I’ve always had great luck with English flints.👌🏼

I have learned quite a bit just from watching each one of your videos. You always do an amazing job making these videos not only fun but interesting. As always thank you for sharing the videos and blessings to you and your entire family Mark.

I have to admit, I never knew that there was a difference in flints! I’ve been shooting black powder rifles since I was old enough to hold one but have never even touched a flintlock rifle! Not because I didn’t want to but because I’ve never had the opportunity. I will continue to watch your videos, Mark, and learn as much as I can until I can acquire one of my own. I live in south-west Virginia, where the flintlock is not very popular but you have single handedly “sparked” my interest in these beautiful firearms! I love your videos, Mark! Thank you for all you do! You have even gotten my wife interested in shooting flintlocks! We watch every Sunday! Good work my friend! May God bless you and yours, from your friends in faith and flints in SW VA.

This goes far beyond mere recreation for you. This my friend is a passion and a scholarly pursuit. Thank you for doing these videos. Thank you for your passion.

It was like a 25 shot muzzle loader! Lots of fun and it’s always a pleasure to watch a good ole flint lock shout out freedom! Thanks Brother and Many Blessings! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

I’m hooked already just from watching! Thanks Mark!

Great little test Mark. Thanks for sharing

Very impressed with the Missouri chert but I have always used the English flint since the 70’s and sticking with what works for me .

Another great video Mark

Being a misplaced Missouri native, I have to say that the Missouri chirt was impressive. It was either going to work 100% of the time or not work at all. (Stubborn as a Missouri mule) hahaha hahaha. All kidding aside, I was impressed with the chirt, I only use English flints, and now I'm wondering where I can get some of the Missouri chirt you used to try for myself. I live in Virginia for now and can't just go to the local creek and look for my own. Great video. I can't wait to see what you come up with for the next video.

Thank you for taking time to produce this video. Interesting for sure.

We just talked about this at our club shoot today thanks for showing this

Great test, I have always wonder which to use. thank for the test and keep your powder dry BPMS

Good morning my friend and thank you for sharing your video and adventures

Thank you ....great video......

Thank you Mark for sharing your video truly appreciate it 👍👌🔥

Love these videos

Thanks for another interesting video Mark. I've used local chert, english flints, and french flints in each of my guns. Some guns seem to favor one over another, some don't. I have noticed that my local stuff,( mainly field found chips), tend to vary in hardness causing a differing intensity of the spark.

I've always had good luck with English Flint's by Tom Fuller from track of the wolf. I'm willing to give the Missouri Flint's a try.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! For well over a year, I have been thinking that local flints have got to be sufficient for this purpose. Instead, domestic flints are used for knives and arrows, while rock lock fans continue to import the black English and pink French ones. It just doesn't seem right! I immensely appreciate your clearing up the quandary.😊

I've got a nice chunk of Missouri chert I use for firestarter. It will spark more times than the other flint . I'll have to see if I can make any to fit my Pedersoli. Something nice to watch before going to church.

Love MO chert, especially around Neosho!

I haven't heard of Missouri chert..interesting. People can knock on Pedersoli all they want. As far as factory guns go, they are good..as good as a custom? No but pretty doggone good!

Mark,thanks for mentioning The Lord and Savior! I love him too

One of my Missouri chert flints, I see!

Great job Mark! Most folks would have saved the powder and just lit the pan. Way to commit! You always make it fun and interesting! I tried some quartz one time, it is hard enough it SHOULD work, but every flint I made shattered on impact with the frizzen. What did I know, a rock is a rock right? I wish your videos were around then!

Really good flints , I wouldn't mine either one . Great video 🤠

Good Sunday afternoon to everyone. I appreciate the video. And everyone through this old evil world throws at us remember Jesus Christ is the answer ✝️🙏💪👍

I just picked up a piece of MO chert yesterday to use for fire starting Hope it holds up as good as that piece you have. Nice video.

Cool Interesting Video, I use English flint but now after watching this video, I'm going to see about getting some Missouri flints, it was impressive! 👍

Excellent demonstration Mark! Due to the high cost, and low ability to find English, and French Amber flints, I started knapping my own earlier this winter. I have been using Ohio Flint Ridge, flint, and Texas chert. I'm so pleased with both,and will probably no go back to the high priced flints!

Spotted flint from Pennsylvania or Ohio is the best ive found .. idk why but its like whatever trace mineral gives it spots makes it spark better

Great Video Mark .That Chert flint sore did well Held its edge to the end .Cant get those here in Australia, Just English and French which cost a pretty penny with the postage cost. Cheers and God bless

Had to mention that the French gentleman (chap from bloke on the range) used yellow french flints in his guns ,so I said to him that I was allways told English black was supposed to be the best flint .he's said that Napoleon used french flint to conqueror Europe, I reminded him Wellington used English flint to beat Napoleon ! If they work that's all you need 👍🇺🇲🇬🇧

Thank you very much!

The Missouri Chert certainly gets a respectable vote from me ! I was surprised still like my English though. Can a person get the Missouri chert ? I’d like to try some ! Thanks for the video Mark ! You’re the best ! Blessings 👍😃

I've never ran across Missouri cherts, it held up nicely, I wouldn't mind getting a few.

the one you can find.

Great video. How many shots do think you will get out of the Missouri chert? Where can you get the Missouri flints? I never seen them before.

I know flint knappers will heat treat their chert before they make arrowheads. I wonder if that chert had been hardened with heat treatment.

Nice test. Another great video. Quit hitting your fingers with a hammer. That nail looked like it hurt. It would be interesting to hear if knapping was different between the two. Thank you.

Thanks for the test Mark. I have some of the French and English but have never used the Cherts. Im wondering though on the English flint you used if it would have done better with the bevel side down. Just a thought. Thanks for the video

Cool test

bless you thanks

I started shooting/building BP guns way back in 1975. Once I switched over to flintlocks, I never looked back. I was lead to believe that as far as flints go, the darker the better. Well, thanks to you, I have to admit I was wrong. Now, I have to find out where to buy Missouri Cherts. Any suggestions out there?

I have learned there are 3 types of flint Chert, English and Agate. As for top marks English and Chert are leaps and bounds over the Agate

I see the Mark video at Rome ( Italy)! Always great video. But where to buy the Missouri flints?

I have always used the English, some have been reliable and some shattered on the 1st strike (same rifle), After watching this I would really like to try the Chert's, where can I get them, I have never seen them or wasn't looking for them.

I wouldn't say it was a test to say American chert is better than English flint, but rather to say American chert isn't worse than English flint. I use whatever I can find in 3/4 square for my little .36 squirrel rifle. Bevel geometry has more to do with flint life than anything imho. I can put a new flint in my lock and have it fail after 3 shots because of the thin edge crumbling. Knapp it and it fails after 10 shots. Knapp it again and its good for 40 shots. I like to break in a flint this way before the shooting competitions I go to and know that I'll be good for the 15-20 back to back shots without touching my flint. And thats after the 15-20 shots I use to break said flint in. Also I never pick my vent hole. I drop the charge (35 grains of 3f for me .36), short start a patch and ball lubed with spit, then lay a patch damp with spit on the muzzle and use my jag over that to seat the ball. This will seat the ball and clean the barrel ahead of the ball at the same time. While also keeping the sludged fouling out of the main charge and plugging the vent. I can load shot number 20 as easily as shot number 1 with minimal (most matches zero) pan flashes. I may not be the best shot, but just sharing my technique to maybe help others. Thats what this community is about, right?

I was always fond of the English flints. That said, there are too many variables between flints in general. A poorly shaped English flint isn't likely to outperform a sharp, properly shaped whatever. Additionally, this assumes the shooter knows how to install the flint properly. Can't tell you how many times I've seen folks griping about poor ignition and it was due to a "wobbler."

thats interesting i think i remember someone saying the english flints were so much better judging by this video they seem equal i wonder if frizzen wear has anything to do with the reliability of flint

Hey buddy i just ordered myself a trade gun should be here monday or tuesday, i was wondering where ya got your sling at? Thanks bud, I enjoy the videos.

Here we have the Mohawk valley flints when and if you can get them.

Where do you get your devil targets. I would like to know. thanks i enjoy your content

Does the lock heat up from the quick session of strikes? Im wondering if after a certain point the spring would weaken and would result in a lighter strike

I was wondering, by shot #47 without swabbing, whether there was still a channel through the fouling all the way to the touch hole.😮

I ordered the new bore brush , swab , and cleaning jag from Your recommendation . The came in about a week after ordering . I ordered a loading block too , but He said He was out of the .32 cal blocks till about June . Just wondering , did You try to make a flint out of a fire steel yet ( I really wonder if it will really work ) .

Great video, where did you get the missouri chert?

Well....all in all either one works for me....wonder how it would have turned out if you used the english flint first?

Maybe Richard Pierce?

Missouri seemed a slight faster bang.

Mark, Where do you purchase Missouri Chert Flints?

Have you tried Edward's plateau flint?

I’ve found the biggest difference between English vs French flints is the colour.

What size flints do you like in that trade musket

Dear Mark, Where to buy the Missouri flints?

USA USA USA ! Go Missouri Chert ..

Hi Where on the Frizzen should the flint strike?

My conclusion is that as long as you have good flints and a serviceable lock, your musket will mostly work. Which is all you can really hope for from a flintlock.

That was a cool test, Mark lot's of smoke. Keep your flint sharp, and your powder dry Keep a tight cock screw.

That just goes to show you that America beats England in everything we do or use. So in conclusion American chert wins out over English chert yay!

The two that didn't go off, I seen no spark.

You stress Hearing and Eye protection on all your vids, have you seen or personally experienced anyone being injured in the eyes or have loss of hearing from a flintlock?

Where do you get the court flints. Who sells them?