New Vent Pick

[troutabout]

I had some 1/8 brass rod from Lowe's so I cut a piece and filed it down into a sharp triangular point and mounted it in a piece of oak dowel. Then I took another piece of dowel and drilled it to use as a protective cover. I may still thin the point so that it will reach deeper into the chamber. It will be carried on a utility necklace along with my powder measurer and primer cap dispenser.

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[Cascade Pete]

Hey Trout,
Nice work there. What ever happened with the old shotgun you were blogging about? Never did see if it shot OK..Have me hanging...Cascade Pete

 

[wattlebuster]

I like it :thumbsup:

 

[troutabout]

Thanks guys. The old 16 guage shotgun works great. I've had it to my local range 4 times and to a club range once. It's most accurate with a .648 ball and .018 lubed patch. I've also tried .626 balls in it with some success. But the cheapest fun for just making noise and a lot of smoke and "almost" consistant holes in paper is 30 grn of 2F behind an OP card, 5/8 inch glass marble in a lubed patch and an OS card.

It's too wet to plow so I'm seriously thinking of heading back to my range tomorrow. Besides, I don't have a tractor or a mule. :idunno: