Was watching The Witch and came to think about the scene where

>>1228543
This is right up /k/s alley. Go ask them

I shoot a matchlock, probably by the same manufacturer as the one used in the movie.

There's a shield to protect your face from the pan. The pan has only flashed in my face once and it was my own fault. I was testing a new match and it didn't ignite the powder right away. I looked over the shield to see if the match was actually touching the powderand it flashed up and burned off my eyelashes.

The implication in the movie is that the flash was either caused by the satan rabbit with magic or because the father is an incompetent who can't do anything but chop wood.

>>1228543
I'm in a reenactment group that uses matchlock muskets and they misfire all the damn time. Also, the initial ignition is very close to your face, but you tend not to get burnt much

>>1229348
What is the most common cause of misfires and how do you correct it?

>>1230009
It's just an imperfect system, sometimes the match goes out, sometimes the flash pan won't catch. Lots of points of failure.