What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[TDM]

Did some outside chores and put out some extra deer feed. Then got back to work scraping the Buffalo horn. Went over it with several grits of sandpaper too. Wiped it down with my new favorite mix of T&T and gum turpentine. The mix has really done well on wood, seems to have done ok on the horn too. Unfortunately I won’t have time to do much more on it now. I’ve got to head home in the morning and I have some other things to take care of. After I finish these dam doctor’s appointments I’ll jump back on it. Here’s some beginning and ending photos.

 

[Compressorguy]

Boy does that buffalo horn take ALOT of scraping!!!

 

[WALT53]

Did some outside chores and put out some extra deer feed. Then got back to work scraping the Buffalo horn. Went over it with several grits of sandpaper too. Wiped it down with my new favorite mix of T&T and gum turpentine. The mix has really done well on wood, seems to have done ok on the horn too. Unfortunately I won’t have time to do much more on it now. I’ve got to head home in the morning and I have some other things to take care of. After I finish these dam doctor’s appointments I’ll jump back on it. Here’s some beginning and ending photos.

Gotta behave your self and listen to the Boss and the doctor or you don’t get to play .

 

[TDM]

Gotta behave your self and listen to the Boss and the doctor or you don’t get to play .

Sure appears that way!

 

[sethwyo]

Walmart has a very good selection of wooden dowels, cheap too…

What is a walmart?

 

[Icemanxxxv]

Spent today sanding and polishing lock plate, frizzen, and cock. Tomorrow I'm going to finish with Grey Scotch Brite I'm hoping to put the final touches on all the remaining parts. They are all polished, just one more pass with the scotch Brite into the hydrosonic cleaning tank with the simple green. Rinse dry, wipe down, and into the Jax Black. The finish line is in sight!

 

[sethwyo]

I'm going to go find this Walmart thing and see what it's all about

 

[Cayman like]

Took my smokepole apart and gave it a good cleaning.

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Like your patch box!

 

[oldwood]

Started making a .54 cal. wooden loading ramrod. Finish it tomorrow , along w/ 80 gr. thinwall brass tubing powder measure. These are nice and can hang on a cord inside or outside of the shot pouch.

 

[deerstalkert]

20-ton hydraulic press and an aluminum die set I turned on the lathe.

do you press wet or dry? sometimes i suspect moistened and pressed leaches some kno2 out. my setup is primitive. sched 80 pvc and teflon cutting board disks in my bench vise.

 

[deerstalkert]

20-ton hydraulic press and an aluminum die set I turned on the lathe.

do you press wet or dry? sometimes i suspect moistened and pressed leaches some kno2 out. my setup is primitive. sched 80 pvc and teflon cutting board disks in my bench vise.

What is a walmart?

walmart is a circus , or is it a zoo?? and it sells stuff from China.

 

[deerstalkert]

well today was our 54th wedding anniversary and i took the boss out for Mexican food, followed by a trip to the chiropractor.
got home about 3pm and bent the tang on the replacement breech plug for my cherry half stock build. finished filing the lugs to the flats and then cast about 100 325g REAL bullets for my .50 double.
tomorrow will shoot them and see if they shoot as good as the 250g's

 

[WALT53]

well today was our 54th wedding anniversary and i took the boss out for Mexican food, followed by a trip to the chiropractor.
got home about 3pm and bent the tang on the replacement breech plug for my cherry half stock build. finished filing the lugs to the flats and then cast about 100 325g REAL bullets for my .50 double.
tomorrow will shoot them and see if they shoot as good as the 250g's

What’s the rate of twist in your double by chance would it be 1/48 or faster .

 

[garypl]

well today was our 54th wedding anniversary and i took the boss out for Mexican food, followed by a trip to the chiropractor.
got home about 3pm and bent the tang on the replacement breech plug for my cherry half stock build. finished filing the lugs to the flats and then cast about 100 325g REAL bullets for my .50 double.
tomorrow will shoot them and see if they shoot as good as the 250g's

Happy Anniversary! Quite an accomplishment!

 

[flatcreek]

well today was our 54th wedding anniversary and i took the boss out for Mexican food, followed by a trip to the chiropractor.
got home about 3pm and bent the tang on the replacement breech plug for my cherry half stock build. finished filing the lugs to the flats and then cast about 100 325g REAL bullets for my .50 double.
tomorrow will shoot them and see if they shoot as good as the 250g's

I see you got a life sentence like me.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Checked my flintlock after cleaning after a weekend of shooting. All good.

 

[deerstalkert]

I see you got a life sentence like me.

made that quip today to the dump manager while the bride was sitting next to me.
never have been mistaken for smart.
actually said I would have gotten a lesser sentence for murder.
didn't realize this old sofa was so lumpy!

 

[deerstalkert]

What’s the rate of twist in your double by chance would it be 1/48 or faster .

i haven't actually checked it yet. now would be a good time. will post it.
i surmise it's close to 1-48. but thats like ASSUMING . can make a fool of one.

1-48

 

[sethwyo]

this place isn't a store It's a madhouse ! ! !

 

[TDM]

this place isn't a store It's a madhouse ! ! !

I well remember 40-45 years ago my Wife and I would take the boys to WM just to walk around, look at things, and buy what we needed. Didn’t realize at the time that all the other discount stores like Gibson’s and Howard’s (Southern chains) were being smothered to death. It’s been about 5 years since I last set foot in a WM. I might go if they were giving #11 caps away for free, if not, never again.