Hunting with a flintlock in bad weather keep the powder dry

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SURVIVAL SKILLS AND OTHERS WITH MIKE REED

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@UncleSasquatchOutdoors 6 ай бұрын

Good information. Too much powder in the pan can cause a hangfire too as it causes a fuse effect.

@mike451 6 ай бұрын

yep i know jimmy thanks buddy

@UncleSasquatchOutdoors 6 ай бұрын

@@mike451 That was meant for people who might not know...not you.

@Bayan1905 6 ай бұрын

One thing I learned after hunting with muzzleloaders in the Adirondack Mountains for going on 30 years now, if you come into deer camp or something for lunch or a mid-day break, don't stand your muzzleloader straight up. If the barrel was really cold and warms up, the condensation can run down on the powder charge just like it was rain and dampen the powder. I was reading a book recently on Robert Rogers and how during the French & Indian War would go out on raids & one of the artifacts they found in the ruins of old Fort Edward was the remnants of a cow's knee for someone's flintlock.

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Hey cool thanks so very much for your comment

@mary-ue4ir 6 ай бұрын

Is that where the saying "A flash in the pan comes from?" What a great demonstration!

@mike451 6 ай бұрын

yes Mary

@pedroi31 6 ай бұрын

Great Channel! Sitting here on the couch post hernia surgery wishing I was traipsing around the mountains right now!

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Well I hope you get better soon and get back into the woods

@larryalexander4833 6 ай бұрын

I'm about 4 weeks after hernia surgery the second time this year.. don rush it let it heal up completely and completely.

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

@@larryalexander4833 thanks Larry

@tropifiori 6 ай бұрын

LOL- Grizzly bear poop! Good tips Mike

@mike451 6 ай бұрын

thanks Frank coming out the back side of a bear don't sound like fun to me how about you

@jimssurvival4994 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Mike, I have never shot or hunted with a flintlock rifle, but learning about them from your videos. Stay safe my friend

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim

@atlhammer 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video, Mike. Bought myself a kit. Learning all I can.

@mike451 6 ай бұрын

thanks Scott

@troutbum476 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful narrative ! Good on you, being mid 70s and still trekking, cheers !

@ericphillippi1224 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely great tips and tricks Mike

@Mik854 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@mountainman3645 28 күн бұрын

Hello from Pennsylvania love the late season flintlock hunt shoot competition all summer and fall hunt all winter we call them cow knees, love your video it's a challenge in nasty weather

@larryalexander4833 6 ай бұрын

In modern times ive heard some use a balloon over enf of barrel. Thanks mike

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Me to Larry good idea

@larryalexander4833 6 ай бұрын

@@Mik854 I still want to get a flintlock . I have two cap guns. Just had a big oak next to my house took down. Always something needs your money.

@terryw.milburn8565 6 ай бұрын

Nice To Know These Important Things Shared Here Mike ! Stay Safe & Dry Brother ! ATB T God Bless

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Terry

@roncovington1407 6 ай бұрын

Really enjoy your videos

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so very much for watching Ron

@Joseph_Dredd 6 ай бұрын

Life was tough. Amazing how easy life is now in comparison to Pre WW2 days.

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

For sure friend

@HarshmanHills 6 ай бұрын

Great info to share my friend

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Thanks James

@michaelbrunner6654 6 ай бұрын

Thats one I've never hunted with. I always had a cap buster. I agree with degreasing.. that old oil will sure give you a fit.

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael

@steveww1507 6 ай бұрын

after I finish oiling the barrel I lean it with the barrel down to keep the oil from setting on the beach face.

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Sounds like a good idea Steve but I would still swab it out

@trackerwyo2640 5 ай бұрын

If your keeping power out of your pan in wet weather stick a buck tell feather in your tuch hole and close the frizzin on ti the oil in the feather will help to keep water from keeping in to your power charge

@Mik854 5 ай бұрын

Nice

@audramatney1148 6 ай бұрын

Great video friend 👍

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Thanks friend

@TheChristianOutdoorsman496 6 ай бұрын

Enjoyed it. Good video Brother Mike.

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Thanks

@tennesseesmoky9012 6 ай бұрын

Tough weather conditions require a little preparation. In a cold rain or winter snow everything is more difficult in the outdoors as Mike Reed points out here. I don’t hunt with a flintlock rifle, but I can appreciate what he is preaching here because he is speaking from his own experiences. Mike certainly knows what he is talking about. As Uncle Sasquatch always says…. “Keep your powder dry.” Thanks! - Tennessee Smoky

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

Hey smoky did you get any snow ❄️

@tennesseesmoky9012 6 ай бұрын

@@Mik854 We got a couple of inches of snow with about an inch of ice on top of it. Temperature down to about 26 degrees tonight. That’s in the teens on the windchill chart. Everything will be frozen in on Tuesday. How about Bland, VA?

@Mik854 6 ай бұрын

@@tennesseesmoky901220 dgr 4 inches of snow smoky