What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[longcruise]

the rifle, guy's, the rifle!
never mind the shooting, i can barely see the front sight and have to guess where the target is!!
i was hoping someone could see where i went wrong on shaping the stock.
TDM, that bear grease really helps in some of my bores. i fired the last rifle 25 times with that lube smeared on the patch like butter on bread and the load slid down the bore almost as easy on the 25 as the first.
i used spit patches last outing and had a crud ring after 5 shots.
if you run out of that stuff let me know. i now have 10 pints of pure rendered fat.

I'm with @Terrier think it needs more drop at the comb. But maybe think real hard before you take advice from me.

 

[deerstalkert]

Hey deerstalkert. Do you like working on fitting butt plates? Just kidding!!

Good shooting!

Cheers, Pete

i can only work on a butt plate install when my warden is gone to town. the words i call those plates would make a sailor cringe. or so says the boss.

 

[duca]

Spent some time in the woods this morning, nice and cold. Came back to do chores and piddle in the shop. Mixed up some Ritz stain for the lantern wick strap that will go on the new powder horn.

That’s a great idea! I just ordered a roll of 1 1/2 … thanks for showing this TDM

 

[deerstalkert]

I'm with @Terrier think it needs more drop at the comb. But maybe think real hard before you take advice from me.

plain as day! maybe the thing slapped me harder than i thought!
natural cheek weld for me and i am looking over the front sight!
@Terrier, don't think i can do my best work with an angle grinder!
thanks to both you and longcruise.
guess maybe it may be time for me to take up basket weaving.
oh man! i just realized reforming that will mean refitting the butt plate!

 

[Buffalo Bones]

I worked on some river cane powder measures. These are cane sections with carved chokecherry twig stopper ends.

 

[EcoRover]

Took the Maple .45 SMR out to see how my latest sight filing would do. Perfect day for shooting. I also took the gloves off and used @deerstalkert ’s famous Bear oil lube plus I went to a .020 patch. The Bear lube worked great! At 25 yards she’s hitting pretty much dead on with a center hold. Unfortunately when I saw where it was hitting at 25 I knew I had filed just a little too much and sure enough it was hitting a little low at 50 with the same hold. So I played around with raising the front sight a little higher in the notch to correct. I don’t want to file the front sight, but I’ll figure something out. Then did some offhand shooting at my portable steel target. (If you notice holes in my steel target there from my oldest granddaughter blasting away at it with her 30-30 back in the spring!). Anyway I shot a bunch and enjoyed it, now the rifle is fit to enjoy on my woods walk course. Now to clean up.

Ah, you filed front sight and point of impact went down?

 

[Marplot]

Have a Woodsrunner .54. Great talk with Bree and she is setting me up with needed chemicals to work the stock. Extra Fancy, Carved. Never fired a flintlock, really even a percussion. At 80 years of age, always learning. Will be taking my time on finishing the kit.

 

[Marplot]

Decided not to shoot my old Belgian shotgun. Let the old warrior relax. Just a little cleaning is enough!

 

[EcoRover]

Decided not to shoot my old Belgian shotgun. Let the old warrior relax. Just a little cleaning is enough!

Wow, Marplot. What a piece that is.

 

[wiscoaster]

Finished Traditions Trapper flintlock pistol.

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...stol-kit-build-log.171998/page-4#post-2488479

 

[bpd303]

I have found that most of my cheek slappers had to do with the length of pull. However I can't remember if it's too long or too short.
Edit: I looked it up and the cheek slapper was a 54 cal Hatfield percussion gun. I gifted it to one of my officers and we figured it was a cheek slapper for me because the length of pull was too long. He was a little taller than I with longer arms and it never slapped him and he took some nice deer with it.
A link to that thread. Pictures of those guns had to be added at the end,
One of two Hatfields I received for my birthday

 

[Marplot]

Wow, Marplot. What a piece that is.

About two weeks ago My wife saw an antique gun show, and took me there. I saw this old shotgun. I liked it and the seller was asking $300. My wife also liked it and bought it for me. Proof marks and other clues indicate it was made in Liege around 1810. Had no idea about price and apparently we got lucky. Might be a name for it? "Luckey."

I don't plan to shoot the old gun, just clean it up and have a wall hanger for friends to fondle.

We have a few other guns collecting over the years. Howdah Pistol and a Jazail Camel Rifle. Never fired of any of these.

Always looking for fun and learning, I got into muzzleloader. Having a great time.

But got the fever and yesterday I ordered a kit from Kibler. Woods runner .54, extra fancy, carved. That I COULD fire! I love working with wood and refinishing antique furniture. So should be a fun project.

Pictures to come

 

[TDM]

More piddling in the shop. Started working on a powder horn strap. Measured, cut, and shaped the leather for the ends. Got one done, I’ll make a final measurement on the length and finish. I think the lamp wick is going to work well. Won’t be anything fancy, but it will be strong.

 

[Marplot]

double post, sorry

 

[user 31232]

More piddling in the shop. Started working on a powder horn strap. Measured, cut, and shaped the leather for the ends. Got one done, I’ll make a final measurement on the length and finish. I think the lamp wick is going to work well. Won’t be anything fancy, but it will be strong.

That's A fine horn!

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Installed a touchhole liner on my English fowler.

 

[Terrier]

More piddling in the shop. Started working on a powder horn strap. Measured, cut, and shaped the leather for the ends. Got one done, I’ll make a final measurement on the length and finish. I think the lamp wick is going to work well. Won’t be anything fancy, but it will be strong.

Man, that horn looks 150 years old already! Nice job.

 

[TDM]

Finished the strap and powder horn.

 

[TDM]

Thanks @Terrier!

 

[TDM]

That's A fine horn!

Thank you!