No Topic and Very Little Muzzleloading Value

[musketman]

I made a musket capper using scrap leather and a hole punch, it works well and you can cut the leather into pleasing shapes...

I think red pony beads are nice, I don't care for the blue ones. I once made shoulder straps for my Blackfoot style war shirt, it took over 7'000 beads per strip, the design was of a double headed hawk...

You can take a old wig (straight, long black hair) and make scalps out of it, they look great hanging off of the tipi's lodge poles...

Years ago, to make a muzzle cover for my .69 caliber musket, I took a tanned mink hide and lined it with pillow ticking, then I fitted it to cover the top length of the firearm... It looked like a mink was laying on the end of my barrel, it's little legs were even dangling... :haha:

Everyone join in and post some rambling thoughts...
(just for fun)

 

Musketman, what's a fellow in Andover Ohio doing wearing around Blackfoot beadwork? I do like to use those leather cappers though, they work really well and make good givaway trinkets.

 

[musketman]

Musketman, what's a fellow in Andover Ohio doing wearing around Blackfoot beadwork?

I get the Blackfoot from my mothers side of my family, they (my grandparents) left the west and headed east in search for jobs in the 1920's... Finally setteling in Connellsville, PA.

According to my mom, she is full blooded Blackfoot, that should make me close to 1/2...

My father was English and Dutch, this is where the beard came from in my picture...

Lots of people has some Indian in them, don't they?

 

[musketman]

Since this is a NO TOPIC post, I can't stray off topic... ::

I had an observation the other day, I found it to be quite ironic...

I work in a rubber factory, 70% of the work force there are Amish, they are a wouderful class of people and very hard workers...

I got to know my fellow Amish workers quit well, they are steep in tradition and the old ways of doing things...

Having said that, what do you think their choice of muzzleloaders are?

The Amish I work with prefer in-lines... :shocking:

Go figure...

 

[Rancocas]

There is an Amish family that comes down to the Alvin York Shoot in TN. every spring. They are from Ohio, and they hire a van and a driver to bring them down each year.
The rules of this shooting match call for traditional style rifles with open, fixed sights, and round ball only, although the guns can be either flintlock or percussion.
There are about 3 Amish men who compete in the shoot, and they all use percussion longrifles. They are pretty good shots, too!
I hunt a friend's farm in Kentucky. His neighbors are Amish. One year I saw a couple of the Amish women sitting up in a tree stand, hunting deer. They were wearing their typical long, dark dresses. I was too far away to see what kind of firearm they had.
My friend has complained to the Amish farmer because several times the Amish man's horses have gotten out of their pasture and into my friend's garden.

Rambling on - spring turkey is not far off now. My tightest shooting modern shotgun is an old 12ga. single shot. It throws better than a 75% pattern at 40 yds. It is my prefered turkey gun. However, this year I want to give my .62 Wilson Chief's grade trade fusil a good tryout on the big birds. I sometimes use this gun, with a load of #6's, on squirrels. I'll have the whole month of March to experiment and find the best turkey load with this fusil.

I've never used a turkey decoy before, but I did recently buy one at Wallyworld. I got a standing hen decoy. It will add a new twist to my turkey hunting.

Meanwhile, I have to get my boat and fishing gear ready for spring!

 

[Rocky Johnson]

My ancestors came to Michigan from New York state and I was told that I had a Great Grand mother that was indian, more than one great. There are Amish in Michigan have strange customs, to me anyway, like pulling a boat and motor behind a horse and buggy. Rocky /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[AgesofDays]

why is it that native americans dont /cant grow beards? ::

 

[Stumpkiller]

They're farther along the evolutionary trail than us naked apes.

 

[musketman]

why is it that native americans dont /cant grow beards? ::

They do, you should see my sister's... :haha:

I have seen Native Americans with moustaches before...

Historically:
Satank, (Sitting Bear) a Kiowa indian chief of the Society of the Ten Bravest, wore a moustache...

He was arrested at the age of 69 while leading raids into Texas and was shot trying to escape, killing one of the two guards...

 

[Deadeye]

Hey, Musketman, if you work in a rubber factory, why didn't you just put a rubber over the end of your barrel? Just wondering. :: :haha: :haha:

 

[gordy]

There are many folks that have some Native American blood.Those of us that can't meet the quota set by the BIA and or that set by some of the tribes(nations) are Matis,May-Tee.There are several groups both here and in Canada. The only group of Matis that are accepted by either the USA or Canada,are the Red River Matis of Canada. We have been working for many years to have the U.S.Goverment acept the Matis as a unique group.Also contrary to popular belief there were a few tribes that sported beards.The Mandans being one.Even skin tone varied from near white to very dark.Blue or hazel eyes were another trait not all that uncommon.Most,but not all, usually had little body hair My Father who carried considerble Mohawk blood had nearly no body hair,and couldn't grow facial hair.My Granfather on my Mothers side was Cree and always had a tash.If any of You are interested in the Matis there are several sites to check out. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gifGordy

 

[musketman]

Hey, Musketman, if you work in a rubber factory, why didn't you just put a rubber over the end of your barrel? Just wondering. :: :haha: :haha:

'Cus I work with rubber, not laytex... :winking:

 

[No Powder]

You know Musketman they use rubber bullets to break up riots. I wonder your smoothbore, rubber round balls---------
and ping pong paddles. The paddles is to smack them balls down on the return trip. :shocking:

 

[musketman]

You know Musketman they use rubber bullets to break up riots. I wonder your smoothbore, rubber round balls---------
and ping pong paddles. The paddles is to smack them balls down on the return trip.

Question is: Who is going to be at the paddle end? :haha: ::

 

[TwoShadows]

Deer Mousekeetman,
My frens is all Pouille Fousse' and Brie. Ah am Mad Dog and Velveeta. Whut dew u suggest?
Sin seerly,
TewShadders

 

[musketman]

Whut dew u suggest? TewShadders

Hows 'bout a group of us fellers fill a bunch of muskets up with paint balls and high tail it to vegas, to paint-ball hunt them thar nekid womens? :: :winking:

(no offence ment to our female members, I was just making light of last summer's events)