woodsnwater
40 Cal
Nice set up Snake. I'm just using a turkey vest. The pockets are handy and it has a game pouch in the back for the squirrels.
Thanks, I am not HC etc., I just like the look, and I think people should use what ever works for them. Since I only hunted deer, my set up gave me what i needed for that. Of course what you don't see is the small (not HC!) pack i carried that had a thermos, munchies, small survival blankets, first aid, etc because you never know when Murphy comes along for the ride!Nice set up Snake. I'm just using a turkey vest. The pockets are handy and it has a game pouch in the back for the squirrels.
I use .10" precut patches for my .50 cal. I've soaked them in a 50/50 mix of beeswax & buffalo suet. I carry them in an old cap tin. Works really well. All I have to do is peel one off. And my .50 flintlock Tennessee Mountain Rifle is dead accurate using 90 grains of FFg and these patches. The little cap tin takes up almost no space and I carry it on a little pocket I built into my possibles bag.I'm not new to muzzleloading but I still haven't got a practical way to carry my shooting patches in the field.
I use Peanut oil, not keen on using bees wax or wonderlube or anything that is going to want to hang up in the bore some. And mink isn't available here.
Because Peanut oil is quite wet and oily, I'm not going to just sit it in my bag. What I have done is keep it in a tin, but when hunting I'm not finding it practical to have to open the tin to grab a patch then closing it every time I need to reload. I feel like it adds probably 20% on to my loading time.
I knows there has to be a better way, so what do others do?
Found this to be an easy way to carry patches and easily pick out one at a time, The chew plastic keeps them moist for months.I'm not new to muzzleloading but I still haven't got a practical way to carry my shooting patches in the field.
I use Peanut oil, not keen on using bees wax or wonderlube or anything that is going to want to hang up in the bore some. And mink isn't available here.
Because Peanut oil is quite wet and oily, I'm not going to just sit it in my bag. What I have done is keep it in a tin, but when hunting I'm not finding it practical to have to open the tin to grab a patch then closing it every time I need to reload. I feel like it adds probably 20% on to my loading time.
I knows there has to be a better way, so what do others do?
I'm not new to muzzleloading but I still haven't got a practical way to carry my shooting patches in the field.
I use Peanut oil, not keen on using bees wax or wonderlube or anything that is going to want to hang up in the bore some. And mink isn't available here.
Because Peanut oil is quite wet and oily, I'm not going to just sit it in my bag. What I have done is keep it in a tin, but when hunting I'm not finding it practical to have to open the tin to grab a patch then closing it every time I need to reload. I feel like it adds probably 20% on to my loading time.
I knows there has to be a better way, so what do others do?
A flip open tin and I put the balls in there too. Open the tin and get out a ball and a patch at the same time.
I keep mine in an Altoids tin. Not historically correct at all, but it works.
I lube my patches with olive oil.
I use an empty shoe polish tin. Right size, good seal, easy to open.I'm not new to muzzleloading but I still haven't got a practical way to carry my shooting patches in the field.
I use Peanut oil, not keen on using bees wax or wonderlube or anything that is going to want to hang up in the bore some. And mink isn't available here.
Because Peanut oil is quite wet and oily, I'm not going to just sit it in my bag. What I have done is keep it in a tin, but when hunting I'm not finding it practical to have to open the tin to grab a patch then closing it every time I need to reload. I feel like it adds probably 20% on to my loading time.
I knows there has to be a better way, so what do others do?
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