What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[longcruise]

Who is Hamburg? That tool isn’t caliber specific?

Not caliber specific. I realize the caliber specific are available but to do not want to invest $200 +++ to do the ones I want to do.

Hamberg, look up member longknife on ALR.

 

[Century to late]

Coned the barrel on my granddaughters CVA Frontier rifle today. I used Hambergs coning tool. This tool will cone from 32 to 62. This is the first time I've used it and I'll try it this weekend. If I like the results I have eight more to do eventually in 40, 45, 50, 54 and 58. Leaving it mostly to the pictures which pretty well explains it.

I did 150, 220, 320 and 400. I might do 600 later as well but not until I test shoot it first. I will probably firelap this barrel before doing the round ball test.

I didn't cone it to the point where a ball can be thumb started. I wanted it to be easier to load a tight combination without damaging the patch. Also rounded the crown with the thumb method.View attachment 352918View attachment 352919View attachment 352920View attachment 352921View attachment 352922

Wow! I might have to borrow that when you get done.

 

[Gtrubicon]

Not caliber specific. I realize the caliber specific are available but to do not want to invest $200 +++ to do the ones I want to do.

Hamberg, look up member longknife on ALR.

Was it affordable?

 

[PathfinderNC]

I worked on Fowler #2 today. Shaping the stock and scraping. Filing the wood and metal edges. It's cleaning up nicely. Soon I'll be finishing metal and drawing the carving.
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Looks great! This is the part I like best- when it really begins to take its final shape.

 

[RobertIN]

Received my Colonial back from the UPS fiasco.

Also bored my wife to death talking about how it differs from the SMR I'm putting together, she's a good sport.

 

[Polecat_Tom]

Also bored my wife to death talking about how it differs from the SMR I'm putting together, she's a good sport.

I know how that is. My wife said that the rifle that I am now building looks like the rest. After about a minute of me explaining the difference, I could tell that she really didn't care. But she did stay and listen. Kind of like when she is telling me about what is going on in General Hospital.