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barebackjack

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Does anybody have a black powder equipment checklist they go over before hitting the range or the woods? I use one for bowhunting trips or anytime I cant just zip back to the house and grab whatever I forgot.

If you have one, maybe you could share it with some of us "pilgrams", and even some of the old salts.

Watch your top knot.
Boone
 
Here is my small checklist:

For hunting:
Rifle (yup, redundant but has been forgotten) :shake:
License (again, redundant but that’s why I use a checklist)
Powder (a small horn that throws about ten charges)
In shooting bag:
Patches
Bullets/ balls
Percussion Caps
Nipple pick
Ball puller
Patch worm
Nipple wrench
Extra nipple
Barrel wedge puller (mine fit fairly tight on my TC)
A few cleaning patches
Small bottle of rubbing alcohol
Quick loaders (ya, not PC but they are fast)
Short starter (just in case I need it)

Spare rod (not carried, just left in the truck)

Range:
All the above plus whatever else is already in my BP range box. (I use an old Plano tackle box for this.)

I have a different bag for each of my rifles, each loaded the same. So as long as I don't cross load, they are good to go. I do check them anyway. I am uptight about that.

I hope this helps.
 
In the case of a flintlock, add to that:

- a few extra flints (2-3)
- something to knap the flint
- something to tighten the jaws on the flint
- spare piece of flint leather
- hammerstall (frizzen cover) if you use one
- your choice of patch lube
 
Rifle (duh, but at 4 AM it has almost been forgotten) :redface: :cursing:
License and Tags
3 Speed loads
Film container filled with, what's equals to three shots of Black Powder.
Film container with 3 extra bullets
Film container with about 20 extra No. 11 Caps

Little bag container with:
Patches
Bullet puller
Patch puller
2 Cleaning jags
Extra nipple
Nipple wrench
Nipple pick/cleaner (actually Acetylene torch cleaning files)
Anal Wrenches for sight adjustments.

And of course water, snacks, and a PB&J sandwich
- FallingCrows
 
RANGE LIST

Range Box

Shooting

patches-cleaning-dry
patches-cleaning-alcohol
patch material-dry pillow ticking
patch material-teflon coated
roundballs
patch knife
powder--fffg Goex
T/C Clear powder flask & measurer
primer caps
spare nipples
range rod
short starter
rawhide mallet
T/C Bore Butter
Cabelas lube
Hoppes #9 Plus/BP

Tools

jags
worm
ball puller :redface:
screw drivers
allen wrenches
nipple wrench
pick

Misc.


Spotting Scope
Tripod
Cross Sticks
Stapler
Staples
Digital Camera
Key ring size LED flashlight
Tri-Focal Glasses
Silencio ear plugs
Earmuffs

Targets

NMLRA 6 bull 50 yd targets
NMLRA 1 bull 100 yd targets
NMLRA bear targets
8.5x11 cross sticks targets
Assorted leftovers
 
Checklist? What kind of plane do you fly? :grin:

I worked in aviation and used to tease the pilots that they could not make their way to the lav with out a checklist, but after dealing with them for a while, I was glad that they used checklists!

Back to the question:

Powder, patch, ball works best of all.

Powder measure of some sort.
Powder horn or flask depending upon the gun.
A strip of pre lubed cloth (Rolled up in a cloth bag) and a sharp knife for shooting patches at the muzzle.
A bag of balls in a leather sack from a pattern. given to me by Mike Nesbitt.
Caps or flints depending upon the gun.
Ball puller.
Canteen for my cleaning solvent -- cool water.
Range rod or cleaning jag for my hickory rod.
Tooth pick to plug vent or nipple when I fill the bore a few times to clean it.
Turnscrew -- I always remove my lock for cleaning.
Some precut cleaning patches cut from old teeshirts
Some form of oil Ballistol or RIG to preserve -- I generally clean in the field.

CS
 
Here's mine.
  • Rifle
  • Powder Horn
  • Powder measure
  • Shot Pouch
  • 30 to 40 .530 ball
  • Greased Patch strips
  • Priming Horn
  • A couple of flints
  • Turn Screws
  • Tow Worm
  • Tow
  • Ball Screw
  • Cleaning Patches
  • .54 cal. patch jag
  • Vent Pick
  • Loading and Cleaning Rod
  • All purpose utility knife has a 6" blade
    • Ear plugs

Other Stuff:
  • a vial of Stumpy's Moose Milk
  • Spotting Scope
  • Tripod
  • A felt tip marker for marking targets
  • Lunch :grin:
  • a thermos of coffee, or canteen of drinking water, depending on the season

Cruzatte
 
Not really. I have a bag for each muzzleloader. The one below is for my flint rifle. I refill it when I get home and it's always ready to go.

Pouchcontents.jpg


I carry a tool roll with:
Screwdriver to fit flint jaw and sideplate
Mainspring vise
Spare vent picks
12 cleaning patches
5 spare flints
Cleaning jag
Ted Cash oil bottle
Piece of leather strap (for added grip in pulling a stuck rod or ball)

I carry a tin of Moose Snot, a bottle of moose milk, a tiny (nitro tablets) of 91% alcohol to wipe the frizzen, and a waxed deerskin bag with six feet of pre-lubed cotton ticking. I also have a folding knife in the bag.

In the patchbox are a tow worm, ball pulling screw, button jag and a spare flint (wrapped in cotton tick that's pinned by the box spring so they don't rattle or fall out if the box gets accidently opened).

On the horn strap are a powder measure, vent pick (bent to hang beside the measure), and a three-hole ball block.

I also have three spare flint leathers in the ball bag (which holds up to 60 balls, but usually less). On the back of the pouch is a sheath that holds a five hole ball-block. Attached to that block with a leather lace is a 1" stub starter which is tucked into the pouch.

I make the distinction between a "possibles bag" and a "shot bag" (or hunting pouch). A possibles bag is more like the haversack. Things you might possibly need. The shot pouch is things you WILL need to shoot and maintain the gun. Food, spare socks, cookware - not in the shot bag.

My hunting pouch is fairly small, but I can still hold the fixins for 60 rounds when treking or wandering off to shoot. And, the gear to clean the rifle up afterwards.

PouchandHorn2.jpg


Carrying the same things hunting, target shooting, plinking, etc. means I don't need a checklist, and packing light means I don't need a range box. I just have to remember to put my ear plugs and a roll of masking tape in my pocket and grab some targets if I'm heading out to target shoot. I also carry a roll of cleaning cotton for wiping and cleaning if I'm planning on shooting a lot. For those days I have a canvas gas-mask pouch with a spare bag of balls,, a large tin of lube, a roll of cotton tick patching and a roll of cleaning cotton, a broadhead file, a brass/nylon drift punch, a 2# piece of lead (diver's weight) for drifting the sights, a tin of thumbtacks and a roll of masking tape to hang targets. That's my "range box".
 
Isn't it great to enjoy a sport where you can relive the SIMPLE times in life!!!

rabbit03
 
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