybe I need to store it outside I dunno. I'll shoot it tomorrow again. If all goes well I might be out saturday