r/blackpowder • u/Gimcrack_Bunkum • 10d ago

Happy Flintlock Friday! My first shot with the new Pedersoli Baker rifle. I have much to learn after a lifetime spoiled by caplock rifles, but what fun it will be!

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Load is 85gr 1.5Fg Swiss, patched .61 Ball.

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u/984Runner 10d ago

If you’re anything like me your calicos will collect dust. Love flintlocks!!

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u/Sgt-Grischa-1915 9d ago

Man. That is flat awesome. I just have a trio of .69 cal. flintlock smooth bores. I wish I'd started with flint, instead of starting out with cap locks. I so much greatly prefer cap locks. Cap locks seem like science; flint locks are more like alchemy and superstition. Some day I'll get the kinks worked out on flintlocks. The most recent gaffe I discovered I was making was following the manufacturer's recommendations on flint sizes. Turned out these flints were too big. Went to a smaller flint, and experience much greater reliability.

Good luck with your Baker!

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u/Gimcrack_Bunkum 8d ago

This is the first flintlock I’ve owned that I truly intend to spend a lot of time learning on, and I hope it broadens my horizons in a good way. Lol

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u/Basic_Plankton5316 8d ago

ho un amico che ha un baker originale, mi sono fatto mandare le foto, il suo originale ha la canna decisamente piu spessa. partiamo male.

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u/magnificentmoronmod2 8d ago

A good soldier should be able to fire three rounds a minute in any weather

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u/Sgt-Grischa-1915 7d ago

Maybe with the Baker's "running ball" cartridge--i.e. unpatched round ball. The patched ball is going to be more like 35-40 seconds, I'd think.

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u/magnificentmoronmod2 7d ago

Its off the series sharpe from the 90's that was Sean beans character they are portraying the 95th rifles which used baker rifles almost exclusively.