What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[oldschoolhunter55]

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.

Heart breaking to loose someone that means so much to you.wish you much peace

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

I just finished a rifle for, 'Sitting Fox Muzzleloader'. It's in the white.
38" 'C' wt. Colrain Barrel, .45 cal.
M4 Sugar Maple Stock
14" LOP
53.5" Total Length
9.9 pounds
Brass Furniture
RE Davis Continental Flintlock
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Dang thats nice

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

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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Good shooting

 

[cal.43]

had been at the club practice with the Le Page
25m off hand

 

[aussie pete]

had been at the club practice with the Le Page
25m off hand

I wouldn't be standing in front of you, no sir! Looks like a nice outing to achieve that target.

Pete

 

[TDM]

Installed on of Track’s taller rear sights on my .54 Woodsrunner. This was part # RS-SK-14. Of course it has to be cleaned up and shortened about an 1/8”, but I’m pleased with the look and the sight picture at the shoulder. I cut the V a little deeper already and I expect to cut it more for sighting it in. I also ordered # RS-FG-16T, it could be made to work but it’s better suited for a wider flat. I’m going to get the .54 dialed in first, then work with the new .45 SMR that has my homemade taller rear sight on it.

 

[64Springer]

Steel CVA Mountain Pistol trigger guard browned and inletted.

One pipe inletted and pinned.

Barrel has 24 hours of rust on it. Carded it with blue jean material. Rubbed salt water on it and hung it back up to keep rusting.

 

[Dale Lilly]

Just mailed a check for another 1851 Colt [this one originally sold by CVA]. My other was sold by Navy Arms. This one is a .36 caliber, my other is a .44. Anxious to make some smoke and whooomp. Dale

 

[Abarnes]

I finally took pictures of my traditions Kentucky that I re-finished

 

[aussie pete]

Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawken, 54 cal, sorted! Since making a nice rear peep, I filed the front sight down a bee's willy to bring the fall of shot up to where I like it when aimed at the rear junction of the front leg and body. At 50 metres I shot a slow timed 20 shot group using various positions, benched, standing rested post, sitting rested post, nothing off-hand - all positions that I would likely use in the field. This rifle has always shot well, and with its new sights confirms capability; with a load of 60gns FFG Wano, an over-powder wad and a .018 spit-patched 530 ball it will continue to bring home the venison.

Cheers, Pete

 

[oldwood]

Couldn't do a blessed thing , muzzleloading , again. Two Dr. appointments this week , again. Wife's last go round at the hospital ER centered around food poisoning from eating a fair food sub. sandwich. Thank God we don't like the same kind of food , or I might have been deficating straight blood , like she was when I rushed her to the hospital 3AM. Pa. has a special doe /bear season in two weeks. Guess I'll go to camp with my dependable .50 long rifle. Always sight it in , or rather ME in before hunting , but I'm goin' , sighted in , or not..

 

[TDM]

Good luck @oldwood, hope y’all get to feeling better.

 

[Secesh]

Began fitting the extra cylinder I ordered to my new Spiller & Burr revolver. Coming along very nicely.

 

[Ed C.]

Just piddling around and made this crude plastic muzzle protector from a small funnel. I greased the rod and filled the funnel with JB weld. If it holds up I'll make a new improved "pretty" model.

 

[user 31232]

Couldn't do a blessed thing , muzzleloading , again. Two Dr. appointments this week , again. Wife's last go round at the hospital ER centered around food poisoning from eating a fair food sub. sandwich. Thank God we don't like the same kind of food , or I might have been deficating straight blood , like she was when I rushed her to the hospital 3AM. Pa. has a special doe /bear season in two weeks. Guess I'll go to camp with my dependable .50 long rifle. Always sight it in , or rather ME in before hunting , but I'm goin' , sighted in , or not..

Take care to you both and good luck hunting!

 

[Ed C.]

had been at the club practice with the Le Page
25m off hand

Good shooting. That person id dead! Just funny how we can shoot everything but the bullseye!

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawken, 54 cal, sorted! Since making a nice rear peep, I filed the front sight down a bee's willy to bring the fall of shot up to where I like it when aimed at the rear junction of the front leg and body. At 50 metres I shot a slow timed 20 shot group using various positions, benched, standing rested post, sitting rested post, nothing off-hand - all positions that I would likely use in the field. This rifle has always shot well, and with its new sights confirms capability; with a load of 60gns FFG Wano, an over-powder wad and a .018 spit-patched 530 ball it will continue to bring home the venison.

Cheers, Pete

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thats what i call some good shooting

 

[64Springer]

All metal work is done and drowned in Ballistol.

Sure with the Dark Vintage Maple Trans-Tint would get here.

 

[TDM]

Cold front pushing through the evening, 70’s tomorrow and 40’s at night for a while. Getting stuff organized to do some shooting tomorrow. But I did do one quick project. Back last winter I traded some sections of River Cane to a guy on the ALR forum for some Salmon leather and it’s just been sitting and waiting. So I thought I’d make a small patch pouch just to see how the leather works. When I first received the leather it still had a slight fishy smell, but now it doesn’t. It works like any other thin leather and is very strong. And makes for an interesting pattern.

 

[tom_in_vt]

Cast some .50 and .54 maxi balls for hunting season. Also painted the front sight on two of my T/Cs.