Townsends: Fire Starting No Matches No Lighter
This is a very good video on fire starting with flint and steel, including the use of a flintlock, from Jas. Townsend's & Son's YouTube channel: Aside from a flint and steel, they demonstrate how you can do it with a flintlock gun.

Townsends: Fire Starting: No Matches, No Lighter (Video)
This is a very good video on fire starting with flint and steel, including the use of a flintlock, from Jas. Townsend's & Son's YouTube channel: Aside from a flint and steel, they demonstrate how you can do it with a flintlock gun.

Hopkins and Allen Underhammer Caplock Rifle
One of my oldest memories is associated with this rifle. The year was 1970 and I was two years old. We were visiting my paternal grandparents in Patchogue, New Yawk. My dad went to a local gun shop and came back with this Hopkins & Allen .45 caliber Heritag...

My First Fire with Flint and Steel
I bought this steel years ago at Dixon's Muzzleloading Shop but today was the first time I made fire with it. It was made from an old file. I cheated a bit and used char cloth bought from an eBay vendor, but now I'm ready to make my own. The char cloth is i...

My First Fire with Flint and Steel
I bought this steel years ago at Dixon's Muzzleloading Shop but today was the first time I made fire with it. It was made from an old file. I cheated a bit and used char cloth bought from an eBay vendor, but now I'm ready to make my own. The char cloth is i...

My George L. Dech Flintlock Pennsylvania Rifle
I've had this rifle since 2008 but only just got around to taking some good detailed pictures. It can be a challenge to get a good, full length shot when the gun is 57 to 58 inches long. Closeup of the lock and patchbox: Closeup of the cheek piece with a ve...

Sling and New Front Sight on Cabela's Hawken
One rifle I've been shooting lately is my Cabela's Hawken, made in Italy by Investarms. At some point I'd like to take it hunting, which IMNSHO requires a sling. Being a more modern design than, say, my long rifle, I didn't mind mounting modern quick detach...

Sling and New Front Sight on Cabela's Hawken
One rifle I've been shooting lately is my Cabela's Hawken, made in Italy by Investarms. At some point I'd like to take it hunting, which IMNSHO requires a sling. Being a more modern design than, say, my long rifle, I didn't mind mounting modern quick detach...

October Country Universal Sling
Earlier this week, I ordered a  Universal Sling from October Country , who caters to black powder shooters. I wanted a sling for my Cimarron 1873 Sporting Rifle that would be more secure than the Leatherman sling I used when I hunted with the rifle last mon...

October Country Universal Sling
Earlier this week, I ordered a Universal Sling from October Country , who caters to black powder shooters. I wanted a sling for my Cimarron 1873 Sporting Rifle that would be more secure than the Leatherman sling I used when I hunted with the rifle last mont...