Everyone,
I have a N.I.B. Lyman Great Plains Hunter, Right hand, .54, Flintlock.
I cleaned and assembled it for the first time today. I do have a .32
flintlock that sparks just fine so I do have some experience.
The thing is that when the flint strikes the frizzen there is no spark.
The flint strikes the frizzen hard leaving an impression.
The velocity of the hammer is good and the flint is straight.
I have run it with the bevel up and down, with leather and lead holders.
The geometry is good and the flint strikes straight on.
I tried different flints and the effect was the same.
I then thought there might be grease or oil from the factory so I took the mechanism out,
washed it with warm soapy water, dried it, then took it outside to clean with degreaser.
It sparked once or twice but that was all.
Q:
I did note that the face of the frizzen was smooth and polished from the factory.
I remembered that I had a Dremmel tool in the garage. I was wondering about grinding
part of the face of the frizzen off so the flint gets better purchase to create spark.
Could the face of the frizzen be too hard?
My last steps are to replace the frizzen but I don't think I have a tool small enough for the
screw.
Replace the lock with another one.
L&R
Send it to Flintlock RX
www.cabincreek.net
Any Thoughts?
Long Beard.
I have a N.I.B. Lyman Great Plains Hunter, Right hand, .54, Flintlock.
I cleaned and assembled it for the first time today. I do have a .32
flintlock that sparks just fine so I do have some experience.
The thing is that when the flint strikes the frizzen there is no spark.
The flint strikes the frizzen hard leaving an impression.
The velocity of the hammer is good and the flint is straight.
I have run it with the bevel up and down, with leather and lead holders.
The geometry is good and the flint strikes straight on.
I tried different flints and the effect was the same.
I then thought there might be grease or oil from the factory so I took the mechanism out,
washed it with warm soapy water, dried it, then took it outside to clean with degreaser.
It sparked once or twice but that was all.
Q:
I did note that the face of the frizzen was smooth and polished from the factory.
I remembered that I had a Dremmel tool in the garage. I was wondering about grinding
part of the face of the frizzen off so the flint gets better purchase to create spark.
Could the face of the frizzen be too hard?
My last steps are to replace the frizzen but I don't think I have a tool small enough for the
screw.
Replace the lock with another one.
L&R
Send it to Flintlock RX
www.cabincreek.net
Any Thoughts?
Long Beard.