What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[TDM]

I really like that @Omahkapi'si. Well done.

 

[Terrier]

Rang some steel at the range.

Check these out this morning.

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Seems a little cold out for one of those to be roaming around…. They ought a be snoozing ‘bout now.

 

[TDM]

Seems a little cold out for one of those to be roaming around…. They ought a be snoozing ‘bout now.

Sleep walking.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

I don't mind them sleepwalking, it's snack time that bothers me.

 

[Terrier]

I cut some patching strips, lubed em and put em in medicine bottles to store. I also made a quick n dirty loading block out of a scrap piece of Poplar laying on the floor of the Man Shed. It turned out alright I guess. Could have been better if I had a Forstner bit (which I do now after a trip to town with the wife this evening). It will work for now until I find a small piece of maple to make another one.

No need for a Forster to make your loading blocks with…. Cut your block with about 3/4-1” extra on each end, drill a starter hole about the size of a screw so you don’t split it, then screw it tight to a piece of scrap wood before you drill your holes. That’ll keep the hole edges clean on the exit side.

 

[Medicine Bow]

Ordered an Uberti 1858 .44 revolver. Can't wait to shoot it.

 

[deerstalkert]

Rang some steel at the range.

Check these out this morning.

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what the heck! hasn't he read the regulations that say they are all in bed by November 15?
somebody is hungry!

 

[WALT53]

what the heck! hasn't he read the regulations that say they are all in bed by November 15?
somebody is hungry!

No they come out in the winter once in a while to stretch there legs and then back to bed .Sometimes it’s a change in the weather like a chinook well wake em up .

 

[TDM]

At this point in life I’m glad I don’t have them in my neck of the woods. Too much to deal with.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Tracks were a day or two old at most.

 

[deerstalkert]

No they come out in the winter once in a while to stretch there legs and then back to bed .Sometimes it’s a change in the weather like a chinook well wake em up .

try explaining that to our local biologist. many of our back country roads are gated. open from april 15 to November 15. can't have the poor griz forced off the roads we paid for.
i have seen many prints in the snow but this is a poor time for him to be shopping for groceries.

 

[CEvonk]

Not exactly today, but an ongoing project to upgrade the furniture in my rifle from brass to pewter. This replacement buttplate was cast in a plaster of Paris mold. I think I could do it better with a Petrobond casting or even a greensand casting, so I may redo it if it doesn't clean up nice. The fore end cap is a bugger, though. I have cast it several times, but the core for the casting has to be a split core, and it's really difficult.

 

[deerstalkert]

At this point in life I’m glad I don’t have them in my neck of the woods. Too much to deal with.

want me to send ya a couple Thad? i will toss in a couple wolves. having a disagreement with a big black wolf currently. thinks he wants to hang around until calving. he is a wraith with his color. barely even pick him up with a spot.

 

[aussie pete]

I made a pouch for my cook pot and some hard tack/ships biscuits.

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Great image, @ArmorerRoy! That quart pot looks like it's done some yards. You make me want to make a few of those tooth breakers for my next field excursion. I wonder if you could push a little dusting of ground salt onto those biscuits before you oven bake them.

Sometimes, I like to do a dry camp, no refrigeration or cool box. The makings I take consists of jerky and biltong, an assortment of dried and fresh fruit, sweet and savoury biscuits, dry hard cheese, plain chocolate, nuts, and the essential coffee and sugar. A bloke won't starve on this lot, and a return to simplicity does wonders.

Cheers, Pete

 

[ETipp]

Started the New Year off by shooting the trusty Hawken. The gun shoots so much better than I. Only two other young guys at the range today shooting very high dollar small caliber target unmentionables. Now it usually takes a hit on the head with a hammer to make me realize I'm being offended. But I'm not sure about this. They started in on me about being a contributor to global warming, my gun being worse for the environment than a diesel truck. Not sure if they were kidding or not so I decided not to kill them. Happy New Year!

If that happens again tell them that if that’s the case they should be walking or riding a bicycle to the range. And by all means, never fire up an outside grill or gas stove.

 

[ETipp]

Made hotel reservations for the Lake Cumberland Kentucky Rifle Show in February.

When is this and where is it going to be?

 

[ETipp]

Made a short starter for my granddaughter’s shooting kit. Built it a bit smaller so it will fit her hand better.

Man, TDM. You sure do some fine work there mister.

 

[ETipp]

Instead of one of the sights I said I was considering back on Wednesday (post #11796), I modified a TOTW blank rear sight ( RS-B-1 ) into a 7/64" dia ghost ring peep, and installed it instead:

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Now that’s a good idea.

 

[ETipp]

Got out all my ML’s, ran a cleaning patch down the bore of each one to check for rust, then re-oiled and put them back away. All was well.

I like to do this every couple of months or so.

 

[JimFlint]

Open the box of my new Woodsrunner, read all the material and promised myself I would finish two other projects I have going before getting into working on the rifle.