What did you do today

[smo]

We’re in a GMC 2500 now, she uses a small step stool getting in and out… She picks it up with the crooked end of her walking cane… if I’m not around.

 

[old iron]

Our second day of model T tour was from Granrsville Maryland to Confluence Pa
Visited Mt Davis highest point in Pa
And Wagner’s maple sugar camp and Comptons flour mill, mr Compton said his great grandfather built Compton flintlock and he said he had two

 

[old iron]

 

[old iron]

Mill was in operation from 1872-1932

 

[old iron]

This is a part of Vagabond tour Henry Ford did in 1918 and again in 1921 mines the 1922 just left of sign

 

[Omahkapi'si]

At the range this afternoon. I don't see people there often, but today there was another guy who I see once in awhile. We were chatting about things in general.

THIS IS WHY PAYING ATTENTION IS IMPORTANT WITH OUR MUZZLEOADERS.

Powder down the barrel, patch & ball. start it, finish it and ready to go. "Hey he says, have you been to Cabelas lately?"....and we start chatting. Then back to my rifle....powder, patch & ball...hmmmm can't get the ramrod down properly......oh crap.

Anyhow, got the 2nd ball pulled, most of the patch came out....the first ball started to come apart on the end of the puller so just shot it out. Now most people would notice the ramrod not going in like it's supposed to but what if I was still talking and not paying attention to that either? I don't know what shooting a double charge and 2 balls would do and never want to find out.

Be careful out there! I will stay focused properly from now on. Never done that before and never again.

 

[Terry Lightle]

Ordered stuff for my 32 squirrel gun from Muzzleloader Builders Supply

 

[old iron]

I did the same thing and a fellow said I’ll get it ou all he did was fire it said he had fired several with no problem

 

[Omahkapi'si]

I did the same thing and a fellow said I’ll get it ou all he did was fire it said he had fired several with no problem

Really? I would not have thought that but maybe it works....I don't think I want to try it!

 

[Griz44Mag]

At the range this afternoon. I don't see people there often, but today there was another guy who I see once in awhile. We were chatting about things in general.

THIS IS WHY PAYING ATTENTION IS IMPORTANT WITH OUR MUZZLEOADERS.

Powder down the barrel, patch & ball. start it, finish it and ready to go. "Hey he says, have you been to Cabelas lately?"....and we start chatting. Then back to my rifle....powder, patch & ball...hmmmm can't get the ramrod down properly......oh crap.

Anyhow, got the 2nd ball pulled, most of the patch came out....the first ball started to come apart on the end of the puller so just shot it out. Now most people would notice the ramrod not going in like it's supposed to but what if I was still talking and not paying attention to that either? I don't know what shooting a double charge and 2 balls would do and never want to find out.

Be careful out there! I will stay focused properly from now on. Never done that before and never again.

Like you - the range conversations can be very distracting. But that's when I get to meet with and see most of the folks I like to shoot with.
I have a solid regime of loading that helps keep things like that to a bare minimum.
Everything lays on the left side of the bench or stand.
When powder sets loaded - the powder measure goes to the right side of the bench.
When a ball gets started - the starter or rod (depends on what I'm loading) goes tot he right side of the bench.
As soon as the shot is fired - everything I used goes back to the left side of the bench.
It helps keep things orderly and in the right order.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Agreed, a routine is best. I rarely see anyone else at the range but need to establish something similar for those situations.

 

[Treestalker]

I have to live trap the pests and release them to a new home. Hauling off the seventh squirrel this year today.

If you eat them they never come back...

 

[Grenadier1758]

The pests I release have to cross a wide river and an interstate highway to get back to my house, but @Treestalker has a valid point.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Installed a new vise. Also received the drill bits, taps and countersink I needed from McMaster Carr.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Started working on my Cherry Kibler Colonial LR stock today Got on the toe plate on and mounted a brass plate to the end of the wood Patch box lid. I will do some designs to carve into the lid tomorrow.

 

[old iron]

Installed a new vise. Also received the drill bits, taps and countersink I needed from McMaster Carr.

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Those are a very handy vise

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

At the range this afternoon. I don't see people there often, but today there was another guy who I see once in awhile. We were chatting about things in general.

THIS IS WHY PAYING ATTENTION IS IMPORTANT WITH OUR MUZZLEOADERS.

Powder down the barrel, patch & ball. start it, finish it and ready to go. "Hey he says, have you been to Cabelas lately?"....and we start chatting. Then back to my rifle....powder, patch & ball...hmmmm can't get the ramrod down properly......oh crap.

Anyhow, got the 2nd ball pulled, most of the patch came out....the first ball started to come apart on the end of the puller so just shot it out. Now most people would notice the ramrod not going in like it's supposed to but what if I was still talking and not paying attention to that either? I don't know what shooting a double charge and 2 balls would do and never want to find out.

Be careful out there! I will stay focused properly from now on. Never done that before and never again.

You can shoot 2 balls out of muzzle loader. I've done it before. It kicks a lot harder.

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

Our family visited the Graceland Mansion in Memphis,Tennessee before heading over to Dallas, Texas last week. Elvis' house and surrounding grounds was a pretty neat place to visit.

 

[TFoley]

TFoley, here is a little video of one my instruments. The tune is by O'Carolan, "Planxty Fanny Powers"

Wonderful stuff!!! Thank you! I have this by the group, Planxty, on vinyl - how cool is that? Loving the quilt, too.

 

[TFoley]

I'm just loading up the old jalopy with gear to go and shoot my new-to-me Parker-Hale Whitworth rifle - if you recall, last week I busted a nipple putting it back in, turns out it had a deep and invisible flaw...I also posted about getting the wrong thread replacement, so I cannibalised another P-H rifle to let me shoot this one [see percussion rifle thread].

Today, it's the last of my 'forgotten stash' of .451cal bullets in two weights - 485gr and 535gr. We'll see just how they do with a moderate load of just 70gr of Swiss #2.

Watch this space - I'll be back.

For reference -

Old jalopy -

Whitworth rifle.....

Me -