-
Friends, our 2nd Amendment rights are always under attack and the NRA has been a constant for decades in helping fight that fight.
We have partnered with the NRA to offer you a discount on membership and Muzzleloading Forum gets a small percentage too of each membership, so you are supporting both the NRA and us.
Use this link to sign up please; https://membership.nra.org/recruiters/join/XR045103
Search results
Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:
-
Browning Vs Rusty Patina.
Both browning and bluing are chemical treatments intended to handle the iron oxidizing in some other fashion than what rust is. In theory once all easy chemical work is done there is no more unreacted iron so no rust Regular rust isnt a controlled reaction so you may end up with pitting etc...- new2bp
- Post #2
- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
-
Sharps Carbine shooting rest
My only under lever is a 10/22. And my ARs with long mags. But everything including a buddys win94 can be shot and worked with rest and bag up front and bag at rear You just need the height A Caldwell sled works too but is harder to get good sight picture and cheekweld for me- new2bp
- Post #53
- Forum: Percussion Rifles
-
What's the difference?
Treading into dangerous land to say this but there are also conversion nipples to go to a 209 primer. The ones Ive seen online use a screw on cap above the primer with a firing pin built in kinda like the cartridge conversion cylinders for c&b revolvers- new2bp
- Post #5
- Forum: Percussion Rifles
-
Prey, available on Hulu (Comanche vs Predator)
My dad's side of the family came down from Canada to the Iowa area about 10 years before the War Between the States... not sure what they did in Canada or for how long, but they had been established there for a generation or two from what I understand. Remember the Great Lakes were all known...- new2bp
- Post #12
- Forum: Muzzleloading & History in the Media
-
Corn meal - At our last muzzle loading trap shoot one said he was using corn meal instead of cushion wads. It seemed to work.
So about a 13gr-equiv on a powder measure for those wondering...- new2bp
- Post #26
- Forum: Smoothbore
-
Buying Used - What Do You Look For?
Ask in the gunshops and pawnshops, you could be surprised. Buddy score a 45 CVA in need of some love for $30.- new2bp
- Post #20
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
-
Dream Tools--What do you yearn for?
More than the tools I want the skills abd know how to use them But I am a mechanical dummy. On the other hand, math and logic and programming in a variety of languages is trvial for me so it kinda evens out in the end- new2bp
- Post #34
- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
-
Thinking about getting my first cap and ball revolver.
Dont forget that unless you already shoot bp you are going to need/want $50-75 worth of extras for cleaning and shooting in addition to the cost of gun -
Thinking about getting my first cap and ball revolver.
One more "my first is an Uberti made 1858 clone" and I couldnt be happier with it As far as shooting it goes I use 30gr 3Fg with a heavily criscoed wad between powder and ball. Balls are 451 or 454 whichever gives a tiny lead shave ring when seating -
Ideas wanted for woodswalk Archery competition.
Skeet targets. While they are now "safe" (they used to be made with lots of strychnine to make 'em fragile) I'd still lay some tarp or something down on the ground under the target station to catch a majority of the fragments and make clean up easy. Depending on time of year, Matzah crackers...- new2bp
- Post #10
- Forum: Accoutrements
-
Just a hobby of mine
While not too unusual it is cool, and what is even better is that it is cool to YOU. It is also how the Japanese get square watermelons - they just put the fruit in a box as it grows. They do this to maximize shipping efficiency since it all costs so much (a mostly ripe melon is almost a...- new2bp
- Post #13
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
-
Buying Used - What Do You Look For?
My normal used gun stuff (boogered up screws/missing screws, wrong replacement screws or other parts, proper function of all parts including fire control group, etc) includes "rust" in the list... whether surface rust/browning from age and storage or a barrel like a sewer pipe from abuse...- new2bp
- Post #18
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
-
CVA 54 cal Frontier Hunter 24" barrel
Looks very similar to my CVA Lynx .54 Same vintage from what little info on the lynx i can find- new2bp
- Post #3
- Forum: Percussion Rifles
-
New BP shooter from central Florida
Howdy from up the road in Gainesville- new2bp
- Post #20
- Forum: New Member Introductions
-
Your Ideal Hunting Muzzleloader?
50 cal (most big box store stuff is 50 and there is a larger variety of bullet choices) percussion that is traditional design but modern materials and finishes Chrome lined bores or maybe stainless or nitride treated etc Laminate stock or maybe ultra light barrel of thinner steel and carbon...- new2bp
- Post #51
- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
-
Help me spend my money
Just be aware of state laws if you do a cartridge conversion. At the federal level it becomes a regular firearm requiring 4473 etc. if you sell it with the conversion cylinder -
Help me spend my money
One more vote for steel frame 1858 type. Cadillac of 'em being the Ruger. After that, I'd say Uberti - I like my Lyman branded one, made same year I was. Consider extra cylinders or conversion cylinders ... -
Gimme the Scotchbrite Treatment Please
A slightly more complete scotchbrite equiv chart than above -- new2bp
- Post #16
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
-
Lee REAL bullet lube issue
Got one for my .54 off Amazon for $11.... General brand, Hollow Steel Punch.- new2bp
- Post #22
- Forum: Percussion Rifles
-
What are your favorite targets?
Im either shooting groups or steel- new2bp
- Post #13
- Forum: General Muzzleloading