After seeing some posts with antler pan chargers and "speed" loaders, I thought I'd try my hand at making a couple of simple items.
In the below picture is a pan charger that will hold 80 grs of powder and throws 3 grs at a time. I intentionally chose a curved piece of antler to make it more ergonomic to put the powder in the pan. It posed the challenge, however, of having to drill from both ends and meet up the two since I haven't figured out how to drill a single curved hole yet. :wink:
The "speed" loader will hold up to 120 grains of powder and a patched .600 round ball. I don't really expect it to save a lot of time, but just thought the concept was kind of neat.
I connected the pan primer with my pan brush and vent pick with a leather cord I can hang around my neck. Instead of drilling a hole through the brass plug, I just made a simple leather piece with two holes, one for the plug and the other for the cord.
Used KMnO4 to age the antler a bit. Will tarnish up the brass horn plugs I used with some powder residue next time I clean a gun.
Was a fun little project on a couple of items that will be used a lot. Hope you enjoy taking a look.
In the below picture is a pan charger that will hold 80 grs of powder and throws 3 grs at a time. I intentionally chose a curved piece of antler to make it more ergonomic to put the powder in the pan. It posed the challenge, however, of having to drill from both ends and meet up the two since I haven't figured out how to drill a single curved hole yet. :wink:
The "speed" loader will hold up to 120 grains of powder and a patched .600 round ball. I don't really expect it to save a lot of time, but just thought the concept was kind of neat.
I connected the pan primer with my pan brush and vent pick with a leather cord I can hang around my neck. Instead of drilling a hole through the brass plug, I just made a simple leather piece with two holes, one for the plug and the other for the cord.
Used KMnO4 to age the antler a bit. Will tarnish up the brass horn plugs I used with some powder residue next time I clean a gun.
Was a fun little project on a couple of items that will be used a lot. Hope you enjoy taking a look.
