User's Guide

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• After loading the powder hit with your hand on the side of the firearm close to the lock, so
you can perfectly adjust the powder at the base of the nipple.
• Place the bullet on the barrel’s muzzle. If you use a round bullet use an oiled patch; place
the patch first and then the round bullet and push them inside the barrel by a wood
hammer, then keep pushing in the bullet until it reaches the base of the barrel using the
appropriate rod. If you use a Miniè bullet (ogival) don’t use the patch but grease the bullet
directly and proceed as for the round bullet.
• When the bullet is on the base of the barrel is very important not to press too much the
powder (it may cause pressure increase) but at the same time the bullet must lay on the
powder and have no empty spaces between bullet and powder.
• Now, after keeping firearm in shooting direction, you can cock the hammer in half-cock
position and put the cap on the nipple.
• Then cock the hammer in fire position and shoot.
• After every shot before start a new loading wait a few moments so eventual powder residual
in the barrel can definitely extinguish.
• Before start a new loading it’s a good precaution to put the rod into the barrel so you can
check that the barrel is completely free of obstruction.
• During this operation pay attention don’t keep your head or part of your body over the
muzzle of the barrel, a sudden burst may seriously injure you.
• ALWAYS pay attention to keep away from your body the muzzle of the gun during powder
introduction.
Fintlock Firearm Loading :
• Before loading ALWAYS check that the barrel is free of obstruction.
• Remove any oil and grease residue with rod and dry patch before shooting.
• When you put the flintlock on the hammer you have to wrap up it in an appropriate lead
clamp and then close very well the top jaw screw by a pin. Pay attention when the
hammer is in half-cock position the flintlock must not touch the frizzen.
• Put on the floor a patch or a piece of rubber so you won’t damage your firearm when you
lay it on the ground during loading operation. If you have a pistol put it on the loading
board.
• Keep the hammer in half-cock position and the frizzen down before start loading. Keep
the firearm with the barrel in upper direction and fill in the black powder previously
prepared in appropriate plastic bottles with the right dose (for the right doses look at the
next chart). During this operation pay attention don’t keep your head or part of your
body over the muzzle of the barrel, a sudden burst may seriously injure you.
• Fill in the black powder using appropriate brass funnel to allow the powder to enter
easily without sticking along the barrel surface.
• After loading the powder hit with your hand on the side of the firearm close to the lock,
so you can perfectly fill up the base of the nipple.
• Place the bullet on the barrel’s muzzle. If you use a round bullet use an oiled patch; put
the patch first and then the round bullet and push it inside the barrel by a wood
hammer, then push in the bullet untill you reach the base of the barrel using the
appropriate rod.
• When the bullet is on the base of the barrel is very important not to press too much the
powder (it may cause pressure increase) but at the same time the bullet must lay on the
powder and don’t have an empty space between bullet and powder.
• Now, after keeping firearm in shooting direction, you can open the frizzen, and using an
appropriate flask pour the fine powder 4F type into the muzzle of lock plate and the