What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Dutch7]

showed the grandkids how to make sparks with F&S, make flame with char and jute and finally how to refresh the char supply.
They enjoyed it but I fear the nostalgia is lost on them... the smallest liked whittling the plug for the char tin the best. Grandma was beside herself seeing the baby with a knife!

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Home sweet home for a few days. The little flag on the tent is Northwest Company.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Home sweet home for a few days. The little flag on the tent is Northwest Company.

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Nice camp, enjoy the solitude.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Time to burn some powder! Thanks.

 

[Daryl Crawford]

Just got back from a short backpacking trip in the Pinchot State Forest here in NE Pennsylvania. What does that have to do with muzzleloaders?
We were also scouting for a fall or winter squirrel hunt. Pack in, hunt around, move camp...we're thinking a 2 day hunt over 12 miles.

 

[BS]

Powder coated some bullets yesterday, shot some today.
Please don't argue the traditional aspect, just showing how they shoot.

My 7/8" x 27" Mountain Carbine, 1-30 twist DeHass barrel.

No cleaning between shots!

 

[Omahkapi'si]

As long as they work good you won’t get the blues.

 

[BackDraft]

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Powder coated some bullets yesterday, shot some today.
Please don't argue the traditional aspect, just showing how they shoot.
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No cleaning between shots!

So… could these be used at reenactments since they’re now safe “practice rounds”?!?

 

[pacanis]

Were those shot out of a Traditions?

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Breeze finally picked up.

 

[Terrier]

So… could these be used at reenactments since they’re now safe “practice rounds”?!?

I think they’d load up good in one of those blue pistols they use for practice!

Drawback might be not knowing when it was loaded…

 

[Ed C.]

I've been working on cleaning up an older .50 cal. Traditions with a 24" barrel for a friend. I cleaned up the rusty bore, replaced the bolster screw and nipple, cleaned and adjusted the lock and set trigger. We took it out and shot about 30 rounds with out having to clean between rounds. Patches looked perfect and the gun and or me ended up shooting about 3 1/2" groups at 50 yards. Some almost hole in hole shots. Now I know many people would consider that poor but I was very happy with it. The owner was ready to trash the gun and I think with load development and more familiarity with the gun it will do better. I honestly questioned if it even would get on paper.

 

[TDM]

My carved Woodsrunner came in today. Cherry wood and .50 cal.

 

[Polecat_Tom]

TDM, can't wait to see it finished.

 

[appalichian hunter]

My carved Woodsrunner came in today. Cherry wood and .50 cal.

How does it compare in person compared to the photos, thinking hard on one of these when I get back from a Wyoming hunt.

 

[TDM]

How does it compare in person compared to the photos, thinking hard on one of these when I get back from a Wyoming hunt.

I'm pleased, because I was wondering the same thing before it arrived. I think that as long as I do my part it should turn out nice.

 

[deerstalkert]

yesterday i finished fitting a .50 Sharon barrel to a TC stock i had laying around. finished waxing it today. fit some open sight's to it and they were so gosh awful bad i removed them and drilled and tapped the tang for a TC vernier rear sight. lucked out the dove tail in front just needed cleaned up a lick. put the TC matching globe on the front and this is the target at 50 yards off my bench at 92 degrees! the 2 in the 7 ring were pre adjustment.
another nice shooting .50. only wish it was a flintlock.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Named my camp Piikani camp since it’s near the reserve.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Playing with my 577 I won at Holts auction at present it’s a smooth bore big game rifle. Contemplating getting it oval bored or 6 grove riffling , no rush a similar one went at holts auction with 7 fine groves , but lapping the bore oval would still keep it looking original. However Holts felt the riffling was drilled out in the distant past, but is now round dead on 577 lapped smooth as a baby’s bum.

A similar one I lost had fine 7 groves

Happy today. Think I just won two more percussion guns at holts seals bid uk auction

My credit card is getting a hammering must be at £5k. At 80 I can live on the edge. Ha ha Love from
Joan and me uk

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

I'm looking to sell my Kibler .54 colonial smooth rifle, asking $1700 plus shipping. I hope to be at Kempton on the 29th, Saturday if it doesn't sell. Barrel has been coned, I've been able to shoot 3"-4" groups at 35yds. standing against a rest. never had a chance to shoot off a bench.