FLINTS

[yip]

  WHERES A GOOD PLACE TO GET FLINTS? TRACK OF THE WOLF HAS EM FOR $49.50 A DOZEN, NOW THIS IS RUMOR.IF ITS TRUE ITS DEDICIOUS, THIS SPORT IS GONNA FALL. IF THERES SOME PLACE TO GET THEM PLEASE ADVISE.

[okawbow]

From amazon in 50 pieces.
I’ve bought these and modified them to work in my flintlocks. 38 cents each and most will be usable. Just knock off the parts you don’t need. These are jasper from Morocco.

[dadybear1]

RECURVE AND BIRDDOG6 ARE COUPLE HERE THAT SELL HIGH QUALITY FLINTS!!!

[New Fowler]

Kibler's Longrifles sells India-made flints. They are ok for what they are, very inexpensive but not very consistent. Prices are going up because we do not have many domestic makers, and the best gunflints come from France and England. The gentlemen who makes them, has stated that tariffs have affected his prices, as he is being taxed on every shipment. If members here are nappers and do make domestic flints, I'd be happy to do business exclusively with y'all. Just ordered some flint from Track of the Wolf, 25 bucks for 6 English flints.

[Birddog6]

  WHERES A GOOD PLACE TO GET FLINTS? TRACK OF THE WOLF HAS EM FOR $49.50 A DOZEN, NOW THIS IS RUMOR.IF ITS TRUE ITS DEDICIOUS, THIS SPORT IS GONNA FALL. IF THERES SOME PLACE TO GET THEM PLEASE ADVISE.

Go to ALR Member Service & Products for sale.  Bama has been selling them to people on here,

Regards,

Keith

[Chocktaw Brave]

I just received some that I ordered from RE Davis company. They did not look like the pictures and out of a dozen flints Maybe six of them will be usable in my rifle.
Now, if I still had a tradition, Flintlock, I could probably use the other  six.

TOW sent me a notice saying they were back in stock, of course this was after I had already ordered the other ones.
I will have to look up those sellers here on the American long rifle website

[Birddog6]

Go back to Classified Forums.  2 listing down is our Members selling products.

Keith

[MuskratMike]

so glad when a few years ago I had a little extra money and flints were $150-$1.75. I bought several hundred, enough to last me a lifetime (No I do not want to sell any). I did the same with GOEX3F when it was $16.00 a pound. Nothing in this sport is going down just look at what brass ammo costs.

[Chocktaw Brave]

I did not see a way to reply to Bama‘s ad on Flint‘s, so I just called his shop number and left a message.

[yip]

WHATS BAMAS SHOP #

[Chocktaw Brave]

It was published on the ad.

[yip]

  RECURVE; I HAVE A PROBLEM SENDING YOU A MESSAGE IN REGARD TO FLINTS, IF THIS GETS TO YOU I'LL TAKE A DOZEN FOR A LARGE SILER    MY EMAIL IS     SERVICERYFLE@COMCAST.NET

[recurve]

I only check my PMs at night ,I got yours and hope to have your 3/4 for large siler shipped soon and will PM you with tracking and total   with shipping

[Daryl]

Those are looking GREAT recurve!

[recurve]

here's how i do it at kempton gun makers fair

[recurve]

yip pm sent and your gun flints

[rich pierce]

Georgetown has exceptional chert. Maybe the best in the US.

[5judge]

International Military Antiques...IMA...sells genuine 18th and 19th Century flints from the Napal horde by the pound quite reasonably. Those I received looked quite good.

[BandeauRouge]

From amazon in 50 pieces.
I’ve bought these and modified them to work in my flintlocks. 38 cents each and most will be usable. Just knock off the parts you don’t need. These are jasper from Morocco.

Hello, I think i found this ad on the big site. However I am new to what flints are and well I know many things spark but are these actually going to last?

[Daryl]

Some of those will last longer than others. Like most every make of "flint", "some" will break or shatter 1st shot, most won't.
With English or French flints, this happens, but not often. With those cheap flints, likely more often, but they are considerably
cheaper than the $5.00 per flint some have to pay.

[rich pierce]

Obsidian is a bad choice for a gunflint and is common among cheap arrowheads.

[Daryl]

I have a LOT of "doubts" about obsidian for a flint.
I cannot see it working for even one shot. Maybe, but again, doubts.

[Birddog6]

I have a LOT of "doubts" about obsidian for a flint.
I cannot see it working for even one shot. Maybe, but again, doubts.

Obsidian is not known for being strong.  It is known for being pretty, translucent, and can
be extremely sharp. In some countries it is used on scalpels for eye surgery because it was
the sharpest thing known to man, although not approved in the USA.   We would rather
use metal blades & maybe toss in some red dye on it for good measure.

 

[Daryl]

Yes, I have heard of obsidian chips being used for eye surgery, due to the sharpness. Obsidian flakes on the molecular level, the sharpest 'thing' known to man (or so it is said).

[Jerry]

This may not be the right place for my comments, but had sticker shock at the most recent powder purchase. Last time I bought powder it was outrageous at $38 a pound. This week I found it to be $59 a pound.is this inflation the result of tariffs? Jerry