What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Capnball]

I am reworking an TC Hawken stock that I bought to house a new GM drop in barrel. The deeper I get into the stock the more things I find that need to be repaired.

I have posted some of this before;

I started out filling a crack in the lock inlet that started at the lock bolt hole and ran back to the sear hole, I replaced the wood.

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I decided to drill out the old lock bolt hole to 3/8", glue in a piece of a hickory ramrod to strengthen the area and redrill the hole.

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When I drilled the bigger lock bolt hole I found that the wood in the barrel channel at the breech had deteriorated to a splintery mess. I dug out the splintered wood soaked the area with superglue, sprinkled sawdust on the superglue and packed the superglue soaked sawdust down to fill the void. I left enough room to inlet a nice piece of walnut over the sawdust patch to make the breech look more normal.

Damaged wood;

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Fixed;

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My redrill of the lock bolt hole splintered the deteriorated wood in the lock inlet as well, I replaced this wood and brought the inlet back to the original contour.

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Next it is installing threaded bushings in the trigger plate inlet inlet so I can ditch the tangs wood screws and use regular tang bolts. I went with 10-32 but these are large and I may drop back to 8-32 to fit the inlet better.

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Nicely done

 

[deerstalkert]

found out after i AF'ed and put one coat of Blo on the whatzit stock that i had completely spaced out on the butt stock right side sanding.
teach me to work after i am tired i guess. the right side had rasp marks that looked like heck so i stripped and sanded it up to the wrist.
that lead to uncovering some other stuff i didn't like. stripped and sanded the whole thing. GRRRRRRRRRr.
Arthritis in wrist and shoulder are barking like a pack of coyotes, and just as annoying.
running out of sand paper and energy.

 

[ppb]

Made this - just in case I find myself wanting to put some compressed air or some grease through the flash hole of my flintlock. The Zerks fitting can be removed to accept a rubber nosed air nozzle. It has yet to be tested, but it did blow a tight wet patch across the shop in pre-trials...

 

[EC121]

I went to the PO and got the rifle I bought on p. 57. May get to shoot it tomorrow.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

You get some beautiful long rifles across the pond seldom seen in uk. I did fancy this 14g rifle at holts auction but not at estimate £3500.

 

[Alan Ruuska]

Made this - just in case I find myself wanting to put some compressed air or some grease through the flash hole of my flintlock. The Zerks fitting can be removed to accept a rubber nosed air nozzle. It has yet to be tested, but it did blow a tight wet patch across the shop in pre-trials...

Looks like it would be great at cleaning also ! You could put a quick-change garden hose adapter on there and put a serious amount of water through a barrel. If you ever make some to sell put me on the list.

 

[Juniata]

Cleaned up my shop for the next build.

 

[Trooper]

I took my lead pot to work with me and cast 100 .535 balls for testing.

 

[Tn poor boy]

I went today and pick a very fine curly maple. Going make a a Tennessee rifle.from here in Tennessee never done one from scratch. Just kibler kit Im going take next steps .

 

[TScottW99]

Unpacked my new 12 gauge that I bought on here. All ready to hit the range tomorrow. Wanted to go today but the 35 mph winds kept me at home.

 

[mushka]

Went to my club shoot this morning and shot my flint fowler. Didn't do well, flintlocks are new to me. Got home just in time for the fed ex guy to drop of 5 lbs 3f that I ordered from Grafs eight days ago. It wasn't supposed to get here til after the weekend. Good service by both companies.

 

[Flintlock]

Ordered 36 flints in two sizes for the kids and I and a extra nipple for the granddaughters rifle. Sure is a quick way to get rid of a hundred dollar bill.

 

[COTNTOP]

Finished a TC Hawken Flintlock stock with True oil, turned out really nice. Friend of mine found it in a gunshop at Sunset Beach a couple weeks ago, unfired.

 

[painter]

Did the Pemi primitive biathlon.

One dry ball, and a broken ramrod. Good times.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Got an order in from Barbie Chambers for my next Build and the new Muzzleloader magazine showed up!

 

[Whughett]

Punched about 60 holes in a paper target with a Pietta, ( Traditions) made 1860 Colts Army revolver. 30 grains Goex 3F felt wad .454 round ball, 1075 plus RWS caps.

 

[deerstalkert]

made sanding dust. upscrewed the stock yesterday so fixed it today. senility is a terrible thing. No other excuse for not sanding one whole side of the butt.
after 2 days of sanding....

 

[oldwood]

Tried to sight in a rifle in the cold , like 40 deg. F. Fired about 8 shots , and can't see the sights due to watery eyes. I'll go back another day with a pin hole through tape , on a pare of extra glasses. Thought it warm enough to shoot.........wrong. I use peep sights on most of my rifles , but this one is going to a guy not living close to me. Have another week to sight it in , before delivery day. Getting old sucks..........

 

[deerstalkert]

Oldwood. getting old is an adventure, its being old that sucks! i enjoyed getting here. being here not so much.

 

[Loja man]

Got an order in from Barbie Chambers for my next Build and the new Muzzleloader magazine showed up!
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