On a good flintlock there should be no perceptible delay of the ignition. You have a good gun there Jay. If you're going to the Spring Southern, they have a muzzle loading shotgun event. I think it's 20 or 30 birds on the course on Wednesday. Two birds per station. That gun could take home some BLING!!

That is one beautiful gun you have Jay in my favorite gauge. I'm curious to see how this patterns for you. I have had good luck pheasant hunting with a 15 gauge cylinder bore percussion double using the so called "skychief load". For those unfamiliar with this load, you load a oil soaked cushion wad on top of the shot instead of under the shot which helps tighten up the pattern in a cylinder bore and helps make it more practical out to 35-40 yards.

Matt, I have not tried the sky chief load, but I have heard about it. Are you putting a oil soaked fiber wad or wool wad on top? I guess I could try both. I will pattern it soon, I can stop thinking about when I can shoot it again.

I do like shooting these muzzleloaders. It fun to get them dialed in and be able to use them effectively. I like how it slows things down too. On this flintlock the wood on the stock might have come from a tree that started grow in the 1600s, that's kind of neat and crazy at the same time.

I would love to get a few of us together for muzzleladers in the morning and hammer gun Parkers in the afternoon.

Beautiful gun.

Heck take it along to Sanford I suspect there’s still an event !

Jay look down almost at the bottom of the registration form , Backwoods is providing the trophy . https://www.southernsidebyside.com/_...48e68ecb13.pdf

Jay, your gun is so fine. I have a similar John Manton, but made in 1831. Wish we could get together and shoot them side by side. I had to build a case for mine. Is your case the original one?

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What Gauge?

I use the thicker fiber wads that I soak in vegetable oil. I think the idea is to get a heavy wad on top of the shot and the fiber wads will soak up more oil than the thinner wool wads and I think are more effective for the Skychief load.

Those are not just guns, they are works of art in gun form. Comparable to the modern work of some of the smiths, or should they be called artists, on this forum.