Flint lock muzzle-loader as a survivalist/prepper firearm.

[@bilbo_gamers6417]

It seems like, even if something really bad did actually happen, an old-school muzzleloader would simply be more versatile than a modern gun. The powder itself is what I'm thinking about, as it's much easier to make black powder by yourself than any smokeless powder.

[@SteveAubrey1762]

It actually is. I made a pound of powder last week and it is perfectly functional. It's taken a few years to get the formula just right, and to realize and acquire the tools I really needed and find or build them, but I can finally say I make my own fully functional powder. I doubt it is as good as factory made powder, but it passes my pressure and penetration tests. I can say it is a tad bit "dirtier" than Goex, ok, much more dirty, but so what?So I have to swab between shots. I killed 4 squirrels with my powder in my .36 flintlock rifle. So there it is.

[@johnlian5509]

What about black powder shotgun shells?

[@Game-Preacher]

I cut my teeth on black powder firearms. My dad got me hooked and I am so glad he did.

[@SteveAubrey1762]

I totally agree about prepping for hard times rather than some sort of urban combat fantasy. While I do have modern arms, a box of 20 rounds of hunting ammo sets me back 30-40 dollars! Who would have ever thought! A pound of 2f Goex is about 25 dollars. Using 80 grains in my Pedersoli Brown Bess musket, that gives me 87 shots to the pound of powder. If I use my .36 calibre flintlock squirrel rifle with 25 grains of 3f Goex, I can get 280 shots per pound of powder. What's not to love!? Where I live we are over run with healthy, plump squirrels. A .177/ .22 airgun is an effective, silent harvester of meat. Ten dollars for 500 shots per tin of pellets is very economical. I also have a nice little 160 draw weight crossbow that is silent and effective on deer and wild hogs. Great video! I subscribed to your channel! Best regards, MiF

[@sharpie443]

Thanks for the comment and the sub. I'm havering a long barreled .32 flintlock pistol made for me. Its a target pistol but it will be great for squirrel, groundhogs, and maybe coyote.

[@jaydo1879]

Major ammo shortage in December of 2020 right now. I picked up a Hawken in ,50 caliber. You can get powder, caps and balls still. Not a bad hunting option. Just saying.

[@rickyburton4642]

Thank you 🙏 very much 😃🇺🇸👍👍

[@opalprestonshirley1700]

Great video. They are a great deal of fun. Thanks.

[@brettduffy1992]

Good for those who can't own real guns And u can make ur own powder it is not illegal

[@BillyBob-bd1hj]

I use olive oil for cleaning and lubrication of my flinter. Works like a charm.

[@SteveAubrey1762]

That is a VERY wise choice! The old timers used olive oil, they called it "sweet oil" back then. I've been using olive oil exclusively since the late 1990s and it works perfectly!

[@johnndavis7647]

I like hunting with black oowder. We have a special season, there arent many people in the woods. Everybody has one shot so they are very carefull with it. As you say they are cheap to shoot. Especially if you cast your own balls and Shoot a flintlock. In a survival situation the report isnt nearly as loud as a modern shotgun or rifle. A double barrel 12 gauge with a round ball in one barrel and a handfull of fishing sinkers in the other will do for self defence. John Davis jax fl

[@justinwissinger4898]

Yes doomsday preppers makes us all look bad. In my opinion a real prepper would never go on a tv show and expose there preps. I believe that knowledge and experience is far more important than owning 50 firearms. Dont get me wrong it sure helps but a majority, not all preppers but a majority believe that having lots of guns, ammo and MRE's is the only thing they need. and thats not the case. Just my opinion.... Great vidio SUBSCRIBED!!!

[@sharpie443]

yes the most common ones you will run into are .32, .36, .44/.45, .50, .54, .58, .62, .68, .70, .75 and all the way up to a .95 for a blunderbuss. my next one will be a Germanic Jaeger rifle that takes a .62 cal round ball. i do want to get a flint lock smooth ore Fowler because you can shoot shot or round ball out of them. Good for small game and large.

[@sharpie443]

The log cabin has some decently priced squirrel guns every once in a while. I've wanted to pick one up for years but I've switched to wanting a smooth boor Fowler.

[@seanduncan33]

I mentioned this in a Facebook group the other day and was laughed at. People saying it’s too much to haul around 2 different guns if you had to be mobile having a defensive weapon and a flintlock.

[@brettduffy1992]

I guess these are good since there's no background check and for people who cannot buy regular guns to start prepping at least they can still put food on the table and use that gun to take someone else out who has a real gun if the time comes

[@coffeefish]

Merry Christmas Sharp!

[@pkonneker]

Oh, very cool. I will have to look into this more. :)

[@tomslongguns443]

Most flintlock rifles had cone barrels, which means the bore was cone, and they never used ball starters in the old days, that's a modern tool.

[@sharpie443]

That's only partially true. It really depends on who you are talking about and at what time. For the most part people didn't but they were also often using undersized balls. European Jager rifle troops did use a starter. It was part of their loading procedure. Not really sure why but i suspect it's because they used very tightly fitting balls. Which makes sense because they also used a heavy metal ram rod that they carried separate from the rifle. Exactly what you need with a very tightly fitting ball. A lot of things we do with black powder are modern but we have just developed better ways of doing things. We don't often admit it but a lot of the things they did historically were not good ideas. It was common at points in history for people to shoot cut square pieces of lead instead of a round ball. No good reason to do it other than it saves time. No one ever shot patched round ball out of a musket or fowler back in the day but it's common now.

[@GrimGearheart]

A shotgun seems like a much wiser choice. You can reload spent shells easily enough.

[@sharpie443]

It doesn't have a make or model. The stock is hand made and the lock is the only thing with any markings. The barrel is steel so it is modern but old with extremity deep rifling. So it was made for use with a round ball and a very thick patch. The trigger is forged Iron and someone inlaid antler into the back of the stock. It's not something your going to be able to find for sale anywhere but there are plenty of guns like it. The website "track of the wolf" is a good source.

[@jorgedmartinezmayol954]

self sufficient is the best way to go when becoming a survivalist or prepper. Although you can buy thousands of bullets it will go fast, this is coming from a combat veteran. In one single gun fight up close in personal you could probably shoot 10 to 15 rounds very fast. During a mass chaos situation you will probably dishing out over 100 rounds in one day to keep the crazies away. Also with needing so much ammo moving around would be impossible if you want to take your ammo. A vehicle will just become your coffin. Anyways Flintlock muzzle loaders although can one dish out a max of 6 rounds per minute if your average or good, you can make your own ammo and gunpowder very easily. Making primer is difficult for the bullets now a days and blasting caps from toys will only get you so far. In saying this muzzle loaders will keep you from taking the fight to the bad guys but will offer a form of protection and mobility.

[@edl617]

Why I don’t own a black powder rifle. I have had the opportunity to shoot quite a few percussion and flintlock black powder rifle’s. They are very accurate accurate heading to softball at 100 yards is really easy

[@libbylewis6]

I have the 45 and the 54 cap lock and new Army 1858 they are so much fun and you can shoot all day i love making my own round ball and powder and they are so accurate i love to one day hunt game with them you can only hunt here with bow so i have to find a place i can

[@loadnlock357]

use a finer powder for your pan you will get a shorter delay

[@samduffield]

liking the way you think bro

[@sharpie443]

@vandohky Not sure off hand and I'm in Baltimore for a week so I can't measure it. It's actually to big for me. I hunt with my .50 hawken because this one is a bit to big. I'm only 5'4" and where a small glove. Fun to shoot at the range though.

[@brettduffy1992]

You could probably use ballistol is specifically for black powder

[@abseconPC]

a Muzzleloader is better than nothing for combat especially when that's all I can legally own

[@sharpie443]

I would probably go for a black powder revolver in that case.

[@cameronl212]

@@sharpie443 a lemat has 9 shot's of .44 and 1 shot of 20 gauge buckshot out of a revovler that's what I would go for

[@uppishcub1617]

2:52 it's not illegal to make or possess black powder

[@jimbobojim4634]

Yeah I was wondering about that... He's the first one I've heard mentioning it...

[@sharpie443]

Still have to have primers.

[@pkonneker]

Do they make smaller calibers? Would save you on lead at least, haha.

[@grimmerMD]

I think I'm going to get myself a flintlock, as those are the only firearms one can get in my country without any sort of license. Even the reproductions are awfully pricey though. Strange how you can get a beautiful semi-automatic SKS for under $300, yet you're looking at a minimum of $500 for a flintlock, whether it's antique or made last year.

[@sharpie443]

$500 is cheap for a flint lock unless you get a Thompson center or something like that. The flintlock I'm shooting in this video is worth $800-$1,000 US and if you get a custom gun you can easily spend $5,000. Even a nice parts kit with a stock will run you $1,000.

[@kesslerminerva101]

There are some interesting linguistic links between the ancient Sumerians and the present day Hopi Indians. Additionally, almost all of the old Hopi Indian Prophecies seem to have already come true for America. There only seems to be one left, the Blue Star Kachina Prophecy. Perhaps this is the International Space Station. Also, according to the prophecies, the Hopi Indian Reservation seems to offer HOPE for surviving WW3. Please read the prophecies.

[@sharpie443]

I don't believe in prophecies or superstition of any kind. I also don't think that a civilization that couldn't wrap their heads around the concept of the wheel has anything relevant to say in the modern age. That's silly.

[@sharpie443]

@mckwilly It's not sporting and violates the spirit of the traditional season. It's like bringing a car to a horse race.

[@abseconPC]

Under the radar no NICS check, new pics check, no registration no nothing very good for prepping

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

Crossbow for less noise?

[@sharpie443]

How are we nuts? It's not like we haven't been around forever. People are just jumping on to the movement in mass because of the recession. Before that no payed attention to us. O and that ridiculous show. "Dooms day preppers" makes us look nuts. They find the fringe nut jobs and make it out like we are all like that.

[@vandohky]

What is the OAL of your flinter ? Looks like a 42" barrel ?

[@50TNCSA]

let me guess track of the wolf kit ?

[@WolfNewark]

Whats the make and model? Thanks.

[@abseconPC]

it's illegal to make gunpowder

[@sharpie443]

That's t true. it might be illegal in your state or city. However according to the ATF you can make it for use on your own property. You just can't sell it without a license.

[@abseconPC]

Sell it to friends

[@dougiequick1]

It's not legal to make your own powder? How is that possible? I can see on a local level re hazardous material concerns...but on a federal level? I don't see how a free person in a supposedly free country can not prepare his or her own propellants...no?? BTW I would THINK one would actually want their prepper rifle made in stainless steel??

[@sharpie443]

According to the ATF you legally make it for your own use on your property. However quite a lot of states and cities ban production of any explosive or any kind without the right zoning and permits. Also why would you want it stainless? Steel holds up just fine. I've fired steel guns that are over 100 years old. They take very little in the way of maintenance to keep running just fine especially with non corrosive powder. I've got a German K98 that was drug all over Europe in ww2 and is still just fine.

[@sharpie443]

@mckwilly I don't like the inline guns. I'm trying to get a ban on them for the "traditional" season in my state. We're getting a petition together. The inlines are modern rifle that preform like modern roles so they should only be used durring rifle season. I

[@darrelllogan1274]

A muzzleloader would be THE LAST gun on my list for a "prepper" situation, but you guys live in lala land anyway, so...makes perfect sense. No,...I can't help myself. F'n NONSENSE! In this day and age, prepping with a primitive firearm is not prepping at all. A 22 revolver would be higher on my list than one of these relics. Get real.

[@sharpie443]

Can’t make .22lr. You can make black powder. And ball ammo. In fact the channel cody’s lab did it from scratch on KZbin. Actually you can make just about everything on a flintlock except the main spring if you need to repair it. If you have a forge (which I do.) you can make everything yourself.

[@John-dp7um]

Once all your ammo is gone, you’re back to the Stone Age, boy