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hair or beards should use extra caution when firing a flint lock. A flint lock cantorch hair.FrizzenOpenFrizzenClosedPractical Tips For Your Flint LockReliable ignition of your flint lock rifle depends on more than just properinstallation of the flint. It is equally important to make sure your flint lock isclean, dry, and void of any oil, fouling or moisture.If your flint lock was just purchased, it is well oiled to protect it. It is necessaryto completely clean it, and remove this oil. If it has a removable breechplug, like T/C’s Fire Storm, remove the breech plug as well, and clean and dryit. Also remove the touch hole bushing and clean and dry it. In fact, both thebreech plug and the touch hole bushing of your Fire Storm should always beremoved and cleaned after a day of firing. This should be part of your normalmaintenance. If your breech plug is fixed as is with the Hawken or PennsylvaniaHunter models, cleaning the breech will be done through the muzzle with a jag,cleaning patches and a good bore cleaner like T/C’s No. 13 Bore Cleaner.Priming the PanBefore priming thepan of your flint lockrifle, use a touch holepick to ensure that theignition channel has beencleared of fouling orUse TouchHole Pickafter each shot to helpassure reliable ignition.other obstructions.Insert the pick into thetouch hole, move it (inand out) several times.You will notice that afteryou fire your flint lock, acertain amount of fouling will build up. This crust of powder residue must becleared as it will block or partially block the ignition channel. Clear this ignitionchannel prior to loading your next charge.Pouring the Priming PowderOnce you are assured that the ignition channel is free of debris, start bytaking your pan charger and trickling some FFFFG priming powder directly40