What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[moose23]

Found some powder at a LGS. Paid $42 for a can of FFF Shuetzen! Ugh!!! Talked to another shop who has a shipment on the way…should arrive Wednesday

 

[ezekiel]

Spent all afternoon trying to get a turkey load for my 12 Peder s/s . still trying! Wish I would have kept my !0 ga. .

 

[charlieboy]

Took delivery of 15 lbs of powder!!!!!!!!

 

[mushka]

Helped a shooting buddy put together a kit rifle. I mostly gave him moral support and furnished tools. He did the actual work. A good way to spend an evening.

 

[mushka]

Received a revolver via Fed Ex from a fellow board member. Been a good day for black powder stuff at my house today.

 

[Mknight702]

Just back from shooting. I ended up with only 4 pigeons. Two problems, firstly, it turns out that the Brown Bess won't go off if you forget to put the powder charge in, secondly, I am sure they can hear me capping the sxs. Whilst I am loading they all flock round and sit in the trees above me, right up to the point I fit the caps when they vanish immediately.

 

[Okie Hog]

Cleaned my .54 Navy Arms Hawken rifle.

Fired the rifle yesterday at 50 yards. The rifle is capable of very good groups but the cross wind was blowing 15 mph and gusting to about 30 mph. After firing 15 rounds i gave it up. The best was three out of five shots in about a 1.5 inch group.

 

[Captndan]

Finished up loading cannon shots. Fired one off. That was so much fun I'm going to load up another round.

 

[TScottW99]

Finally got to shoot the Pedersoli 10 ga. SxS. Have some work to get a good Turkey pattern but having fun doing it

I also took my TC Hawken to try some round balls with the new powder I acquired. I love shooting that gun.

 

[dwarvenchef]

Tripped over my 30lb ingots of pure lead trying to figure out how to cut them down… again…

 

[ord sgt]

A (rare) warm day in February and a trip to the range to shoot a new m/ler. I think I need a thicker patch and then adjust the amount of powder. Poor grouping at present.

 

[deerstalkert]

Tripped over my 30lb ingots of pure lead trying to figure out how to cut them down… again…

have used sawzall, band saw, skil saw. and hand saw.

today i hardened a frizzen. musta worked . no spark before and good spark now. also reshaped it while i had it glowing.
polished a couple tumblers. getting parts ready to build the Tennessee Classic that Fedex finally delivered.
thought about soldering a underrib to my .32 whatzit but ran out of steam early today.

 

[dwarvenchef]

have used sawzall, band saw, skil saw. and hand saw.

Sawzall like to kick my nethers, didn’t get to far. Didn’t think of a hand saw for some reason…

 

[deerstalkert]

Sawzall like to kick my nethers, didn’t get to far. Didn’t think of a hand saw for some reason…

strap a jar of cream to your arm and you will have butter in no time!

i have suspended large bars and melted them into a 1lb mold with a propane torch

 

[TFoley]

Tried to make some GOOD bullets for my Whitworth - round ones, this time - using a mould recently acquired. Obviously there is a knack to doing it that I have yet to acquire - I cast sixty-seven bullets, of which twenty-three were good enough to size and, maybe tomorrow, get around to shooting. Practice makes perfect, and I've been practicing since the end of 1968..............................

 

[dwarvenchef]

strap a jar of cream to your arm and you will have butter in no time!

i have suspended large bars and melted them into a 1lb mold with a propane torch

Lol

And I have 20 gallon can full of propane ready to go… now where is that frigging burner…

 

[deerstalkert]

Tried to make some GOOD bullets for my Whitworth - round ones, this time - using a mould recently acquired. Obviously there is a knack to doing it that I have yet to acquire - I cast sixty-seven bullets, of which twenty-three were good enough to size and, maybe tomorrow, get around to shooting. Practice makes perfect, and I've been practicing since the end of 1968..............................

should have them perfect in say 2074?

 

[Loja man]

Bought a Joseph Egg SxS percussion shot gun for my brother!! Beautiful gun!!

 

[Africa58double]

Got the call my Custom made Possibles bag is completed. Kangaroo Edging leather on high quality leather…. Horse hair Entwined leather strap. Brass hardware,3 Pouches and still lays flat. All hand stitched.

 

[moose23]

I don’t know what’s more impressive, the bag or the horse drawing! Did you do that drawing?