What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Johnny Tremain]

Started the final thing Im doing to the 1860 Army. Took the finsh and stain off the grips. Tonight Ill dye it black, then reseal it. brown just didnt go with the rest of my stuff.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Built a powder horn that I will probably start engraving tomorrow.

 

[TDM]

I’m running out of accolades to say @PathfinderNC

 

[SciAggie]

Built a powder horn that I will probably start engraving tomorrow.

And now for the next week people will be checking the forum every 15 minutes to see when it’s posted for sale…

 

[Loja man]

Saw a couple of oldens at an antique store the other day.

 

[deerstalkert]

I took the Beast out for a spin, just to make sure we still understood each other. Two .54 round balls there from 40 yards in my west pasture. Now to find those dang hogs that are tearing up my farm!View attachment 180020

want help with those hogs?
hogs with my flinter is in number 2 spot on my bucket list. number one is a gator.
and i am running out of time

 

[deerstalkert]

For my birthday today, I went to a club match, I took 1st place in the woods walk event with my 40 cal flintlock. The best part of the day for me was cutting a playing card in half.

Happy birthday!

 

[deerstalkert]

today i scraped a 5/16 hickory rod down to fit the bore of my .30 flinter.
then epoxy and a pin. that is all.

 

[2 shots]

i just keep reading about what you guys did

 

[64Springer]

Final fitting of the lock/sear/trigger. Definite pucker time trying to determine which trigger surfaces need to be cut to allow for proper operation without introducing a floppy trigger.

Drill and tapped the lock plate for 10-32 screws. Waiting on a TOTW trade gun screw and pin set.

Deburred every lock part and sanded everything down. Ready for rusting.

She is now fully functional. The long road to stock shaping begins.

 

[Fisherking]

Last night I engraved a powder horn and today, I ran to get Rit dye and have stained the horn probably four times. It’s hardly taking the color. Grrr…

I also spent have the day reading old posts here as well. That part was good.

 

[cal.43]

put the old working horse to the range

 

[Walkabout]

I made a crude holster for my little NAA percussion revolver.

 

[PK]

Shot my Pedersoli .36 cal LePage. Cleaned up the tarnish from the German silver on my .45 cal Late Lancaster flintlock.

 

[64Springer]

Began squaring up the stock and flattening everything out. Stock nose cut.

Don't look at the fugly barrel tenons. I said don't look. Stop looking. Hot bee's wax will be applied after final assembly. It's a Christmas miracle that I got her pinned at all. Trying to drill a .094 hole through a .100 tenon is trying indeed. Glad it's over.

Will be cheating with the ramrod pipes. Yup! Screwed in through the bottom of the barrel channel. Millions of Spanish made rifles can't be wrong. A touch of Red Loctite and BAM! Never had one fail.

Sure could use that TOTW trade gun butt plate right about now. Get on it, Track.

 

[smo]

Poured a few .530 roundballs

 

[50calBoone]

And now for the next week people will be checking the forum every 15 minutes to see when it’s posted for sale…

yes i will

 

[Fisherking]

I shot my .54 today in the rain which was a new experience for me. The first two shots were perfect. Ten klatches and three pans of powder and an alcohol swab later, I finally got the third to go off… and flinched. No spark. I decided that shooting in the rain, isn’t a dream.

It was fun to get out though.

 

[64Springer]

Roughed in the stock.

One half of one wrist and one half of one lock panel roughed in. 20 swipes with a file. Followed by 15 minutes of staring at it. Trying to decide where the next 20 swipes will be.

Fore stock thinned. Couple of close calls. Overshooting the lines.

 

[Little Brother]

Happy to say I found some musket caps today at a local store.