kswiggy said:
Dixon's sells a 4F pan power that is the best I have used.
Agreed. Makes the flinter go off lickety split with a half-pan of prime tapped to the outside edge and a good sparking flint.
When I was young and flintlock season was still a very, very productive season (I came into hunting just as the need to surrender your doe tag to hunt with a flintlock ended), we'd practically live at Dixon's from November on. I can remember having all the guys at my folk's house to shoot the flintlocks and get ready for the upcoming season...we'd usually do that right around Thanksgiving. The trips to Dixon's were always a highlight of the season.
Now....the seasons and hunting have both changed, and I only hunt with my flintlock on rare occasions anymore. With young kids and a lot competing for my time, I often find it easier to just take one of my old military bolt guns for a nostalgic trip to the woods, and in 5C we can use rifles for antlerless now.
I hunted all three weeks of flintlock season last year with my flinter, though, as I still had my buck tag. I realized how much I'd been missing. I'm considering a long rifle maybe one of these years. We don't drive deer much anymore, so my TC Renegade that was a great choice for tight cover could be joined but a nice PA long rifle that would be a joy for the stand hunting I do mostly now.
But Dixon's is the place for all things muzzleloader....and even just antique firearms in general. Love that place.