How Do You Fill a Horn?

[garypl]

Gary I do the same with the horns I make, the only difference is my base "plug" is brass.

That sounds interesting - got any pics?

 

[Johnny Tremain]

5.56 case with the base cut off and stuff in the center of an old powder can lid.
You screw it on the can, and fill your horn. No mess

 

[crgator]

I don't have a horn, but I just got one of these for my flask:

Got it from Amazon ( AmazonSmile : TDC Flask Filling Funnel : Sports & Outdoors), and it works great. Also, made here in the U.S.A.

 

[ord sgt]

I cut down a 30-06 case, drilled a hole in a metal cap and soldered the two together. Remove the metal cap from the one pound can and replace with the other cap. Wrap the hand around the open end of the horn and begin to pour. A slow, steady pour rate ensures a full horn. Any excess powder is swept into the horn or back into the can.
A replacement spout is available from several suppliers. That is, if you don't want to make your own.

 

[Alexitt]

These are mine and they all just have press-fit plugs, mostly because when I did these years ago I just made them without a clue what I "should" have been doing... Yet it just made sense at the time... Never had anything come loose and easy to fill with a spout or regular funnel... Never even heard of threading wood plugs until Youtube... Not too pretty but they work well for me...

 

[George Andrix]

The funnels used to fill cartridge cases, if you will pardon the expression, work very well.

 

[stephenprops1]

I do not have any experience with using horns. I have collected a couple and viewed a few at shows, etc.
I think almost every one had the plug (large) end permanently attached. Some even with brads.
Fill them through the pour spout with a tiny funnel?!?!?

My horn has a screwed-in plug on the bottom. To refill the horn I unscrew the plug and screw in a brass funnel. It fills rather quickly with that system.

 

[FiremanBrad]

https://www.powderhornsandmore.com/product-category/horn-making-supplies/horn-funnel/

 

[N.Y. Yankee]

I make a tightly rolled cone from a paper shopping bag. I let it "uncoil" just a bit to form a funnel and trim 1/4 inch off the end for a small hole. Put a piece of tape on the seam.

 

[gunsmithgreg]

The Hawken Shop makes a very nice, large horn with a 1" fill hole. Check us out at www.thehawkenshop.com

 

[ohio ramrod]

here (I hope) are some pictures of horns I made with brass plugs in the base. I make the brass plugs on my lathe using brass 1/2-13 all thread and then turning a pieces of 3/4 brass for the "knob" to hold a lace. I wax the all thread and tap the wooden base and put a thin coat of super glue on the wooden threads and screw the brass plug in for a few seconds and then remove to allow the glue to dry. This gives me a strong joint when I screw the plug back in.

 

[FishDFly]

Great workmanship.

 

[MooseHunter92]

I cut the rim off a .223 case and it fit tightly in my small funnel. Works perfectly.

Pretty cool idea.

 

[Hawk54]

here (I hope) are some pictures of horns I made with brass plugs in the base. I make the brass plugs on my lathe using brass 1/2-13 all thread and then turning a pieces of 3/4 brass for the "knob" to hold a lace. I wax the all thread and tap the wooden base and put a thin coat of super glue on the wooden threads and screw the brass plug in for a few seconds and then remove to allow the glue to dry. This gives me a strong joint when I screw the plug back in.View attachment 129986

Beautiful horns. Nice work.

 

[bud in pa]

Years back I grabbed a couple of the otoscope tips, I think that the largest one is 8m.

 

[Mad L]

You mean to say that none of ya'll have one of them Automatic Horn Filling devices? I got six of them now. It takes a bit to make them work well but once you have one trained right your set go! My older ones work real well now but my newest one still just wants to put the horn in its mouth and suck on it, but I will get the bugs worked out soon.

 

[Rifleman1776]

https://www.powderhornsandmore.com/product-category/horn-making-supplies/horn-funnel/

The one shown on that site is like the one I have. Been using mine since time began, no idea where I got it.

 

[Ames]

Just pour it in! Ya thinks 300 years ago the stopped fighting because they lost a little gizmo?
If this makes you nervous you can do it over a piece of paper to catch the spill. If you practice you will have no spill.
Seems like we have to go through this at least twice a year.

 

[BJHabermehl]

My method is far from period I use a dollar store ketchup squeeze bottle. They are sold empty often in pairs for a buck or so. I trim the tips back a bit to yield a larger hole. Just fill the bottle and squeeze the powder into the tip of the horn. Fills the horn in not time flat no spillage. BJH

 

[bang]

I use the cat hold. Thumb and index finger wrapped tightly around the neck.