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I've been watching your videos for about a week. Along with a few other people. Very informative.
When I'm deer hunting and wanting to carry a couple of extra loads, what's the best way to go about it? I used the plastic tubes with my CVA inline for over 10 years and they worked great. But I don't want to use those with the CVA mountain rifle.
The past 4 years I've hunted with my 450 bushmaster AR, which is a great round for deer. I stopped climbing trees and packed much lighter this past season. Mainly used a fanny pack. Heaviest thing was my canteen. Ground hunted and wore a leafy suit poncho. Had deer walk within 10 yards and never seen me. Much quieter to walk in and sit down than climbing a tree.
Wanting to try something new and use black powder for a few seasons. First I have to get this rifle built. Stripped the finish off the stock this evening and sanded to 120. Going to work on it some more tomorrow. Waiting on the Laurel Mt Forge rust bluing solution to show up so I can start on the barrel.
The past 4 years I've hunted with my 450 bushmaster AR, which is a great round for deer. I stopped climbing trees and packed much lighter this past season. Mainly used a fanny pack. Heaviest thing was my canteen. Ground hunted and wore a leafy suit poncho. Had deer walk within 10 yards and never seen me. Much quieter to walk in and sit down than climbing a tree.
Wanting to try something new and use black powder for a few seasons. First I have to get this rifle built. Stripped the finish off the stock this evening and sanded to 120. Going to work on it some more tomorrow. Waiting on the Laurel Mt Forge rust bluing solution to show up so I can start on the barrel.
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Make a small 4 round bullet board and get a small powder flask. Won’t take up hardly any space at all.
We see some big bags in the past. But generally what we see is small. A small day horn and a little shooting bag are very handy. Even a flat horn with no more than a thousand grains or so will serve. A bag with loose ball, four or five, patching, grease,caps or a spare flint, turn screw and jag or worm ball screw is about all you need.
BE STRONG, very hard just going in and not leaving with other eye catching items. Seems every time I get to make a stop at Track of the Wolf I spend three times what I planned on.
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That would be my problem too. Never been to Track, but my trips to DGW have been very costly. But fun.
Flintlock LLC will be in Friendship along with The Log Cabin.
I use empty .338 Win. Magnum cases with a widdled wood stopper to carry my extra powder loads while hunting. They hold the 70 grains of powder I use nicely, and the neck and shoulder of the case make a built in funnel for no spill loading with cold hands.
A 2 1/2" to 3" section of 1/2" copper pipe with a cap soldered on one end and a friction fit cap on the other makes a great ball holder. Can get 5 or 6 balls in one that long.
Am empty cci cap tin makes the perfect patch carrier in the field.
Get a capper , I think they hold 12 caps, to cap your gun. Cold fingers, adrenaline, and a tiny cap makes for many dropped caps.
These items can fit in a pocket or small pouch when hunting. A little less traditional but very practical.
I'm careful about my spending these days. Went to a gun show today and only bought 3 Sig P226 mags for $90. I did sell my XDS 9 for $400 to a lady.
I got into muzzleloading a little over a year ago knowing absolutely nothing ( and I mean nothing) and learned everything I needed and more from this sight and watching videos from people like Mark (black powder maniac shooter), Ethan at "I love muzzleloading" , "Black powder TV", and a few others I can't remember. I never knew it would be so addictive.
Got my first ml about 1975, made my last hunt with a breechloader. Except for self defense guns all my guns are ml, and all my for fun shooting and hunting is ml. I go to events, build guns, sew up my clothing, do all that ml stuff. Near fifty years, and I ain’t no damn addict.
I can quite any time I want to
I reckon in forty years or so I might move on to a different hobby, maybe.
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Sorry, had to pick up a powder horn for a minute, my hands get a little shaky some times. Goes away as soon as I grab a horn or a knife or some such ml related thing just relaxes me
That's true IF they have everything one needs. On my last order they had all but one important item. So I was forced to go elsewhere to get all that I needed...........extra shipping fees. But, in the world we live in today, out of stock items has become much more prevalent across the board.
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Definitely try the local guy first! You might be able to pick up more than a few items, like knowledge!
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All you need is powder and caps. Truly the rest is optional, although will make cleaning and shooting easier. Recommend a duel purpose flask/ powder measure. Mine is from midway USA dispenses 20 grain volume and holds ¼ pound. It's cheap and bargain basement item. You can use small needle nosed plyers for alot of your BP needs. If you have a gun cleaning kit u don't need any other specialty stuff. If u need to unjam, just remove nipple with mini needle nose and push clean rod OR kitchen meat skewer back through cylinder (just saved ya $40 on specialty tools). Cisco for bore grease and wads are everywhere in your house.
Again all you NEED is powder and caps. Also don't fall for the bologna of needing expensive cleaners. WD40 works great and criso same as bore butter. Any cleaning kit is fine. I fell for the "buy it all" song and dance and l8r realized I have EVERYTHING I need @ home. Lol! Like a nipple capper, yeah its cool but you do have fingers. 3rd best gun oil is Mobile 1 synthetic (rated #3). God bless.
Again all you NEED is powder and caps. Also don't fall for the bologna of needing expensive cleaners. WD40 works great and criso same as bore butter. Any cleaning kit is fine. I fell for the "buy it all" song and dance and l8r realized I have EVERYTHING I need @ home. Lol! Like a nipple capper, yeah its cool but you do have fingers. 3rd best gun oil is Mobile 1 synthetic (rated #3). God bless.
What about balls ? I can't seem to find any .490" lead balls around the house.
Curious how you push a dry ball out of a rifle with a chop stick ?
Ball puller cost $3 if you needed one, although an air compressor or grease gun works too if a little 4f in the drum didn't work.
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Get your stuff and git shooting, so you can compete at the shoot.
Flintlocks LLC are a great family owned business. They have everything you would need to get started. They do mail order but you have to call them. If you go to Friendship they have a huge booth full of stuff. They also will have a booth at the Michigan Living History show coming up sometime in March. This show is incredibble. It’s three whole sections of Kalamazo’s expo center. It will blow your mind.
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