What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Omahkapi'si]

Subscribed to the Tomahawk & Longrifle magazine.

 

[wiscoaster]

The squirrels have stayed out of range so far this season,

Plenty of squirrels around here, so many they're a real nuisance, unfortunately I'd be arrested if I tried to thin out their numbers here in town.

 

[Daytime Smoker]

If you really want to learn how to fit parts together and understand that little dance that goes on between several parts at once, buy a Traditions Kentucky pistol kit and learn how. For 230 bucks you can figure out how to rob Peter to pay Paul and determine exactly how much you need to steal to get the job done.

When folks say Traditions kits are junk, they're half right. Out of the box they're complete garbage. Poor inletting. Poor metal to wood fitment. Etc. But all of the parts are solid and 100% serviceable.

You just have to be ready to break out the chisels and files and remove some wood and metal.


Had to push the tang inlet down more than .100 inches so the barrel would make contact with the barrel channel. This in turn dropped the drum more than .100 inches.

Now the fun begins.

Removing material from the lock plate/bolster is a nonstarter. It would chew into the area of the bolster that houses the top of the mainspring.

Just have to grab the files and remove material from the bottom of the drum. Just enough so the tang, barrel and drum make contact at the same time. In this case, had to remove a tad more than .100 inches from the drum.

The only drawback to this kind of set-up, is you must remove the barrel in order to remove the lock. But it's worth it to have all the parts fitting together well.

That’s next on my list either a pistol kit or a rifle kit. I figure it’s better to start small and work my way up to something better than to screw up something high end off the bat. Plus, it would allow one to learn the craft a bit more and accrue more tools and possibly more colorful adjectives.

Anthony

 

[Ed C.]

Took me a while to get around to it....78 years, but I entered my first match today and had some lucky shots. I placed first in pistol and second in rifle. Big surprise for me.

 

[Iceman]

When to a meat shoot. Took my son. It doesn’t happen often, but I beat him!!!!
We got to shoot with some of our shooting friends.
I won one match. It was a pretty good day.

 

[ORBushman]

My mild OCD can't leave things that are wrong alone! Got both these .45cal pistols from TOTW with the rear sight on backwards. I took a brass punch and within 5min. had them flipped and facing the correct direction. Happier than a pig rubbin' up agin a fence post now!

 

[aussie pete]

Celebrated King Charlie's Birthday Holiday at the range this morning. Man, it's getting dry out here. Dryer to come, I expect.

I decided to do a test with the Parker Hale 58 this time, 500gn Lee minie paper patched versus same minie lubed with 80/20 beeswax and lard. The lubed jobbies won out this time, but I think I'll have a redo, given that shooting the paper patched, I found my point of aim wandering, resulting in vertical stringing- I'm thinking my fault for the larger group, not the musket's. I shot both groups seated at the bench, musket rested front and back, at 50 metres.

I shot twenty and recovered ten to go back into the pot - Score!

Cheers, Pete

 

[Terrier]

When to a meat shoot. Took my son. It doesn’t happen often, but I beat him!!!!
We got to shoot with some of our shooting friends.
I won one match. It was a pretty good day.
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Well, did you get any meat? What kind? Pictures!

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Made it to the gun range this morning. Really nice session with PRBs and Graf’s 2f, .018 pillow ticking and TOTW mink oil
In my .50 Renegade. Still getting used to peep sight and Lyman globe plus a 15 mph crosswind but not bad with aging eyes. Best stress reliever on the planet.

good shooting

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Celebrated King Charlie's Birthday Holiday at the range this morning. Man, it's getting dry out here. Dryer to come, I expect.

I decided to do a test with the Parker Hale 58 this time, 500gn Lee minie paper patched versus same minie lubed with 80/20 beeswax and lard. The lubed jobbies won out this time, but I think I'll have a redo, given that shooting the paper patched, I found my point of aim wandering, resulting in vertical stringing- I'm thinking my fault for the larger group, not the musket's. I shot both groups seated at the bench, musket rested front and back, at 50 metres.

I shot twenty and recovered ten to go back into the pot - Score!

Cheers, Pete

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looks like u had a great day

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Took me a while to get around to it....78 years, but I entered my first match today and had some lucky shots. I placed first in pistol and second in rifle. Big surprise for me.

sounds like you are doing some fine shooting

 

[deerstalkert]

came home from burying my 77 year old friend and cast some .30 conical bullets for my whatzit.
tomorrow i will give him a 21 shot salute.

 

[Iceman]

Well, did you get any meat? What kind? Pictures!

We didn’t stay for the awards, told one of our friends he could have it.
80 degree day in October in Michigan so one last afternoon of jet skiing and hanging out at the lake.

 

[Sir Boniface Harrison]

Retail Therapy! I saw this on the French 'Naturabuy' website (Ebay type thingy for Frenchies who are into guns). Having lost an auction for a similar thing yesterday - which I am now quite pleased about - I saw this. Incredibly cheap for what it is (by European standards). So I took the plunge, bought it and will receive it this coming Friday. Can't wait! Scroll down to see and enlarge the images, it isn't the Kentucky rifle advertised at the top of the page. To me it more resembles a true Hawken than the Investarm item I already have. Which will remain in my collection, however. Oh dear, I am starting to become a collector...
https://www.naturabuy.fr/carabine-jukar-45-poudre-noire-hawken-plains-rifle-item-10952109.html

 

[Old Sparky]

The engraving is done. I think the horn is ready for final finishing. I’m pretty happy with this one.

That is positively badass

 

[Hussar64]

Apparently we like a wad of tow behind the patched round ball.
.54 Kibler Colonial
.53 + .015 pillow ticking
70 grn 3f swiss
Magical wad of tow.
25 yds
Random target I had in the trunk.

 

[Sir Boniface Harrison]

Apparently we like a wad of tow behind the patched round ball.
.54 Kibler Colonial
.53 + .015 pillow ticking
70 grn 3f swiss
Magical wad of tow.
25 yds
Random target I had in the trunk.
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A very interesting target...

 

[BuffaloSoldier]

Just remember a "bad" day on the range beats sitting at home getting older!

 

[Rob M.]

Working on a " Fusil " " smoke pole " ....

 

[Banjoman]

Took the Traditions Kentucky out and shot some boxes. This was just very casual offhand plinking at close range.