Extra powder horn plug?

[omarick1948]

We all have probably read the topic on the powder horn accident by now, but how many of you gave a thought about carrying an extra powder horn stopper in your shooting pouch?

This may sound like one of those silly little things, that a Horner might suggest and maybe it is, but can sure come in very handy "IF" you loose yours in the field or at the range.

Many of us had to quickly whittle out a temperary stopper from a found stick etc., but making an extra good fitting stopper at home and backing it away could quicklt solve an unfortunate problem. No big deal!

Keeping your powder dry is important, but not as important as walking around the range with a powder horn without it's stopper in place! A simple pine or other soft wood and your pocket knife could remedy the problem and a little relaxing fun on a dull afternoon.

Safety first,
Rick :thumbsup:

 

[brubincam]

-----have my stopper on a leash-----

 

[Trench]

I don't think this is a bad idea. My stopper broke the same day I got my horn. I had to make a new one myself. But, it's on a "dummy cord" , so it won't get lost.

 

[Frank/Pa]

My stopper is tied to the powder horn strap with a leather thong.

 

[omarick1948]

I guess I'm looking at a situation where a person could loose a stopper period.... cord tie or not! Stopper ties can and do break!

 

[crockett]

I carry an extra in my hunting pouch.

 

[ohio ramrod]

I carved a new plug for the guy camped next to me at the Oak Ridge in July because his cord had come loose. So keeping an extra is a god idea if you don't use a brass valve. I myself use a brass valve because I find that plugs often come loose even when coated with bees wax.

 

[Ridge]

I don't carry a spare powderhorn plug, but I do carry a spare powder measure. Once I drove an hour to the range only to realize that I had left my measure at the house. Now I keep a spare in every shot pouch.

 

[atki]

I just checked out an antique powder horn. What was cool, (well the entire horn was cool) was that his stopper was the powder measure. It was carved to fit tight over about two and half inches of the end of the powder horn.

WB

 

[Stumpkiller]

I carry a knife so I can make one rather than have a ready spare I'd probably loose ahead of time or not be able to find. ;-)

 

[DNICK]

have mine on a strap also carry a spare due to loosing one last year hunting in the prarie deer season no trees or even sagebrush big enough to carve one out of spent several hours hunting with my thumb over the horn spout

 

[Kentuckywindage]

Powder horn stoppers are all over in the woods! Just got to take a couple minutes and whittle on a small tree limb and put that in the hole.

 

[musketman]

-----have my stopper on a leash-----

Me too, only I use violin pegs for stoppers, they are tapered and look really nice...

 

[Harddog]

After many, many years serving as a range officer at matches I can say that the shooter the most likely to not replug his horn after loading is the guy who has his spout plug on a tether tied to the horn. On the other hand a guy who pulls the plug and keeps it in his hand or in his teeth almost always replaces his spout plug in his horn because he can't miss the spout plug in his hand or between his teeth.

I have been shooting muzzle loaders for well over 40 years and have never lost an untied spout plug. I use nothing but tapered spout plugs that fit a matching tapered spout hole on my horns.

Randy Hedden

 

[omarick1948]

Always been my thought and practice,not to mention suggesting to others for years! :thumbsup: