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  1. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    Hello from England

    Welcome from Ontario, Canada.
  2. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    Bore butter

    I use 2 parts lamb tallow , 1 part beeswax melted in the microwave, soak 1/8 inch thick pure wool felt sheets in it then punch out wads with a .38 cal hollow punch I got from TOTW. The lube doesn't run or drip out of the wads in the heat, I tried setting it on fire the wool just chars and turns...
  3. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    Wads

    Wonder wads here in Canada for my .36 Navy revolver after taxes are almost $20.00 Can after taxes. That works out to 20 cents a wad. I order industrial grade felt 1/8 inch thick from a textile plant in Mississauga, Ontario, 5 square feet and soak it in 2 parts lamb tallow 1 part beeswax mixture...
  4. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    Thoughts on Percussion Caps

    Up here in Canada if you can find them CCI #11" are $20.00 Canadian per tin of 100. That is $15.20 USD, Black Powder (Real BP, Not the substitute) is $50.00 to $60.00 Can a pound, that is $38.00 to $46.00 USD, and 0.375 lead balls are $16.00 Canadian which translates to $12.15 USD. Stuff is a...
  5. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    Ice Box

    Oh that kind of ice box, the oldest ice box / refrigerator I have ever seen was a place I worked at that had a refrigerator made by General Motors and was actually labelled as Made By General Motors. The manufacturing date on one of plates on the back was 1954, I worked there in 2004 and it...
  6. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    Ice Box

    my understanding is that blocks of ice were cut in the winter from lakes and ponds, stored in an ice house with sawdust / straw insulation packed in between, around and on top the stacked blocks. https://bellemeadeplantation.com/ice-houses-in-the-south/ Above link has a historical explanation...
  7. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    A controversial topic...

    It has a pleasant smell, I have 2 cats that get / sneak into everything and it won't hurt them. Lodgewood Mfg's Dave Stavlo states on their website that Ballistol is the only gun lubricant they use at the shop. Additionally here in Canada it's readily available and cheaper than the G96 and...
  8. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    Is there a way to postpone cleaning a ml?

    You're welcome.
  9. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    Is there a way to postpone cleaning a ml?

    What Creates Rust? Rust is an iron oxide, a product of the reaction between iron and oxygen in the presence of water or air moisture. The oxygen reacts with the iron to form iron oxide, which is also known as rust. The water helps the oxygen to react with the iron by providing a source of...
  10. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    Is there a way to postpone cleaning a ml?

    I may be new to BP shooting but I am not new to Metallurgy and Chemistry. It's my thought the biggest factor in determining how long of a delay is acceptable to clean a BP rifle or pistol after firing it is mainly dependent on the age of the firearm and what it is made of. Up till about 1900 the...
  11. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Went to the range and fired 8 full cylinders of .36 cal out of my 1851 Navy, about cylinder 7 I found the caps weren't fitting on the nipples correctly due to powder fouling on the nipples, got the toothbrush out cleaned the nipples and carried on with cylinder 7 and cylinder 8. No problems...
  12. Tweeter and the MonkeyMan

    Hello From Ontario Canada

    Hello everyone, I'm Chris from Ontario Canada. I did a bit of BP shooting in the past and now I'm getting back into it, having lots of fun so far.
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