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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Arrived in Bowling Green, Ky for NMLRA wood carving class this morning. Unloaded my tools and practice stock. Hotel is a 10-minute walk from the classroom. This should be fun.
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    Current percussion cap source

    My local gun shop, Duke's, in New Castle PA, received about 20 packs of #11 Remington's recently, They got some CCI 10s and 11s a couple of months ago but those just sold out. The new ones are 14.99 ea.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Packing for my trip to Bowling Green KY to attend the NMLRA class on wood carving. I hope to learn a lot.
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    Hello From Pennsylvania.

    Welcome from New Castle, PA.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Thank's
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Received my Quaker stock from Jim Kibler today. I'll be using it for the upcoming carving class held at western Kentucky University. This stock a lot of very even curl. It seems too nice to just practice on. Maybe I can make it half stock rifle or shotgun with it later. I also ordered the...
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I cut two more slabs off one the maple logs I have in my back yard. That's all I had energy for. They appear to have some curl. I'll work on some more tomorrow. I need to trim the three boards I have done and seal the end grain.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I have started to mill the logs from the maple that I had removed from my back yard. So far I have cut out one 3" by 6' plank. I have six 6' logs ranging from 24"to over 40" in diameter. This will make more stock blanks than I will ever use, but I couldn't see cutting them into firewood. I...
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    Powder/Shot Vials

    I have used diabetic test strip containers for premeasured shot, powder, wads, lubed bullets, round balls, or other small items. Some types you can mark on with a sharpy.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I finished sanding the barrel flats on the colonial kit, at least with 220 grit. Now to begin again with 320. Maybe tomorrow morning. May go visit Cooperstown trading co. in Butler Pa later in the morning.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I filed the casting lines and gates off the trigger guard of the Kibler 58 kit. I also filed off the rivets from the pinned and epoxied ramrod tip. Stored my newly cast 530 round balls in some round tins I bought from the Dollar store. Marked the tops with a Sharpie.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I draw filed one and a half flats on the Kibler kit. I then tried out the new, to me, Lyman 535 rb mould I bought from the Log Cabin Shop. Round balls came out .530 which is OK, I didn't have one that size either. I've had several Lyman moulds cast under sized bullets. I'm using soft, water pipe...
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    Ratio unmentionables to BP firearms?

    10 to 1
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    Percussion Muzzle Loader Kits Like the Kibler Kits?

    Not that I know of.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I went to the Log Cabin shop in Lodi Oh today. This was my first, but not my last visit. Found a nice 31 cal 3/4" X 42" Rice barrel for a shaped stock that I have had for many years. I also picked up a main spring vise, a patch knife blade, and a used 535 Lyman round ball mould. This will keep...
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    How old are ya?

    I'll be 70 in May. Started Muzzleloading at 18 when I received a Zoli Zouave for my High School graduation present. Also started casting at the same time as bullets were not available.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Cleaned the 45 SMR that I shot yesterday. Used 60 grain of 3f Goex, 445 round ball with 18 thousands pillow ticking strip. Groups were OK. I may need to open up the rear sight to let in more light.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Draw filed the top flat on my Kibler kit. I need to find the chuck key, to the drill press, so I can pin the tip on the ramrod. May shoot the SMR 45 tomorrow.
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    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I noticed a small gap on the butt plate of my 58 Kibler kit. I removed it with the use of a small chasing hammer. I need to start draw filing the barrel.
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    A little shooting

    That is pretty country. I used to live in Yreka CA, when I worked for, what is now, Cal Fire. Been gone from there now 20 years.
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