• 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

Shop deals on ebay
shop deals on amazon
Muzzleloading Forum

Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. S

    Tap o Cap

    yes. it works ok. the brand of paper cap makes a difference in reliability.
  2. S

    Swamped barrel.

    for any given barrel dimension a smaller caliber is going to be heavier. a 32 in a 3/4 barrel will be heavier than it in 36. I like small caliber guns but just like all guns what you plan to do with it matters. the most common reasons I have seen are small game hunting, economics, light handy...
  3. S

    Swamped barrel.

    from the major barrel makers 32 is the smallest. FCI offers 30 and 29. Hoyt and Rayl can make 25 caliber. I have a old 22lr barrel I am going to breech and turn into a flintlock. Just wondering why you need the smallest caliber?
  4. S

    Builds......where to start?

    The first thing to buy is a set of plans. study them. nothing wrong about building a gun to suit your needs and tastes. that is exactly what gunsmiths were doing for their customers all those years ago. you need lock and barrel and a well dried piece of wood that has good grain flow through the...
  5. S

    Winter Shooting

    I am happy down to about 10F but will keep shooting all the way down to 0. I have poor circulation in my hands and feet and below zero I don't have much feeling and am not having any fun. The good thing is that below freezing I get the range to myself.
  6. S

    Dark red finishes

    I would do a test of good old aqua fortis and tung oil. BLO seemed to make it too dark for my taste.
  7. S

    JB Weld temporary sight attachment

    use solder to join the two parts together for inletting.
  8. S

    Barrel leading question

    is accuracy good? are your cleaning patches pulling out tiny flakes of metal? is the bore badly pitted? if you are not having problems now then keep doing what you are doing. bore leading is only a problem to be concerned about if you are having that problem. lots of guns shoot lead bullets...
  9. S

    To you builders who practice the art of engraving.

    I have been trying to learn. hammer and chisel is the way to go for a basic setup. the big thing to learn is drawing and design. find scrap brass and steel to practice on. it is frustrating but it will get easier. also accept that you are beginning and it probably wont look amazing. just don't...
  10. S

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    shipped this rifle off to a good friend.
  11. S

    River valley gunstocks

    I decided to buy two curly blanks from them as the prices are quite good. Alex Simpson was easy to get in touch with and was more than happy to answer my questions. My blanks are the top graded wood he had at the moment. He also offers pre shaped stocks. they list as services inletting barrels...
  12. S

    Wow - cap-and-ball revolvers are awesome fun, who knew?

    always with these revolvers is dissemble them and put anti seize on the threads. one method I have had good luck with for breaking free really tight screws is to put the frame in a vise. take the best fitting screwdriver tip and chuck it up in my bit brace. allows me to put much more weight on...
  13. S

    fired my first flintlock today.

    I built a 32 caliber rifle for a friend and sighted it in today. it was cold and a bit rainy and snowy but a good time. after my first couple of shots I started to have trouble with flashes in the pan. I am just looking for some tips or things I can change for more reliable ignition. I am in the...
  14. S

    Oops

    lucky that is a clean break. should make repairing it easier. I would use either an epoxy or wood glue. both will be stronger than the wood is properly done.
  15. S

    browning after engraving?

    thank you all.
  16. S

    browning after engraving?

    my attempts at searching this have failed. If you engrave the steel on your barrel or lock, can you brown the metal without losing some of the detail? I know bluing doesn't, but browning makes a thicker layer that needs to be carded off. just looking for some insight or pictures so I don't waste...
  17. S

    Ram Rod Drill Bit

    I bought mine from jedediah starr trading company. 48 inches long and have a brad point. will drill straight as long as you take care making the ramrod groove as a guide and clear the chips out.
  18. S

    First and Last Barrel Channel Finished.....Pic Heavy

    planes need to be sharp and properly adjusted. you start with the iron retracted enough that it does not cut at all and then advance it till it is cutting nice shavings. a good video about setting up hand planes was put out on YouTube by rex krueger. I lay out the barrel and use a router plane...
  19. S

    Club Member Benefits

    I hope you will be able to implement those changes. the club I am a member at only has the benefits of a yearly due and being expected to show up for work days. I should see what it would take to do an intro to muzzleloading class.
  20. S

    First and Last Barrel Channel Finished.....Pic Heavy

    the tool to use to hog out the material for a barrel channel is a plane. a cheap amazon rabbit plane with the sole and iron re shaped.
Back
Top