Home made accessories

[lonewolf465]

I have learned so much from this site over the years. Our muzzleloader deer season is soon coming to a close. I was going thru some of my equipment and wanted to share a few thoughts. I am by no definition a craftsman but certainly consider myself a tinkerer. Posted are some of my shooting accessories I have tinkered together. The powder measures are build from spent center fire rifle cartridges. Most of the rod tips are also spent cartridges. The short starter tips are pistol cartridges with the primer removed and the base drilled. The buffalo horn was one of my first projects. The handles for the pistol rods are door handles from the house I grew up in. They bring back memories very time I use them. None are period correct or that fancy. They were fun to put together and functional. Thanks for all the advice. It has greatly improved my shooting.

 

[Nazgul58]

Nothing wrong with any of these!!

Don

 

[Roundball2319]

Nice pieces. Making them yourself and with things that bring back memories not only makes them special but also brings out the spirit of making do with what's on hand. Its the true spirit of craftsmanship.

 

[wiksmo]

Cool tinkering -- especially the doorknobs.

 

[Carbon 6]

The joy of muzzleloading, It's not just about the shooting.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Nice stuff. I want to make a couple of ball starters and a ramrod myself. I have lots of antlers laying around.

 

[Gypsybladesmith]

Good job. Nothing like making things with things that bring back memories.

 

[Doc Ivory]

Really nice job!
It's fun making stuff, isn't it?

 

[Two Feathers]

I have learned so much from this site over the years. Our muzzleloader deer season is soon coming to a close. I was going thru some of my equipment and wanted to share a few thoughts. I am by no definition a craftsman but certainly consider myself a tinkerer. Posted are some of my shooting accessories I have tinkered together. The powder measures are build from spent center fire rifle cartridges. Most of the rod tips are also spent cartridges. The short starter tips are pistol cartridges with the primer removed and the base drilled. The buffalo horn was one of my first projects. The handles for the pistol rods are door handles from the house I grew up in. They bring back memories very time I use them. None are period correct or that fancy. They were fun to put together and functional. Thanks for all the advice. It has greatly improved my shooting.View attachment 55919

Nice work lonewolf:
Happy New Year.
Two Feathers

 

[Ajgall]

All nice pieces. Making the things we use is one my favorite parts of the hobby. It doesn’t matter if it’s strictly Period/ Historically correct or just in the spirit of the era.

 

[Old Hawkeye]

I'm certain that 200 years from now the door knob handles with be considered "period correct" for those re-enacting early 21st Century muzzleloading & those old brass cases will be rare & expensive. Very cool ideas. Thanks for sharing. What did you make the brass eyelets in the primer pockets from?

 

[MIOutdoorsman]

Love it! I too tinker with my flintlock stuff. It really is a nice draw to this style of shooting for me. I typically tinker during the winter months, fantasizing about the next shooting & hunting season, and whether or not the current accessory will be descent enough to go with me.

 

[Travler]

Like it. Very similar to the stuff that I am using!

 

[hanshi]

You do good work! A large part of the fun and satisfaction of muzzleloading is the making of one's own equipment. I do it, and I'd guess most here do at least some crafting of accoutrements.

 

[lonewolf465]

I'm certain that 200 years from now the door knob handles with be considered "period correct" for those re-enacting early 21st Century muzzleloading & those old brass cases will be rare & expensive. Very cool ideas. Thanks for sharing. What did you make the brass eyelets in the primer pockets from?

The brass eyelets are brass screw eyes from the local hardware store. I removed the primer, drilled a hole to fit the screw eye and secured with a dab of JB Weld.

 

[Yewbender]

Nice work

 

[toot]

I like them. thanks for sharing them with us.

 

[fillwa]

Very cool! I use a 9mm brass casing as a corn meal filler measure, about 20gr measure. (I load the filler on top the powder, allows me to use generously lubed patches).

 

[Old Hawkeye]

The brass eyelets are brass screw eyes from the local hardware store. I removed the primer, drilled a hole to fit the screw eye and secured with a dab of JB Weld.

Thanks!

 

[hrt4me]

Very cool! I use a 9mm brass casing as a corn meal filler measure, about 20gr measure. (I load the filler on top the powder, allows me to use generously lubed patches).

do you load the corn meal filler directly on top of the powder?
or do you add any sort of space (e.g. wad, tissue paper) between powder and corn meal?