What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[pacanis]

Took the Indian Trade Musket out back and shot off the bench at 50yds.
They were all over. More than I expected shooting off a rest. But since my Fusil De Chasse needs a PRB to be accurate at 50, it was kind of expected with this smoothie.
It was nice to go shooting again though. I'm really happy with the performance of the lock.

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

Shot a cup of iced coffee from McDonald's that had sugar in it that wasn't supposed to be there. Sploded nicely.

 

[Piquant]

I shot my Tradition's 50 cal Kentucky rifle this morning at the range. I fine it shoots very well for a kit build. It was a damp and foggy morning but still enjoyable.

 

[SciAggie]

Went to an Organized shoot today and had a blast. I only dry balled once, lol.

 

[tgfrench]

Started making more percussion caps. I figure 250 will be enough for a bit.

 

[chorizo]

Shot a cup of iced coffee from McDonald's that had sugar in it that wasn't supposed to be there. Sploded nicely.

That damn sugar will make it explode every time! Worse than tannerite.

I reinforced a Renegade stock and mounted my 24" 54 cal barrel in it, so now both my 24" barrels are in Renegade style stocks. This frees up a WMC stock for a 54 cal 22" 1:32 twist barrel that is on its way back from Mr. Hoyt. I am hoping to shoot a 450 gr plains bullet out of it.

I have a Renegade barrel I picked up cheap that I draw filed and reblued. Looks phenomenal, but waiting on a lube gun to come in as the barrel has a stuck conical in it and my old lube gun pooped the bed. A new 10,000 psi gun arrives tomorrow. I will pop the bullet out and off to Hoyt it goes for a bore out to 58 cal 1:32 twist and a trim job to 22" By all calculations it should shoot the 440gr REAL bullet nicely and that gun will be a nice light 6.5lb carbine to pack around. Ballistics attached below for the 58 cal 440 REAL.

Just waiting on the weather to break...11 straight days of having snow so far, broke an 1892 record for the #2 spot...Damn Global warming. Now we have a week of heavy rain coming from a huge water tap from the Pacific. At least it will bring the temps finally back to near normal in the 50's. Just need a break to go work up accuracy loads on these carbines.

Starting to get stir crazy.

 

[oldwood]

Scratch building a salvaged walnut stocked smooth bore long rifle. The forearm of the longrifle stock was detached and MIA , at the entry r/r pipe due to a large knot. Cut the forearm on 45 deg. angle , behind the knot , and epoxied a new forearm onto the existing butt stock's lower forearm. Inlet and pin the new smooth bore barrel. Install the flintlock , upper r/r pipes. Inlet the trigger , and plate. Measured the length of pull , and band sawed the butt to length. Now comes the fun. The walnut butt stock is the hardest piece of burl I've ever worked. My Nicholson cabinet rasps , skid across the surface of the stock like trying to scratch a rock , and have little effect at removing wood. Drew guide lines , and center lines on the wood , and broke out the nasty 26,000 rpm die grinder , with a rotary wood rasp bit. The walnut sawdust flew , and an early Lancaster butt stock appeared. Best example of extreme black walnut burl I've ever seen. The process continues another day.. ...........oldwood

 

[aussie pete]

Scratch building a salvaged walnut stocked smooth bore long rifle. The forearm of the longrifle stock was detached and MIA , at the entry r/r pipe due to a large knot. Cut the forearm on 45 deg. angle , behind the knot , and epoxied a new forearm onto the existing butt stock's lower forearm. Inlet and pin the new smooth bore barrel. Install the flintlock , upper r/r pipes. Inlet the trigger , and plate. Measured the length of pull , and band sawed the butt to length. Now comes the fun. The walnut butt stock is the hardest piece of burl I've ever worked. My Nicholson cabinet rasps , skid across the surface of the stock like trying to scratch a rock , and have little effect at removing wood. Drew guide lines , and center lines on the wood , and broke out the nasty 26,000 rpm die grinder , with a rotary wood rasp bit. The walnut sawdust flew , and an early Lancaster butt stock appeared. Best example of extreme black walnut burl I've ever seen. The process continues another day.. ...........oldwood

And ... An image, kind sir?

Kindest regards, Pete

 

[cal.43]

had been shooting with the flintlock at the club, man everything was horrible, my shooting, the weather.
I need to practice more.

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

Since with are having a "blizzard" today, I decided to shoot a soda can. T/C Hawken .50 with .45 caliber Hornday XTP in a "wooden shoe" atop 70 grains of Old Eynsford 3f powder. Range about 25 yards (so as to be able to see the target, dontcha know). Didn't expect the snow to affect the strike of the round at this short range and I was right. This isn't really a blizzard by Wisconsin standards, but some of you folks down South might consider it so by your own standards.

 

[TDM]

Definitely a blizzard by my standards @Dale Allen Raby.

 

[Grenadier1758]

Prepping for my gun club's first match of the season. It's their rendezvous match so I need to fill my shooting bag, lubricate the lock on my rifle and get prepared. I'm making a couple of turned powder measures to have a fixed measure in my pouch.

 

[aussie pete]

Since with are having a "blizzard" today, I decided to shoot a soda can. T/C Hawken .50 with .45 caliber Hornday XTP in a "wooden shoe" atop 70 grains of Old Eynsford 3f powder. Range about 25 yards (so as to be able to see the target, dontcha know). Didn't expect the snow to affect the strike of the round at this short range and I was right. This isn't really a blizzard by Wisconsin standards, but some of you folks down South might consider it so by your own standards.

Good morning! Nice shooting. That's a catastrophic weather event where I'm at!

Pete

 

[jco3d]

Working on my stock for my Kibler 54 Colonial rifle and casting some lead.

 

[Crazdgunman]

Ordered a new Investarms Gemmer Hawken, percussion, in .54 caliber.

 

[TDM]

Received shipping notification on my Trade Gun kit. No tracking yet.

 

[painter]

Went to the range and made smoke with my Kibler SMR. I had a long story to tell, but my effin' computer keeps messing with me, and I'm not going to type it again.

I had fun.

 

[Rob M.]

Worked on my NW gun , slimmed it down , refined the mortices , started a ramrod , threaded tip on , started taper ...work on another NW gun , trigger set and pinned , LOP measured , marked then cut , formed the heal , rounded a bit ... cut out brass for two Carolina guns , two buttplates and two trigger guards , still in rough . Worked down buttplate , ground and filed , for the second NW gun and annealed it in the wood stove ....

 

[64Springer]

Worked on my NW gun , slimmed it down , refined the mortices , started a ramrod , threaded tip on , started taper ...work on another NW gun , trigger set and pinned , LOP measured , marked then cut , formed the heal , rounded a bit ... cut out brass for two Carolina guns , two buttplates and two trigger guards , still in rough . Worked down buttplate , ground and filed , for the second NW gun and annealed it in the wood stove ....

Slacker.

 

[Rob M.]

Slacker.

I know , I know .... meh. :/