Using a powder horn

[crockett]

No one has mentioned this- so I will. They were not very common but a few horns were turned into horn flasks by putting a flask head on the horn. Looks just like a regular powder horn but with the flask head on the tip. If you are worried about the peg not adequately sealing the horn, etc- you could consider a flask horn. Some really cheap horns have a peg with a taper that is too abrupt and doesn't fit in the drilled hole just right but any good horn should not be a problem. Worked fine for hundreds of years. :wink:

 

[Rifleman1776]

I truly believe that all horn stoppers should be independent and not attached by a string, cord leather or what have you.This makes and force's the user more aware of a stopper needed in their horn, especially when they have to hold that stopper in their other hand, teeth etc. _

I strongly agree and second those words.
I use a simple whittled wood plug that I pull with my teeth. Being in my mouth it is not hard to remember to replace that plug.

 

[Rifleman1776]

No one has mentioned this- so I will. They were not very common but a few horns were turned into horn flasks by putting a flask head on the horn. Looks just like a regular powder horn but with the flask head on the tip. If you are worried about the peg not adequately sealing the horn, etc- you could consider a flask horn. Some really cheap horns have a peg with a taper that is too abrupt and doesn't fit in the drilled hole just right but any good horn should not be a problem. Worked fine for hundreds of years. :wink:

I have one of those 'flask horns' I bought very early on in the ml shooting game. Got from DGW. It hasn't been used in 35 years. It is hanging above my head with my other horns. (probably should check to see if it has powder in it. :redface: )