Got any dumb statements by idiots?? (Muzzleloading shooting related)

[Uncle Miltie]

I think it might have been this guy

Silica deposits, such as flint, chert, and the abrasive tripoli, originate from radiolarian skeletons. Fossil radiolarians have been found that date to Precambrian Time (3.96 billion to 540 million years ago). ( Off the net )

Sounds like a good idea to me
Larry

"Storing your flints in water will preserve them longer"

"Storing your flints in water will preserve them

"Storing your flints in water will preserve them longer"

It won't "preserve them", but it really does make them less brittle and prone to fracture. Professional knappers will tell you this.

 

[PathfinderNC]

It won't "preserve them", but it really does make them less brittle and prone to fracture. Professional knappers will tell you this.

So, how long do they need to be stored in water? How was this determined? ( surely a study was done) And, Please tell me what professional flint knapper I can ask?

 

[Uncle Miltie]

Please tell me what professional flint knapper I can ask?

You can find them at the Flint Ridge Knap In in Ohio, any other gathering of stone tool makers or read any of the books on flint knapping where the desirability of using fresh dug material is described. Or just chuckle at my statement and move on...

 

[PathfinderNC]

You can find them at the Flint Ridge Knap In in Ohio, any other gathering of stone tool makers or read any of the books on flint knapping where the desirability of using fresh dug material is described. Or just chuckle at my statement and move on...

Thanks, sure wish there was an actual source to reference. Anyway, it does make for a good chuckle indeed

 

[BackDraft]

What in hell is a "radiolarian"?

I think they’re the ones in Star Wars that have Boomboxes.

 

[raylohr1965]

I believe an executive order was made just recently that lead was not to be used on national forests

 

[G4guns]

I am a shoot chair for Muzzle Loading Silhouette in a Socal club. Every 3 months we have a range "clean-up" day. We rake up cloth patches and the lead splash that can be found below where the silhouettes sit. While cleaning, one of our younger members remarked that he wished he had a "Lead Magnet" to make clean-up easier............ I dropped my rake, his dad did a classic face palm while shaking his head.........

 

[cynthialee]

no lead on national forest land is a blow, but it doesn't put us out to pasture

back about 9 or 10 years ago we had a member do a lot of testing of brass, and steel balls and his evidence he presented demonstrated very clearly that such ammunition will work and is deadly, now with such ammo the absolute NEED to be 100% certain you do not dry ball or foul your powder is paramount, you are never going to pull a brass ball

now it is hard to find such bearing balls in some sizes but the larger guns are in good shape

 

[N.Y. Yankee]

Almost every time I shoot where others are able to watch me load and shoot, it is typical that someone will start a conversation. I welcome it because I love talking ML to people, especially those who are unfamiliar with BP shooting and guns. It's nearly inevitable that during these conversations, after having watching me take over a minute to load my rifle, the person will say something like "Can you imagine trying to fight a war with a gun like that"? As well as "The indians would scalp you before you ever got your gun loaded"! Not an idiotic person but a very common statement. I usually just smile and nod and continue to load.

 

[SDSmlf]

no lead on national forest land is a blow, but it doesn't put us out to pasture

back about 9 or 10 years ago we had a member do a lot of testing of brass, and steel balls and his evidence he presented demonstrated very clearly that such ammunition will work and is deadly, now with such ammo the absolute NEED to be 100% certain you do not dry ball or foul your powder is paramount, you are never going to pull a brass ball

now it is hard to find such bearing balls in some sizes but the larger guns are in good shape

Guessing you are referring to Roundball and possibly this post. Non-Lead projectiles for hunting

 

[1950DAVE]

I usually just smile and nod and continue to load.

Or smile and dry ball.

 

[Walkabout]

"Don't you have to wear buckskin, etc to hunt with a muzzleloader?" I prefer ignorant or uneducated to " dumb ".

 

[Billy Boy]

I'm going to the gun show on Saturday! But I'm not going to buy anything because I already have everything I need here at the house!

Oh that one? No Honey, I’ve had that one for years…

 

[Gun Tramp]

I believe an executive order was made just recently that lead was not to be used on national forests

How about tin? Rotometals has 99.9% pure for $24.99/lb.

 

[N.Y. Yankee]

Or smile and dry ball.

Well, I concentrate on what Im doing, not so much on the talking, so I havent done that.

 

[TFoley]

I work in a gun store. Once in a while a guy will ask my recommendation on how much smokeless powder can they use in a muzzleloader. I always tell them none. I have been scoffed at for that answer. One fellow told me he had done it multiple times. I told him to keep his personal affairs in order. ----- Another guy purchased a 50 caliber, percussion, Thompson Center, Pennsylvania Match rifle from us. (The gun was mine that I had placed on consignment.) After a week he brought it back and complained that he could not get it to fire. The store owner refunded his money and told me about it the next time I came to work. I examined the gun and found nothing wrong with it. When I got a chance to talk to the customer, I learned that he had been properly loading the gun, but he had never placed a percussion cap on the nipple. After every failed attempt to fire he had properly pulled the ball, cleaned and reloaded the gun, only to have it "fail" again. I resold the gun to a better knowledgeable customer.

That is SOOOO sad, on many levels.

 

[TFoley]

What in hell is a "radiolarian"?

Answer #1. A person addicted to listening to old-time music hall programmes on veteran radio channels.

Answer #2. Radiolaria - the name given to a microscopic single-cell animal that constitutes much of the sub-oceanic ooze. Also called Radiozoa, they are protozoa of diameter 0.1–0.2 mm that produce intricate mineral skeletons, typically with a central capsule dividing the cell into the inner and outer portions of endoplasm and ectoplasm. The elaborate mineral skeleton is usually made of silica.

You choose.

 

[TFoley]

I am a shoot chair for Muzzle Loading Silhouette in a Socal club. Every 3 months we have a range "clean-up" day. We rake up cloth patches and the lead splash that can be found below where the silhouettes sit. While cleaning, one of our younger members remarked that he wished he had a "Lead Magnet" to make clean-up easier............ I dropped my rake, his dad did a classic face palm while shaking his head.........

Same as a brass magnet for picking up, the detritus from modern-day-style shooting.

 

[BP Addict]

I read all of these and I get chills. Our range office places a small square frame on the ground at the firing line. Now this is for caping before you load he would say. Well one shoot he was capping his TC and capped it in the square. BOOM it discharged WHAT THAT WAS LOADED. He visible shook. Yep we told him it is good to cap before you load ...snicker.

Our local Shooting Range is for all kinds of firearms. There are only two safe directions for the muzzle, up or down range. The floors are concrete. There is Astroturf in front to make it easier to pick up brass. Anything that goes, bang, pop, or boom is pointed down range. I know we've been told for years to point our muzzles at a blade of grass or a leaf when popping a cap. If it moves, the channel is clear. We use a small piece of cotton ball. If the cap shoots it out, it's okay to load. This idea came from a time when I popped two caps then loaded my gun and had a misfire.

Walt

 

[BP Addict]

Same as a brass magnet for picking up, the detritus from modern-day-style shooting.

or a gold magnet!

Walt