What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[nkbj]

This morning I cast up some .47 diameter x 1.1" long bullets to check on the mold performance and as-cast diameters on the ten drive bands prior to ordering a barrel for it.
0.470" bore diameter will be just right.

 

[tenngun]

Made a new fire kit bag todat

 

[John Spartan]

Browning the barrel, my last task before assembly.

New guy here so...browning?
But to the question got my new Perdersoli apart for a cleaning.

 

[Davey Boy]

Reduced the diameter of new ramrod made from Alabama hickory to 3/8"

Got it sanded and first coat of stain

 

[Scout208]

Took a new shooter out today.
We were lucky to have a break in the rain and had a beautiful North Idaho morning.
Four shots in and he was hooked!
Now having lunch and he's busy on his phone ordering away...

Another turned to the black (powder) side!

 

[MAPMFF]

Went to take my 1792 Contract Rifle (bottom) out to the range today, and well wouldn't ya know it was busy. All 5 rifle stalls were occupied, hung around for a little bit but no one cleared out...oh well. Back home it goes, seen here with my newly acquired 75 cal committee of safety musket.

 

[APG]

Went to the range to sight in my Traditions St.Louis Hawken and forgot to bring the #11 caps. So I had to shot my Pedersoli 1861 Springfield instead.

 

[Zapadach]

Went to a lumber yard and found two 48" wooden dowels that will work perfectly for range rods for my musket and long rifle, until the ones I ordered from the track of the wolf arrive.

 

[oldwood]

Trying to finish assembly of a completed .58 long rifle, Flint hammer not centered to frizzen. Might have to get a new tumbler , or hammer, or both. Will try to shrink the square hole in the hammer w/ a punch. Hammer goes on too far.

 

[tenngun]

Checked my breeches for loose buttons, repairs two, checked my seems on a short worn a couple of weeks ago, repaired a little rent under one arm and a place in a seem starting to open

 

[Philip Lebow]

Spent the day cleaning and oiling the ML rifles, and looking over my California rifle, that a very fat old guy fell on and broke the stock and trigger guard. Trigger was lost in the confusion. Lock is percussion by Davis I think.
Also worked on a horn, making the usual mess. Joy!

 

[Captndan]

I tried some very fine homemade BP in the 50 cal Traditions Trapper. A little weak but fired OK.

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

Poured more .480's to replace all those I let others shoot in Pennsylvania 2 weekends ago....

 

[deerstalkert]

finished inletting the lock on my SM project.
started inletting the trigger plate.
took the barrel out to make it easier to balance in the vise.
bumped the vise handle, putting too much pressure on the stock and broke a bit loose just forward of the flash hole/pan area. glued it and am sitting here kicking myself.

 

[Zapadach]

Put more charcoal in the ball mill today.

 

[tenngun]

Made a new snow cover in grey wool

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Wore my fur hat and capote while feeding the horses tonight....darn chilly out there! Looks like some snow tonight.

 

[CaptainKirk]

Hmm. Can't really discuss in detail as I took my black powder and inserted it into some brass tube unmentionables, then covered it up with some lead unmentionables to be inserted into the breech of an unmentionable at a later date. But hey, it involved black powder!

 

[Phfinneuss]

Ball casting! , and a lot of it!,-

 

[toot]

Poured more .480's to replace all those I let others shoot in Pennsylvania 2 weekends ago....

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it don't take long with a GANG MOLD! you have some rely nice looking balls. so I guess that you went through a load of them at the event?