What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[pacanis]

It's a tough job but...

Shootin' the .50 is priority one tomorrow though. The winds are supposed to die down, too.

 

[Eric Krewson]

I finished coning my GM TC drop in barrel, I gave the barrel a red scotch bright treatment, the lands are shiny now but the grooves are still pretty rough.

What looks like chatter marks must be some light shadow, they aren't visible when I look down the barrel with a light, everything is polished.

This is after 50 passes with a red scotch bright pad, I changed pads every 10 strokes.

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

Went out to my "shooting porch" just after sundown and was greeted with this:

 

[nick_1]

So they finally tracked me down and mailed me the trophy from state championship in September. Pretty sure I was supposed to get maple syrup and sausage to go with it but the mailman must have been hungry also got a silver medal in the mail from last weeks biathlon shot the trapper a bit and only did so so but ending on a high note hitting my 50 yard 6" plate on the first try.

 

[Loja man]

Well, she's here.
She won't win the Wood of the Year pageant, but she's all mine

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So today I unboxed my new ML.

Looks like a Pedersoli Kentucky?

 

[pacanis]

Looks like a Pedersoli Kentucky?

Yes, it's the KY .32 I ordered last week

 

[smo]

Shot my smoothbore..

Then cleaned and lapped the bore with JB bore shine paste & 0000 steel wool wrapped around a nylon brush..100 strokes.

Then did another 50 strokes with a tight patched jag with JB applied.

Cleaned and applied Barricade inside & out & put away until the next time..

 

[64Springer]

I finished coning my GM TC drop in barrel, I gave the barrel a red scotch bright treatment, the lands are shiny now but the grooves are still pretty rough.

What looks like chatter marks must be some light shadow, they aren't visible when I look down the barrel with a light, everything is polished.

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This is after 50 passes with a red scotch bright pad, I changed pads every 10 strokes.

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That looks like every one of my .45 Jukar barrels.

1:66 full length chatter.

They still shoot surprisingly well though.

 

[skwerleater]

Well, she's here.
She won't win the Wood of the Year pageant, but she's all mine

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So today I unboxed my new ML.

That’s a nice looking rifle. I hope you enjoy it!!!!

 

[mpigott271]

Just Beautiful @mpigott271!

Thanks

 

[ernbar]

Removed the thick plastic coating on my Uberti Dragoon’s grips. Took 4 applications of stripper and lots of scraping to get that thick gunk off. I applied some walnut stain and boiled linseed oil that brought out the beautiful striping in the wood.

Before and after:

 

[wganz]

Really didn't 'do' anything other than open the door & drag stuff in the door.
New Lee lead pot, both books came in, and 'something' else for the daughter + spousal unit.

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

Posted an image of my newly polyurethaned food-color dyed powder measures here: Dyeing Deer-Antler Powder Measures with McCormick Food Coloring. I think they look OK.

 

[ernbar]

Anyone know what type of finish Uberti uses? This stuff is like a very thick laminated coating.

 

[flconch53]

Made some fire steels. Thanks LRB for the tip on brine. Worked fine

 

[aussie pete]

Removed the thick plastic coating on my Uberti Dragoon’s grips. Took 4 applications of stripper and lots of scraping to get that thick gunk off. I applied some walnut stain and boiled linseed oil that brought out the beautiful striping in the wood.

Before and after:

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Nice work on those grips, ernbar! A lot of finishes conceal the beauty below. You did good.

Pete

 

[64Springer]

JB Weld wood putty for the bed. Rolled into ropes and pressed in.

Lighting fixtures being transformed into H&R Handi UnMen style barrel/stock mounts. JB Kwik Weld to secure them. Drilled and tapped for 5/16-24 screws.

Tumbler and bridle inletted.

8/32 or 10/32 for the single lock plate screw? Hmmm...

 

[nick_1]

ran my biathlon course. six hits out of 9 shots. not sure what the distance is. it goes through two fields and the woods. stations 1,2 and 3 are at a little bit over 30 yards. station 4 is about 55 yards . had to take a better shot of the winning kit.

 

[19112tap]

Picked up four tin’s of CCI #11 cap’s today at Walmart on sale for $4.05 per tin.

 

[TDM]

Picked up four tin’s of CCI #11 cap’s today at Walmart on sale for $4.05 per tin.

Excellent deal.