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Looks good. Oxpho Blue is good stuff.

“Virtually all” was an overstatement. I should have said “the majority “.:) Around here if you see horned cattle they’re probably longhorns kept by rodeo guys for roping.

I’ve done it many times growing up on the farm. These days all of our family’s cattle are polled so we haven’t had to do it in years. It’s typically done while they’re young, before the horns get too big. Not sure if anyone really does it anymore, pretty much everyone I know raises polled...

Does anyone know what kind of events are held here, or if a specific club meets here? They have a shooting range, and a few years back before I got back into muzzleloading we were camping there and there was some kind of event going on. Lots of guys in period clothing at the range.

I’ll take it - message inbound.

I once let a revolver sit for a year, loaded with lubed over powder wads. All 6 cylinders popped off on the first try. It was stored inside, though. Maybe being exposed to hot weather for an extended period would cause the lube to leach out.

Hi, welcome from Lincoln!

I have molds for guns I no longer own, and others for guns I’ve never owned.🤣

I’ve always had very good results with cheap Lee molds, for both black powder and unmentionables. Just inspect the balls before using them and recycle any that are wrinkled or look funny, like you would for any other mold.

Thanks, I think I’ll go with the screws.

I added a brass plate to the back of the sliding wooden patch box lid on my Kibler Colonial kit. It’s just epoxied in place for now, but I assume I’ll want a more robust means of attaching it. What would be the best way? I was thinking of using a couple small domed head slotted screws, to...

We do a lot of RV “camping” and my wife makes a supply of these every year. They work great.

Well, I finally got it to work. I’d never had problems getting my char cloth lit, my steel throws plenty of sparks and I can usual get it smoldering in just a few strikes. Turns out my problem was that I didn’t have proper kindling. I used some really fine dried grass to make a bird nest and...

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I’m finishing up a few other things and then hopefully I can try patching it in the next week or so.

Thanks guys, I can see how super glue is a lot less likely to leave a visible glue line or cause problems with the finish. Back in my younger days I built and flew RC airplanes. CA glue (super glue) came in several different thicknesses depending on the application. A hobby shop would be a...

That was my concern with gluing in a patch before finishing.

I was inletting a toeplate and one of the corners of the inlet broke off. It’s a little triangle of wood less than 1/8” wide. I’m planning to glue in a bit of maple to fill it, but I’m wondering what the sequence should be. Should I stain and finish the rest of the stock before glueing it in...

Nice job, it definitely does not look like a first time build!

Ok, looks like I answered my own question. The last little bit I scraped behind the bolster did the trick. Everything moved back far enough that I have even contact all around, including both sides of the breech. I know I’m not saying anything that’s not common knowledge, but the quality of...

I'm working on inletting the barrel of my Kibler Colonial, and I'm wondering where exactly it should contact the wood. Right now I have a nice even fit all around the back and both sides of the tang, but I have probably a 1/64" gap between the breech end of the barrel and the stock. I'm using...