What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Stykbow]

Gathered all my stuff for the ML opener tomorrow. Spotted an old AAA battery on my table and tried the battery down the barrel trick I keep seeing mentioned. Couldn’t believe how well I could see in there. Must be witchcraft…

 

[SciAggie]

Regular season opens tomorrow. I spent time today looking for this guy.

I had a nice spot to sit with the wind in my favor.

I’m hoping to blood the .62 Jaeger tomorrow.

 

[deerstalkert]

i fired up the lead furnace while i had the generator running. cast a couple dozen .600 balls for my fowler. probably take that many to find the sweet spot.
casting with a bag mold is sloooooooooooow!
dragged myself in and ordered a lee double cavity. along with a Teslong bore scope, and a jug of evaporust.
wonder if that evaporust would work on frozen leg bones and muscles.
i decided to solder a sliver of silver on the barrel for a front sight.
have a couple hundred mercury head dimes for the silver sliver!
hopefully i will be ready sunday to do that chore.

 

[Jay Templin]

Spent yesterday cleaning guns. Today I got my gear together. 7:00 tomorrow morning, Virginia’s black powder season opens, and I mean to be in my backwoods dark and early. Good luck to all who are going out!
Jay

 

[Trapper Scott]

Regular season opens tomorrow. I spent time today looking for this guy.
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I had a nice spot to sit with the wind in my favor.
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I’m hoping to blood the .62 Jaeger tomorrow.

Good luck.

 

[Trapper Scott]

Spent yesterday cleaning guns. Today I got my gear together. 7:00 tomorrow morning, Virginia’s black powder season opens, and I mean to be in my backwoods dark and early. Good luck to all who are going out!
Jay

Good luck tomorrow.

 

[mushka]

Received a rifle in the mail today that I bought from a board member. It was more than he said that it was, a really nice rifle. Unboxed it and did some cleaning on it and am taking it to the club shoot in the morning. I'm stoked about this rifle.

 

[Uncle Miltie]

Made. 375 roundball for my rifle and a friend's revolver.

 

[gunnyr]

Traced out some ball board patterns on poster board . Made some shot tubes for my 50 cal smooth bore. Can't
shoot , rain and will rain for the next few days, and I want to shoot. I should be out in the shop, no interest. So
I guess I'll drink coffee and watch Gun Smoke.
gunny

 

[Eric Krewson]

I Shot my TC overhaul gun and realized I had very few cleaning patches, I couldn't wipe the bore after the last few shots.

I bought a fabric cutter years ago along with a small cutting board, I could find the board in my shop but not the cutter, off to Walmart's sewing department.

I bought a new cutter, they had much bigger cutting boards than my original for $6 so I bought one, I found the bigger board much easier to work with.

I cut up all the flannel I had, I filled a gallon bag in about 15 minutes. These fabric cutters are amazing.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

I Shot my TC overhaul gun and realized I had very few cleaning patches, I couldn't wipe the bore after the last few shots.

I bought a fabric cutter years ago along with a small cutting board, I could find the board in my shop but not the cutter, off to Walmart's sewing department.

I bought a new cutter, they had much bigger cutting boards than my original for $6 so I bought one, I found the bigger board much easier to work with.

I cut up all the flannel I had, I filled a gallon bag in about 15 minutes. These fabric cutters are amazing.

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I just bought one of those cutting boards last week! Glad to hear about the fabric cutter, want to buy one of those also. Any special kind?

 

[Eric Krewson]

They are all about the same, some have bigger cutting wheels, Walmart has a variety of makes and sizes in their sewing section, most are about $12.

The cutting wheels are replaceable, Walmart has these as well. I went with a Fiskars because everything else I bought with that brand name was good quality.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

They are all about the same, some have bigger cutting wheels, Walmart has a variety of makes and sizes in their sewing section, most are about $12.

The cutting wheels are replaceable, Walmart has these as well. I went with a Fiskars because everything else I bought with that brand name was good quality.

Thanks Eric!

 

[Loja man]

I just bought one of those cutting boards last week! Glad to hear about the fabric cutter, want to buy one of those also. Any special kind?

I borrow my wife’s to cut patch materials! Supper handy!! Beats the pants of scissors!!

 

[tgfrench]

Bought a yard of patch material at Walmart. To lazy to cut it today.

 

[Jim K]

Went to the range this afternoon and shot my Kibler.36. I don’t know what it is about shooting this gun that really relaxes me and puts me in a happy place!

 

[thomasgunn]

The Happy Brown Toy Box on wheels dropped off another Pedersoli Trade Gun kit today. And ToW parts showed up, too. I’ve got a plan!

 

[Trapper Scott]

Practiced inleting on a scrap piece of 2x4 for a patch box, but my dang hands wouldn't be still long enough to make precise cuts, so I may have to settle on no patch box for the Kibler SMR. No worries, it's still going to be one sharp rifle.

 

[Timber Wolf]

Practiced inleting on a scrap piece of 2x4 for a patch box, but my dang hands wouldn't be still long enough to make precise cuts, so I may have to settle on no patch box for the Kibler SMR. No worries, it's still going to be one sharp rifle.

I prefer the nice clean lines of a light trim SMR sans-patchbox anyway.

 

[Trapper Scott]

I prefer the nice clean lines of a light trim SMR sans-patchbox anyway.

I bought mine from muzzle loaders.com. It is the TN poor boy style. Very slim profile.