What flint to use in my smokepole

**wallydoodle** · September 20th, 2009, 08:37 AM

I took my flintlock to the range and the first shot fired fine but then i hav trouble w/ the flint not sparking. so my question is what flint is better and more reliable european or the new german agate flints, i just dont want to be dicking around w/my gun when a deer is in front of me. PLEASE HELP

Thanx guys

**bogleman** · September 20th, 2009, 09:11 AM

English flints, size based on your frizzen

**God's Country** · September 20th, 2009, 09:16 AM

I never tried the hand knapped flints, but I did have a similar issue when using TC flints (just because they were easily purchased). I shoot an inexpensive traditions flintlock. It appeared the flints were too thick and not striking the frizzen correctly. I'd get 2 maybe three good strikes. At some point I found flints at a small local shop that were a good match (about 1/3 thinner).

I've never seen the flints anywhere else. They supposedly come from here:

http://www.rwhart.com/

However I didn’t see them online. If interested you could contact and ask.

Good luck.

**brian** · September 20th, 2009, 11:59 AM

what is in it now?
did it break the rock or just not spark?
is it a new gun or used?
the german flints are pretty good. i used them for many years before with good results, before switching to english stones.

at the half cock postion, with the pan shut, the tip of the flint should be within a 1/16th to an 1/8th of an inch from the frizzen.