What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[64Springer]

Golf ball barrel lamination parts coming together.

Currently .300 wall. Could go to .400 or bigger. But I hate hacksawing 2.25 inch steel pipe by hand.

And I'm thinking a turned black locust breech plug will work. It'll get a steel insert to hold the charge. I think.

Will use a 1/4 inch steel pin and cross pin it. Might make it removable so I can load powder from the breech end.

 

[wganz]

Just can’t quit.

Mailed in my N-SSA dues for 2024.

 

[TonyC]

Pulled the trigger on a Kibler SMR 40cal, Walnut.

 

[Iceman]

Giving rust bluing my first attempt.

Two year old Kibler SMR that I used Jax black on. After a few thousand shots it was looking pretty rough.
Spent he week sanding the part. Applied the LMF at 11:00 this mornin, now it’s a waiting game.

 

[jdw276]

Ran my last match of this year. 21 shooters, 4 admin and 2 guests observers. Gave out over $240 in meat prizes, shook lots of hands, received lots of smiles and several were disapointed with no December shoot. Over 50% increase over last year average number of shooters. 11 last year 17 this year.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Wife and I were out and about, and saw a real nice wooden carpenters tool box. She's going to give it to me for Xmas, will make a nice range shooting box at camp, and get rid of the plastic tool box. I'll just put a couple of dividers in it and it will hold all my stuff just fine.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Had a great time with friends at Yadkin Valley Longrifles and came in third place at our 50 yard off-hand club shoot. Many, many thanks for the great coaching from my friend and expert marksman Charlie B!

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Had a great time with friends at Yadkin Valley Longrifles and came in third place at our 50 yard off-hand club shoot. Many, many thanks for the great coaching from my friend and expert marksman Charlie B!

congrats to you

 

[Ohio Rusty]

Score !! I went to a gun show today and bought 8 bags of shotgun shells for $20. Probably 3/4 of them are the old paper cartridges and aren't much good. I bought them all as there is every shot size imaginable in those, most being 4's, 5's and 6's. When I need a shot charge, all I need to do is cut off the end of the shell and Voila !! A pre-measured shot charge that will go down the tube for my .54 smoothbore and 12 gauge SxS. I'll never need to buy any shot again.
Ohio Rusty ><>

 

[leadhoarder]

Had a great time with friends at Yadkin Valley Longrifles and came in third place at our 50 yard off-hand club shoot. Many, many thanks for the great coaching from my friend and expert marksman Charlie B!

Good shooting. The target is interesting though. Never seen one that encourages Texas heartshots.

 

[deerstalkert]

my old heart didn't want to get up this morning so i slept to 12:45 pm. finally got the pump going and went to the mailbox to pick up the .50 x 36" 15/16th barrel i forgot i bought! nice barrel.
now my pump says it's time to go back to bed.

 

[flatcreek]

Pulled the trigger on a Kibler SMR 40cal, Walnut.

40 cal, to small for deer to big for squirrel, but you'll love it. Very nice to shoot I have one and it shoots great.

 

[ORBushman]

40 cal, to small for deer

I've read plenty of stories where .40cal muzzleloaders adequately take deer all the time. Here in OR. .40 is our minimum for deer so, I know it gets it done.

 

[flatcreek]

I've read plenty of stories where .40cal muzzleloaders adequately take deer all the time. Here in OR. .40 is our minimum for deer so, I know it gets it done.

Love the 40 and I'm sure it will, I've seen 22LR kill deer. In N.J. 45 is the min. But N.J. has a lot of screwed up rules.

 

[ORBushman]

But N.J. has a lot of screwed up rules.

Oh, believe me, I understand! Oregon used to be .45 and was very glad that they came to their senses and lowered it. .50 minimum for Elk but, our Rosey's are big in body compared to the Rocky Mountain Elk and I wouldn't (personally) use less than a .54!

 

[BillinOregon]

I drove 40 miles each way to Abilene where a gun shop had one box of Hornady .570 round balls left on his shelf. Now I can shoot the Zouave.

 

[wiscoaster]

Building Traditions Trapper flintlock pistol kit.

 

[Greg Y]

Looked at a 170" buck with no tag in my pocket.

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Good shooting. The target is interesting though. Never seen one that encourages Texas heartshots.

lol. i had get my reading glasses out to see what a texas heart shot was on the target he shot. lol

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Looked at a 170" buck with no tag in my pocket. View attachment 270221View attachment 270221

wow that would tempt me. just being honest. lol i would probably miss him with all the shaking i would be doing lol. thanks for pics