What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[BS2366]

Yesterday I looked for a 12g or 10g barrel for a CVA or TC Hawken. Or possibly an entire firearm if it's a good deal.

Is it possible to bore a rifle barrel out to a 12g? Would it have enough wall to be safe?

 

[Kansas Jake]

Most modern muzzleloader rifle barrels would not be thick enough to go to 12 gauge. Even 20 gauge might be iffy.

 

[BS2366]

Most modern muzzleloader rifle barrels would not be thick enough to go to 12 gauge. Even 20 gauge might be iffy.

What are these CVA shotgun barrels I have seen that the first 1/4 are hexagon then transition to a round barrel?

 

[nick_1]

Breakfast

 

[SOLANCO]

Drawing up specs for the stone yard. Want a healthy piece to mortar on top of my stone wall. With a hole drilled in the top. Will mount my swivel gun on it for the 4th and other special occasions, including those which I invent.
Thinking the hole should be over sized so that I can sleeve it with a bit of iron pipe threaded for a cap.

 

[rkg1]

Started cleaning up the brass on the first Kibler kit I need to assemble.

 

[pacanis]

I ordered a 0.60 mould from TOTW along with a new ramrod to replace the flimsy one that came with my trade gun.

 

[painter]

Did the flintlock conversion on my Pedersoli.

 

[TDM]

Still back home for another day or so. My Wife and went antiquing. There was a shop that had a NY Manufacturing .36 bullet mold for a rb and conical. They had a $100 tag on it last time I went there in December, was going try and negotiate the price down but it was gone. But they still had an older, reproduction powder flask that I had looked at before for $80. I was able to buy it for $50. It’s in drams, 3, 3 1/4, 3 1/2, 3 3/4, & 4. They also had a box of old table knives, silver plate. I bought 3 old, heavy ones that believe have bone handles. I’ll try to make a patch knife out of one. They were .50 cents each!

 

[painter]

Nice finds TDM!

 

[oldwood]

Working on a smooth long rifle butt stock , Measured my length of pull , marked it , and took the band saw to the stock. Continued to shape the butt stock . The burl in the butt of this stock is nearly the hardest wood I've ever worked. Wish I could take the die grinder to it , but too afraid to screw the stock up. No guts ,no glory. Patients , patients.

 

[oldwood]

Fixed a guy's ramrod tip.

 

[pacanis]

Nice haul, @TDM

I just put another spot of superglue gel in the ramrod tunnel. The first application apparently soaked into the wood or spread out.
I also reworked the sear a little on the trade gun. It was putting more pressure on the tumbler the more the trigger was pulled back. So the pull is smoother yet, but it still has too far to travel to break. Kind of a nice safety measure IMO. It's not a target gun.

 

[SciAggie]

Loading all the gear I need to go to the Frost on the Cactus shoot tomorrow. This will be the first organized shoot I’ve attended in a long while. Looking for to it.

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

Worked on a video project to post on the BPMS Channel soon....

 

[Forester]

I went to the Log Cabin shop in Lodi Oh today. This was my first, but not my last visit. Found a nice 31 cal 3/4" X 42" Rice barrel for a shaped stock that I have had for many years. I also picked up a main spring vise, a patch knife blade, and a used 535 Lyman round ball mould. This will keep me busy after I finish my Kibler 58 Kit.

 

[deerstalkert]

shot the March postal match. have been filing the front sight trying to raise poi. finally got disgusted with that and replaced it with a sliver sized front sight.
what a tremendous difference! bottle on the right was with the old sight. bottle on left was with the new sight. all else was the same.

 

[45man]

I was given an old and rusty Traditions .45 and since I hate to scrap it, I am going to take it to a .50. I am going to make a drill, reamer and rifling jig.
Stay tuned as I might have a tomato stake free.

 

[64Springer]

I was given an old and rusty Traditions .45 and since I hate to scrap it, I am going to take it to a .50. I am going to make a drill, reamer and rifling jig.
Stay tuned as I might have a tomato stake free.

In keeping with rule #47... Pictures to showcase your progress is mandatory.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Ha ha. I made three wall hangers or rather inert rifles , nearly finished but why three because I bought a big chunk of walnut for £53 I’m made trigger guard today. Really needed a casting from USA but settled for brass and a bit of solder, don’t get me wrong just needed a touch or fire hole and they become alive but then I need a fire arms certificate , just a bit of winter fun. Total cost for the three £240