What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[SOLANCO]

Firmly committed to buying the Kibler kit. On the Kibler website, there's a list of tools, to include a bench vise. That meant I needed a bench, so I bought one at Harbor Freight and just finished putting it together. Will work on figuring out the vise tomorrow, since the holes don't line up.

Sometimes you will do better checking Craigslist with search expanded to nearby areas. My CL workbench would accommodate a VW beetle and my CL woodstove was 20 years old but had never been installed or burned. Costs were small fractions of replacement.

 

[SOLANCO]

My Sons of Confederate Veterans camp, along with 2 other camps and members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, honored three Confederate soldiers that are buried at the Bethany Methodist Church cemetery in Ceres, Bland County, Virginia. We placed Crosses of Honor at their graves, followed by a rifle salute.

You are in God's country.

 

[TDM]

Not in the vocabulary today. definitely stronger! kindest thing said today was by my Loving Lass. something about an "old fool".

That’s among the terms my Loving Lass says to me too. Or, I just get the stare….

 

[SOLANCO]

That’s among the terms my Loving Lass says to me too. Or, I just get the stare….

Beats the mortal hell out of the silent treatment. Turns out she can be silent longer than I can tolerate it!

 

[TDM]

Beats the mortal hell out of the silent treatment. Turns out she can be silent longer than I can tolerate it!

They really do have that down pat.

 

[SOLANCO]

They really do have that down pat.

Ever really listen to two or more friendly women talking? Look up "core dump" on wiki.

 

[TDM]

Ever really listen to two or more friendly women talking? Look up "core dump" on wiki.

Ha! I did look it up. The shoe fits.

 

[Jim K]

Finished coning the muzzle on my Crockett this morning using Joe Woods tool. I’m anxious to try it out.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Finishing up my SMR trigger guard and butt plate, being iron takes a little longer than brass!

 

[BillyC]

Finished sighting in my grandsons SMR. This target is 50 yards, resting the forestock on a bag simulating resting over a log.

 

[deerstalkert]

sallied forth once again to slay that dragon, my .30whatsit flintlock.
this morning i found an old shirt that the cotton cloth was a very tight weave and measured at .018. punched out some patches and lubed them with bear grease.
the patches were so tight with my .290 balls that i had to hammer the short starter to get them down the dragons throat.
40g of fff and it shot two shots to the bulls eye at 25 yards with the sights covering the bull. going to leave the sights as is and shoot a 10 round string as soon as my parole is granted by the warden.
no dry ball today!

 

[jiedgar]

Shot my Kibler Colonial for the first time. 12+ shots no missfires
Wife, son and his wife all shot too. Made for a nice mid day.

 

[deerstalkert]

got chased off my shooting range once again. stopped shooting for lunch and the freeloaders took over.

 

[Loja man]

got chased off my shooting range once again. stopped shooting for lunch and the freeloaders took over.View attachment 222049

I like it when dinner shows up!!

 

[Rob M.]

Finished bedding a barrel for the latest build , Fusil fe Chasse , and then inlet / bed the breech plug/ tang .... Start the ramrod channel and hole tomorrow

 

[BackDraft]

That’s among the terms my Loving Lass says to me too. Or, I just get the stare….

Mine calls me “nightmare“, to which I reply, “Still makes me the man of your dreams!”.

 

[45man]

I started reaming the barrel today, seems to be scraping OK. I just cut a pile of paper shims.

 

[Ed C.]

Installed an action shield on my 1851 Navy and packed it with Mobil 1 synthetic grease.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Finally got to do some horn engraving. After five hours and my upper arm starts aching!

 

[Dave Markowitz]

Made up combustible cartridges for my .44 caliber percussion revolvers. 30 fit nicely in an Altoids tin.