Tennessee Poor Boy Flintlock

Intro By Dieter Spears

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[@UncleSasquatchOutdoors]

Good video! I disagree with 'unreliable'. A properly tuned lock properly primed will go off just as reliably or more so than a caplock I agree that moisture is more of a problem with a flinter.. If you focus on the sights you don't, or at least I don't, notice the pan flash. And the rule of thumb is keep aiming until you feel the gun push. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@Nick-wn1xw]

Totally agree. When I have a sharp flint and dry powder there is next to nothing in delay and I can barely remember the flash even though my eye was open. It’s that quick. (I have to close my left eye to shoot).

[@phoghat]

It's like follow through in other sports

[@TomMJH]

I did enjoy your video and your humor 👍

[@mr.thickey3959]

“Ach du lieber, mein schatz”! Very enjoyable video! You are new to me. At 82 now, & having lost my shooting range about 3 1/2 years ago, I greatly admire the wonderful clear sunny shooting day you enjoyed today. I am in total agreement with you about shooting the type & style of rifle you have - none of those “modern muzzle loaders” for me!!! They look like “Gehenna”, if you get my drift! Can’t beat the aesthetic beauty of the old time flinters! The relatively inexpensive rifle you have is the way to go to get started into muzzleloading!! You can always save up for a more expensive or custom rifle once you know that you’re “in the muzzleloading game to stay! I started shooting black powder guns in 1968. The great beauty of the Colt C&B revolvers is what “lusted me” into the hobby. My mom would have called you a “big drink of water”! Was about 6ft tall when i was 13 (1953) & never grew another fraction of an inch since!! What happened Lord?! You would have made a fine shooting partner! You’re a nice tawkin’ dude too! No nasties!!!

[@haroldgodwinson832]

Very nice rifle. I love the simplicity and dialed-back styling of these rifles There's nothing at all ostentatious about the Poor Boy type. I've never understood why anyone would select one of those hideous, modern, in-line things to take deer hunting when they could take a traditional flint or percussion BP rifle like your Poor Boy. It's unfathomable to me. Cheers from NZ and good shooting.

[@loganpollock1689]

I bought my first Flintlock , a replica British pistol, during the Bicentennial celebration. I bought it from Numrich Arms. You can still buy them in the mail. I have had seven of them and traded or sold all of them to friends and relatives. All of them shot well. Except for the first one, all of them were builds from kits. I'm thinking about a Blunderbuss this time.

[@samcolt1079]

REALLY GREAT FLINTLOCK JUST GREAT

[@rayfoster6980]

I have a steel target like that, my son calls it my “donkey” target. After I hit it it says “he-haw he-haw” .

[@craigcook1571]

Nuttin like it is there? I love em!

[@paulstuhrenberg9165]

Good looking rifle!

[@MrKmoconne]

Hello. First of all, that is a very nice rifle you have. I wish we could have seen more of it close up. The lock of this gun was developed by Bud Siler in the 1970s and it revolutionised contemporary building of muzzle loading rifles because it offered an authentic, Germanic, flintlock that people could buy and it was a very reliable lock. I think you got a bargain at $1,500 for your rifle. The second thing I want to mention is that you shot your rifle while standing above the can of black powder which looked like it was un capped. This could have ended in disaster. Cap your powder, don't shoot near it. Third thing I want to mention is to join the National Muzzle Loading Rifle association. NMLRA. The organization offers a tremendous amount of resourced to anyone interested in black powder shooting.

[@JJE-qk8wm]

I agree, I just got a 50 cal percussion, and had a ball shooting it. Thanks to the Burbank Muzzleloaders for showing me how to safely load. Thank you for the video.

[@catyear75]

Great video ! Subscribed!!

[@paraplegichistoricalsports5700]

I believe I will order a 42 inch barreled 20 gauge (slightly choked) for Christmas!

[@cameronizatt3293]

Nice Video! Thanks

[@BurkeSchneider]

I had never heard of a Swamp Barrel, but after you explained it, sounds like it would handle and balance very well. Beautiful rifle! I agree with them being cheap to shoot especially if you cast your own balls.

[@caroltenge5147]

drain the swamp...

[@Peter-od7op]

I bought a kibler flintlock kit. My first kit it came out nice.

[@denisdegamon8224]

Can't use black powder substitute in a flintlock. The ignition temperature on those powders are too high. The only way it could possibly work is use a 15 grain primer charge before loading the black powder substitute powder down the bore and prime with black powder. PS: only fill the priming pan about half way and make sure that priming charge is away from the vent hole for fast ignition. Don't want it to burn like a fuse. I generally plug the vent with a round tooth pic or feather quill when I load to ensure the flash ignition is almost instantaneous.

[@paraplegichistoricalsports5700]

Good video sir, and damn nice rifle you got yourself.

[@bigrickshaberdashery2759]

percussion is the way but I'm a flintlock guy,45, 50, and 70 cal. all flintlocks

[@richp6555]

Disagree with you on two points: 1] for next to nothing can pick the old CVA, TC or Lyman guns and 2} "totally unreliable". Properly maintained they're very reliable. Around where I live [CT] you never see them in gun shops and when you do you'd think they were made of gold.

[@PalmettoNDN]

Agreed. Also, a properly tuned lock is instantaneous in ignition.

[@flintymcduff5417]

Agreed. Very quick and very reliable when the shooter has done their part. If the shooter hasn't the fault isn't the gun.

[@kevinhardin2941]

I would name that target "the donkey" from the sound it makes. Hey, let's go shoot the donkey !

[@randyscott9034]

Where dId you find it I would like to find an affordable one

[@jamesholt6032]

I like all types of ignition on muzzleloaders ...but I prefer cap lock..if I had to choose one

[@deanmacka4975]

Mate that's a nice gun , and pretty good shooting mate. I'm looking for a longrifle here in Australia we've got a few clubs that are close by but I've only ever been a member of the ssaa that's because of there good insurance 👍 but I never go to there range we pay I think $120 for 1kg of blackpowder and the same for the fine stuff . But I will hunt me down one of them long guns one day . Great video mate 👍

[@georgefoster3520]

Perdy rifle ! Ya need to have a cut out of a mule on that steel target because it sounds like a mule baying after you shoot it lol that's awesome.

[@Fal41]

Fusil raffiné, sa cogne pas mal

[@denisdegamon8224]

Once uou train yourself to focus on the sights and ignore the flash you can drift the rear sight about 1/16" or 1/32" to the left and your in the bull. Nice group though. Yep 70 grains is the sweer spit for my two 50 calibers as well.

[@denisdegamon8224]

Your 50 grain load is alittle light. Try 60-65 grains and you'll get better accuracy out to 100 yards. If that rifle has a 1 turn in 66" or slower, it will take even 90 grain charges with that patched round ball twist.

[@pclose9]

do you mean substitute stuff like Pyrodex or triple 7?

[@waylonlegend4603]

Is this the Natchez smoothbore?

[@phoghat]

You want a lot of stuff not need

[@lthorsemanship8150]

Too bad it has a Germanic Siler lock, good lines on it though. Typically a "poor boy" refers to a rifle without a butt plate.

[@theophilhist6455]

Sir, with all due respect, a more proper comment of your description of the piece would be to say "period correct"...not contemporary . And also...FYI the smart shooter knows how to use a flintlock in the rain. You are totally correct about the sport aspect of flintlocks and black powder.... all other guns are shot...we "fire" flintlocks! Only question ...On your first shot what were you shooting at up and away? Seemed kind of odd

[@Boone-ku5wk]

.480 round balls with proper patching works soooo much better. I use .457 with thicker patches and it is pretty accurate. When the Redcoats and Shawnee are are coming at you, you have to be able to load quickly and shoot accurately. .490 round balls can be pretty tight. .480 balls are a bit smalller and go down a little easier. The more you shoot, the more fouling there is, which can be harder to load. I played around with my .50 cal. and I use .457 round balls with thicker patches. As long as your rifling grabs the patched round ball and spins it out, you have more of a chance of survival instead of losing your scalp.

[@flintymcduff5417]

Losing ones scalp isn't a big problem nowadays. Loading like it is is kind of silly. A .490 ball and .015 or .018 patch while snug, loads just fine. A good range lube like Mr Flintlock will keep you shooting all day without ever having to clean between shots.

[@onebullet2689]

Have you ever had a flint break when you fired the rifle?

[@Nick-wn1xw]

Pieces break off. Sometimes even a big enough piece to ruin the flint but not break in the sense of it shattering. I’m sure it’s happened though.

[@GeigerCounterVirtualMuseum]

Looks fun to load and shoot. About how many shots is a piece of flint good for?

[@Nick-wn1xw]

It depends on a whole of things. Some break on first shot. Rare but it happens. Others go for 10, 15, or 30 or more. I’ve had better luck with black English than the yellow French. Other folks have different results.

[@Ohmy1956]

Don’t fill the priming pan

[@maddog45auto66]

O lord I hope it don't blow your powder up down below it 😮

[@jeffreyrobinson3555]

Sorry, been shooting flint for over forty years. There is nothing unreliable about them and fire on a par with cap locks. They take care to work in the rain but work fine. Battles were fought in rains. The same powder in your bore is fine for your pan. Make up a bag, shoot ten times, if you didn’t use it throw it out. You will reduce that tackle box to a pocket full real quick

[@larryreese6146]

Gun went off quick enough but I was looking at the vent hole in comparison to the pan. Did it look right to you?

[@jeffreyrobinson3555]

@@larryreese6146 hard to see, it looked a little low, but not enough to effect. It’s an exterior coned it looks, but again couldn’t see it well

[@larryreese6146]

@@jeffreyrobinson3555 drop the pan a little lower from the touch hole? I'm asking because I've got the parts for my first attempt at building my first fainter. Built several custom cap locks but no flintlocks. Bought one, not well made. When it did go off you'd have had time to set a bomb under the target before the thing went bang. Vent set even with the pan. The guy had filed a fuse trail in the bottom of the pan. Guess he thought he was lighting a firecracker. Any advice would be helpful. I'd like to build this one right.

[@jeffreyrobinson3555]

@@larryreese6146 the hole should be in the ‘sunset’ position. If you draw a straight line across the top of the pan the touch hole should be half above and half below the line. Right in the middle. If you have a liner like white lighting the touch hole is coned in the inside. If you just drill a touch hole you can cone it on the outside th same way. A little higher is better then a little lower. When you prime you want your powder level to be under the bottom of the touch hole. I’ve heard of guys putting the prime just to the outside of the pan, but I think as soon as you move the prime would even out in the pan anyway. I started shooting flinters about 1978 and have long since noticed a delay. You get used to it real fast

[@larryreese6146]

@@jeffreyrobinson3555 one more question: I'm in Northeastern Oklahoma. Humidity is sometimes pretty bad, not near as bad as the gulf, but sometimes pretty bad. What size touch hole would you recommend? By the way, much thanks for the response and the good advice.

[@RikkiT-ec9ev]

Seriously ? Firing a Flintlock directly over all your powder and supplies ? Then take a seat and fire right next to that pile of stuff ??? Practice a better level of safety PLEASE. Take exception to your unreliable comment.