What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Loja man]

Give my older brother a lead on a renegade 50 cal at a local pawn shop!

 

[TScottW99]

Took the new CVA 12 gauge and the Pedersoli 10 gauge out for some shooting. Found a great Turkey pattern on the 12 pretty quickly. It was having some firing issues though so I put it aside to work on the 10 some more.

 

[deerstalkert]

finished,(90%) the whatzit build. now you guys can tell me what it is. it is the bottom gun
both are .32 cal Just waiting for ups tomorrow bringing the RR pipes

 

[SOLANCO]

finished,(90%) the whatzit build. now you guys can tell me what it is. it is the bottom gun
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Squirrel and feral cat rifle?

 

[deerstalkert]

yeah it will do duty as a feral cat gun, and as a grouse getter. the stock was one i got in a trade and was wondering what most of the gurus would call the style. Plains?
wasn't sure i could save it but it came together.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Went shooting the other day in 25-30 mph winds here in KY.
Shooting bowling pins in a round robin style shoot for a future video project.
Missed them most of them this afternoon & lost a audio mike that was attached to my coat.
One needs that mike in order to be heard in high winds video recording.
I spent 25 minutes or so looking & finally found that little rascal.
Finished shooting the video just before dark...LOL


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I like your hat. Me in Oz

 

[Versanaut]

My son and I participated in a friendly muzzleloading match between two local clubs. (and perhaps an outsider or two). Heavy mist/light rain bumped the challenge up a bit for everyone, especially the flinters.

 

[bisleyjohn]

Actually made it into my shed to do some casting for the first time since I went crock in August. TOW sent me a Lee 375-130-6C mould a while back. Being a 6 cavity meant that I spent more time waiting for the lead to melt than I did casting 100 bullets. Test run tomorrow.

 

[Capnball]

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Here she is and she's a beaut....

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Here she is with the rest of the Kids...
Left to right: Old Trad. Woodsman .50, Old Lyman GPR .50, New Girl Kashtuk Fowler 20g., and an 1884 original Springfield Trapdoor 45-70

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That looks like a fun day out!

 

[Capnball]

Finished my flint/knapping tool wallet. Fits good in the outside pocket of my possibles bag. I also refinished my ball flask.
Neil

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Shot my Frontier .50 cal at -10 this morning. Then watched the Mountain Men movie this afternoon.

 

[deerstalkert]

shot my whatzit .32 today.
I assumed it was .32 but a .310 ball needs hammered in and without a patch going to pull the breach plug and slug the bore. a 5/16th rod wont go into the bore.
maybe a .31? or a plain old .30? time will tell. whatever it is ,with the bare balls with an over powder felt wad it shoots 1.5 inch at 25 yards.
soldered thimbles onto the underlug so it is done except for browning.
made a short starter for it today too.
UPS dropped my package of goodies for the Tennessee classic today so i have that to do now.
inlet the lock and side plate
drilled for the lock bolt, got the cross bolt hole in one shot.
made a RR for the .32 also.

 

[stikshooter]

Draw filing a Investarms 54 cal barrel ,nice bore and ugly looking from the outside .When done someone will have a nice front stuffer ! The dilemma now is after the barrel is done do I leave the brass or do I darken it with Historic brass tarnishing solution as it gives a rich antique look ,I liked it on my Kibler 45 SMR . I got time as the stock needs attention too

Finished cleaning/assembling up last nite and ready to hit the range if it warms up just a little today to see if it shoots . The wood looks nice with a true oil finish and a (little sanding) but targets tell the story even with my eyes ! /Ed

 

[user 49399]

Went up on the mountain to do some shooting. Took my Traditions Kentucky and my Thompson Center Hawken. Ended up shooting only the Thompson Center. I started to sell this gun a while back. Now I’m glad I didn’t. Also took my new edc knife.

 

[user 49399]

Storms passing through the area made it too windy for much accurate shooting at 50 yards so I ended up plinking plastic bottles and skeets at about 25 yards.

Saw some elk on the way home. Life is good.

 

[EC121]

Shot the new Wenger rifle some more. Tried the flint bevel down. The lock seemed to work a little better. After a few sighters it put 4 shots in the big hole. I quit while I was ahead. 50yds. benched. Holding on the bottom edge of the tape at the cross. One tap to the left should do it.

 

[COTNTOP]

I did not do nothing because my arm is too sore. Shot my Seneca 45 yesterday and feel like my arm has been amputated. Using 45-50 gr FFF Goex and arm is purple and sore. My Hawken and PA Hunter don't do me like that. Wondering if the small stock buttplate is that different?

 

[deerstalkert]

swabbed my whatzit barrel with another application of browning solution.
cut dovetails in the barrel of my Tennessee classic build.
installed the dovetail barrel pin tabs. started sanding and polishing the iron fittings.
cut the mortices for the pin tenon's in the stock.
sat and scratched my head trying to figure out what the caliber of the whatzit barrel is supposed to be. land to land it's .299
groove to groove it's .305 had to drive a bare .310 ball into it to shoot it yesterday. 30gfffg it shot pretty good but was not consistent.
tried it with a over powder felt wad and it shot 1.5 inch group of 5 shots. just too weird not patching!
as soon as the browning is done i am going to pull the breech plug and slug the barrel for a definitive read on the bore.

 

[deerstalkert]

I did not do nothing because my arm is too sore. Shot my Seneca 45 yesterday and feel like my arm has been amputated. Using 45-50 gr FFF Goex and arm is purple and sore. My Hawken and PA Hunter don't do me like that. Wondering if the small stock buttplate is that different?

Holy Cow Cotntop! 45-50 grns powder even under a heavy conical shouldn't treat you like that.

 

[Mtman725]

Just moved a lot of balls and bullets down the line. Helped everyone.