What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Dave Dworshak]

Sat by the Minnesota river with my t/c .45 hawken in a ground blind until it got dark and started to rain. Deer are moving, but too far away.

 

[Fisherking]

Here’s mine…

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Nice!

 

[smo]

Nice!

Thanks

 

[SciAggie]

That’s impressive that you did that! Really good!

But I’m shocked, shocked that threads have been repeated.

Yes, shockingly what to prime with, how long a flint will last, how to clean, what to use for lube, swamped barrels, and what to carry in your shooting pouch has been discussed before. Who woodda thunk it?

 

[Jim K]

Made smoke in the squirrel woods this morning. Unfortunately just smoke and no meat. Absolutely perfect morning. Twenty seven degrees when leaving the truck, dead calm and clear. Leaves mostly down and crunchy. I could hear squirrels a long way.

Hated to leave at noon. Had a nice buck come up to about 20 yds too.

 

[TDM]

Made smoke in the squirrel woods this morning. Unfortunately just smoke and no meat. Absolutely perfect morning. Twenty seven degrees when leaving the truck, dead calm and clear. Leaves mostly down and crunchy. I could hear squirrels a long way.

Hated to leave at noon. Had a nice buck come up to about 20 yds too. View attachment 174016

Nice morning!

 

[garypl]

Received a set of checkering tools I bought to cut some incised lines in my Colonial kit. Tested them on some scrap and looks like it will be easier to cut some long lines on the buttstock using a v-tool.

 

[Crazdgunman]

Since the previous thread was shut down (locked) by our new moderator, I thought I would start one up again, as per the suggestion.
So, let's get this thread going again, and share your muzzleloading related adventures of the day!

Today? Well, I took my .50 TC Hawken snowshoe hare hunting. Patched ball, sixty grains. No luck today. But I see them pretty often.

 

[gunnyr]

Its Thursday Nov 10th and 12:30 AM. Just came in from the deck from firing a celebration round from
my 45 cal Kentucky pistol .Replacing the ball with #4 steel wool. Quite a show of multi- colored fire.
Wishing all Marines on forum a happy 247th birthday. And lets not forget tomorrow Nov 11th Veterans
Day when we honor all veterans ,past and present military of the greatest country on Earth. We have our
troubles but we are still the greatest.
Richard
gunnyr

 

[buckheart]

@buckheart Man, that’s a nice looking rifle.

Thanks- Finished that one up over last winter. I used the KISS method as I don't have the artistic ability to draw the scroll work necessary for carving. Mechanically I could carve but I would have to get scroll templates and transfer them to the stock.
That was from a sale Mr. Kibler had last year. I ordered it with fancy maple and to me it's looking more like extra fancy. I think Jim is very generous with his grading system.

 

[ernbar]

Installed an action cover in my Pietta 58 Remi and pumped the internals with high temp grease to keep the fowling away.

 

[SciAggie]

A new powder flask arrived in the mail today. I’ve become a fan of not having a powder horn catching on twigs and brush.
This bag is set up for my 45 caliber flintlock

 

[64Springer]

Made 63 Minies for my '64 Springfield.

50/50 Bee's wax and coconut oil by weight.

 

[Jim K]

A new powder flask arrived in the mail today. I’ve become a fan of not having a powder horn catching on twigs and brush.
This bag is set up for my 45 caliber flintlock
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I like that. How do you fill it?

 

[JB Books]

Installed an action cover in my Pietta 58 Remi and pumped the internals with high temp grease to keep the fowling away.

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Clarify action cover please. Couldn't find any reference for that title on the web. I have a new SS 58 Rem 44 unfired as of yet. Too busy moving freight a to b. Like to read the forum in the sleeper to wind down.

 

[user 49399]

A new powder flask arrived in the mail today. I’ve become a fan of not having a powder horn catching on twigs and brush.
This bag is set up for my 45 caliber flintlock
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Yep, that’s a neat flask. Powder horns are cool but, I also prefer a flask that fits in my shooting bag.

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

Been raining all day here in Ky.
I reworked a set of leggings for future trek videos...

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Worked on setting up two shooting bags and a little one to carry some extra accoutrements for me and my buddy to go deer hunting on Sunday.

 

[bassncrap]

Made my first in store BP purchase today....

Walmart had them for $5 a tin so I bought what they had... all 2 tins lol

 

[Rudyard]

Band sawed out a slab Mulberry tree into blank for a Cape Dutch Musket or Roer /' Oh Sanna ' a name more or less like 'Old Bettsy'only from the South African Velt .
Rudyard