What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[bpd303]

Yep... the Franken 50 really does look good with the bright barrel, which looks more authentic to me.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Off to winter camp early tomorrow, hope to have tent up by 9am and hot coffee on the fire.

 

[WALT53]

Off to winter camp early tomorrow, hope to have tent up by 9am and hot coffee on the fire.

Good luck .

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

Went to the Club this morning having been off the air for nearly three weeks with the Flu. Not Covid, worse.
Shot the Zouave for the first time since I had the rear sight replaced.
6" high at 50 mtrs. Wont be far off at 100.

 

[Marplot]

Busy day, yesterday! Received my Woodsrunner from Kibler and agreed to buy "Original Rare Jaeger, ready for another century of shooting."

Here are my beginning on Woodsrunner and picture (from the seller) of the Jaeger.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Todays lesson: Designing decorative elements on a horn can take hours, and sometimes the design ideas just don’t work.
I had envisioned a woodcut type hunting scene on this horn, and the execution would not have been too hard, but the image just fails for this horn. Perhaps on a flat horn?
So, after a few hours of trial and error I decided not to fight with forcing this design to work on this horn and try something else.
That’s how we roll.

 

[Terrier]

Busy day, yesterday! Received my Woodsrunner from Kibler and agreed to buy "Original Rare Jaeger, ready for another century of shooting."

Here are my beginning on Woodsrunner and picture (from the seller) of the Jaeger.

You’re lucky you aren’t plagued by porch pirates. They don’t seem to be a problem around me, but the news shows them running wild in other places.

 

[Terrier]

Todays lesson: Designing decorative elements on a horn can take hours, and sometimes the design ideas just don’t work.
I had envisioned a woodcut type hunting scene on this horn, and the execution would not have been too hard, but the image just fails for this horn. Perhaps on a flat horn?
So, after a few hours of trial and error I decided not to fight with forcing this idea to work on this horn and try something else.
That’s how we roll.

That’s looking great! What don’t you like about it? Would reducing the scale slightly help?

 

[longcruise]

Been thinking I may treat myself to a small flint pistol as a "final shot" if needed.

Check out the interpretation of your local regs. Here in Colorado it's legal to carry any sidearm of any caliber while hunting with any legal weapon BUT it's not legal to use any weapon that doesn't meet the requirements for the license. That includes using it to administer a coup de gras. A friend learned that one the hard way.

Of course PA or any other state can be different.

 

[PathfinderNC]

That’s looking great! What don’t you like about it? Would reducing the scale slightly help?

I gave that some thought and tried reducing the scale of the picture but it just doesn’t seem to work here. It may be a conflict of mediums or something.

 

[Daryl Crawford]

Check out the interpretation of your local regs. Here in Colorado it's legal to carry any sidearm of any caliber while hunting with any legal weapon BUT it's not legal to use any weapon that doesn't meet the requirements for the license. That includes using it to administer a coup de gras. A friend learned that one the hard way.

Of course PA or any other state can be different.

If I read my state's regulations correctly (and they are pretty clear in this section), a single barrel, flintlock pistol of .50 or larger is acceptable.
I do appreciate the warning though.

 

[PathfinderNC]

I gave that some thought and tried reducing the scale of the picture but it just doesn’t seem to work here. It may be a conflict of mediums or something.

Never quit when you think you have an idea, though!
I toyed with different ideas and it struck me to go back to an old approach and use a series of panels to incorporate various designs on this horn, which I think will work. I want it to be more varied than just a nice hunting scene, which can be kinda hum-drum.

 

[Marplot]

You’re lucky you aren’t plagued by porch pirates. They don’t seem to be a problem around me, but the news shows them running wild in other places.

I was nervous and rushed home. But I do have wireless alarm system. They watch.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

South Africa. Cape rifle 1860. I collected my £170 cape rifle I won at Holts auction from Fultons shop. Bisley range uk it was marked cracked stock in poor condition The crack in the stock no problem. I soon got right into these deep rust pits on the barrel, obviously the wife was out , so it was a bit secret , ha ha let’s face it “ why make her angry with another gun” the way I look at it cape rifles are a darn sight cheaper than double rifles But they were not rust marks but it seemed the 12 g shotgun side was covered in cut dents. I lived in Nigeria so I know a bit. What I think what happened the farmer shot a couple of Caffa , blacks robbers , who knows. With both barrels empty he used it as a club breaking the stock then he fought off a machete swinging robber with the barrel holding it as the muzzle. As that 8” is mint devoid of cuts , the machete struck the barrel dozens of times till the attacker was put down , the farmer limped away with his broken rifle and there it lay for over 100 years , It was then sent to uk for holts to sell. What a lot of historical history. Of course it could have been a Dutch Boer farmer fighting of an English solder with his sword . Whatever it came back to England and via holts auction into my sticky fingers. When I started filing the rust marks it never dawned on my they were machete I marks I just weighed the ml barrels at 6 lbs very heavy and larger than a 12g ml shotgun coming in at 4lbs

I must try and get the plugs out for a good look at the bores and repair any internal dents So far just had a go with a needle file and a dremmil grinder. Good progress to start with , It’s my second cape rifle the other 1863 Reilly cost me £860 Holts again.

Oh well we shall see all in good time , I wish you well

 

[Gordoncourtney]

South Africa. Cape rifle 1860. I collected my £170 cape rifle I won at Holts auction from Fultons shop. Bisley range uk it was marked cracked stock in poor condition The crack in the stock no problem. I soon got right into these deep rust pits on the barrel, obviously the wife was out , so it was a bit secret , ha ha let’s face it “ why make her angry with another gun” the way I look at it cape rifles are a darn sight cheaper than double rifles But they were not rust marks but it seemed the 12 g shotgun side was covered in cut dents. I lived in Nigeria so I know a bit. What I think what happened the farmer shot a couple of Caffa , blacks robbers , who knows. With both barrels empty he used it as a club breaking the stock then he fought off a machete swinging robber with the barrel holding it as the muzzle. As that 8” is mint devoid of cuts , the machete struck the barrel dozens of times till the attacker was put down , the farmer limped away with his broken rifle and there it lay for over 100 years , It was then sent to uk for holts to sell. What a lot of historical history. Of course it could have been a Dutch Boer farmer fighting of an English solder with his sword . Whatever it came back to England and via holts auction into my sticky fingers. When I started filing the rust marks it never dawned on my they were machete I marks I just weighed the ml barrels at 6 lbs very heavy and larger than a 12g ml shotgun coming in at 4lbs

I must try and get the plugs out for a good look at the bores and repair any internal dents So far just had a go with a needle file and a dremmil grinder. Good progress to start with , It’s my second cape rifle the other 1863 Reilly cost me £860 Holts again.

Oh well we shall see all in good time , I wish you well

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And the cape rifle

 

[Marplot]

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And the cape rifle

GREAT STORY!

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Good morning from Piikani Camp.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Never quit when you think you have an idea, though!
I toyed with different ideas and it struck me to go back to an old approach and use a series of panels to incorporate various designs on this horn, which I think will work. I want it to be more varied than just a nice hunting scene, which can be kinda hum-drum.

I think this design layout will work nicely. It became more interesting now.

 

[jarentz]

That is very well done Bob!

 

[PathfinderNC]

That is very well done Bob!

Thanks- it’s coming along now. Off to a challenging start though