Priming Horn and Small Tin Containers

[LSB]

The heat around here has been terrible lately. Even though I have my own shooting range here at my home, it has just been too hot and humid the last couple of weeks to do any shooting. Thought I would make some accessories that I have been thinking I needed. I made a small priming horn out of a horn tip I had. I flattened it, installed a 3 grain spout and a brass removable nut on the end to facilitate filling it. It holds approximately 200 grains of FFFG and the spout seems to function very well with FFFG since I don't want to mess around using FFFFG for priming. I also made a small metal tin out of a Sucrets box. You burn the Sucrets label off with a propane torch. Then sand with 1500 or 2000 grit sandpaper. I attached some decoration to the top with epoxy glue after bluing or browning the tin. The fish decorated box is blued and the fox decorated box is browned. I have used the fox decorated box for years and thus it has some obvious age to it. These are very useful for carrying prelubed patches or other small items in your shooting bag. These are easy items to make and add to the enjoyment and satisfaction of your shooting and your hunts reminding you of something you created on your own everytime you use them.

 

[User_Dan]

Cool, amazon also sells tons of small tin container, slide top, screw top, etc

 

[MountainSmoke]

Great work!

 

[Eutycus]

Are Sucrets still marketed in tin containers? I haven't seen any on the shelves in years. Heck, are they still even in business?

 

[LSB]

Great work!

Thank you.

 

[LSB]

Are Sucrets still marketed in tin containers? I haven't seen any on the shelves in years. Heck, are they still even in business?

Not sure. The metal Sucrets container I worked with last week was one I have had laying around for years.

 

[Crooked Creek]

There are several things still sold in tins. I sandblast them and then paint them with hammered finish paints. Looks like bluing and browning will be something I try now.

 

[Rifleman1776]

The fish decorated box

I have always had a fish on my rifles.

 

[rafterob]

My young years were spent in Pierre South Dakota, great area. But I do recall it offering the worst of both climate extremes. 105 in the summer and 30 below in the winter. We moved to Minnesota where it didn't get quite that hot.

 

[LSB]

My young years were spent in Pierre South Dakota, great area. But I do recall it offering the worst of both climate extremes. 105 in the summer and 30 below in the winter. We moved to Minnesota where it didn't get quite that hot.

Pierre does tend to be a bit extreme. I remember salmon fishing there a few years ago and it was 115 degrees. The guy who supplied the boat and the downriggers finally said he had all the fun he could stand and we left the river for some shade and some ice cold beer. However, we did catch some nice salmon and lake trout in the 6 to 10 pound range before we became medium rare to well done. Great place to fish and hunt Canada Geese.

 

[Eutycus]

There are several things still sold in tins. I sandblast them and then paint them with hammered finish paints. Looks like bluing and browning will be something I try now.

Do you mean like the "cold blue" you use on guns?

 

[toot]

nice.

 

[1971fx]

I've put tins in the wood stove to remove the paint it puts a nice finish on them

 

[ohio ramrod]

I find the shoe polish tins with the little lever on the side to help take off the lid works great for small items.

 

[Crooked Creek]

Do you mean like the "cold blue" you use on guns?

I was thinking of trying the Birchwood Casey Perma-Blue and the Plum Brown.

 

[Polecat_Tom]

Good idea and looks good.

 

[LSB]

nice.

Thanks.

 

[LSB]

Good idea and looks good.

Thanks.

 

[LSB]

I've put tins in the wood stove to remove the paint it puts a nice finish on themView attachment 152127

Looks pretty good. I love the tire ashtray in your picture. My dad had one when I was a kid.

 

[LSB]

Do you mean like the "cold blue" you use on guns?

Yes-PermaBlue and Plum Brown.

Do you mean like the "cold blue" you use on guns?