Modern Flintlock Hunting Today  By Darrell “Hunting Man” Morse
Flintlock muzzle loading is alive and thriving across America. I
started black powder hunting in the late 1970′s and continue to
hunt in the mountains of Pennsylvania during their late
flintlock hunting season. Flintlock hunting today is not a whole
lot different than it was during the mid to late 1800′s. Rifles
with slow twist rifling for patch round balls and black powder
for propellant are virtually the same as in the past. Flints are
the sparking device that sets off the pan charge of 4f powder
which ignites the main charge of either 2f or 3f black powder.
Flints come from three basic types: black /gray flints from
England, yellow flint from France or sawed agate flint from
various places including parts of the USA. Flints are simply
composites of quartz and silica that when struck against steel
give off sparks which are actually bits of the frizzen steel.
Shooters need to try all three flint types in-order to see which
one gives the best sho