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A wonderful morning at the local muzzle loader comp today - a good bunch of lads! I took out the first target scoring 96.1, the closest shooter four points behind me 🙂. We go by international rules, firing thirteen shots and counting the best ten. Unfortunately, things went downhill from there...

I took a handful of the newly cast .562 balls for an outing today to the Townsville range. The Parker Hale 1853 loves them with 60gns of FFFG Wano, an overthrow of semolina and a .018 square cut spit patch (.580 in total) - this target bench rested. And, yes, I know; not true rifled musket...

Compared to the alloy Lee double cavity .54 mould, this single Lyman .562 sure is heavy! 154 in this morning's little session - my wrists say that's enough. It took a pot full of plumber's lead, so it worked out nicely. Pete

Another 1957 baby! looks like you had a great day. Cheers, Pete

I can see why you deliberated. The blue does look good; a fine job you did there. But I think the grey suits it better; it appeals to my aesthetics - the grey matches the furniture and adds to the old-world charm, looking like it stepped in from past ages rather than just arriving from the shop...

Morning all!! Great weather in North Queensland for casting; so made up 350 .530's for the .54 Hawken - should last a while. Going up to the block at the end of the month; if I'm successful with game, I'll let you know. Shiny balls huh? Plumber's lead, lovely and soft. Cheers, Pete

When I'm fooling around, after showoff target accuracy in my Parker Hale 53, I take the time to paper patch with onion skin paper - mind, not true rifled musketry, but wonderful to see those tiny groups. For a usual plinking session though, I do skip this process, simply lube dipping the .575...

Wonderful! Take her out and see what she can do. You are in for so much fun! Cheers, Pete

Wonderful @TDM. That lovely loooong barrel starts on Monday and pokes into Sunday morning! Hope it cools down so you can get to christening it. Cheers, Pete

Lordy! Who's the pretty thing in the doorway, holding the long rifle?:D Just kidding! Love your work and dedication to the black powder arts brother. Keep up the great work.:thumb: Cheers, Pete.

Oooooh. Like grandma's teaspoons! :)Nicely done. Cheers, Pete

Rustic. Wonderful finish; attention to detail. Great aesthetics. Beautifully done @Arrowhead_92. 👍 Cheers, Pete

Man, I'm with you @Terrier. 23 years of military service saw me polishing every bit of brass in my close proximity, personal or otherwise - belt buckles, buttons, badges, chin strap sliders, bayonet fittings, hooks, bells, door knobs, plaques, hand rails - lordy I'm breaking out in a rash 😆. My...

Send some images on when you are done, please brother. It's always good to see these camps. 👍 Have a great trip; stay safe. Cheers, Pete

Ah, yep. Those who have, and those who will. It's been a while; hope I haven't cursed myself! 😂 Cheers, Pete

That's a good get, @Trigger. Your duck is the same as its brothers and sisters but is leucistic. Leucism is genetic mutation that causes some, or all, of a bird's feathers to lack the usual pigment of the species - it's pretty rare. Your bird will be healthy, but man, it will stick out to...

To be honest, I've never looked! Pete

There are quite a few black powder fans up this way, casual shooters, and the band who regularly attend the group meeting. Mareeba have a good following too. Our lads in Townsville have a comp every third Sunday of the month. For rifles, we shoot three targets at various ranges, adopting three...

Welcome, from Townsville!

And then some images of that beauty! :thumb: Cheers, Pete