What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[64Springer]

Adjusted the lye solution so the cherry isn't so dark.

Lock parts coated with ferric oxide solution and sitting in the sauna.

Stock 98% finished. Lock panels finished. 220 grit in the morning.

It's all detail work from here on out.

 

[nick_1]

added a 5" steel plate to the range at my new place. its considerably harder to hit the 5" circle off hand at 30 yards than it is to hit the 5x6" rectangle at the same range.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Updating my ramrod before rondy season starts next month.
I had put deer skin pads in the ramrod channel to hold it in better.
All the deer skin has fallen off over the years and the ramrod got all scratched up,
So starting yesterday, Im staining the rod, and install new deer skin pads from the last deer my Dad shot in 1969. I like to take a piece of the ole man where ever I go.

 

[64Springer]

Made and installed a tear drop front sight out of whatever this thumb operated doohickey is called.

Final assembly of the antiqued lock. Cussed and screamed and called myself names for a half an hour thinking I lost the fly. Come to find out it was in the tumbler caked with stock inletting black.

Lye solution applied. Finish coat tomorrow after I'm certain the stock is fully dry.

Barrel coated with ferric oxide solution and sitting in the sauna.

 

[Bunk]

been a little under the weather but did file out a test front sight for my 1851 Navy that unsurprisingly shoots high.and right with either ball or the Colt Cartridge Works (thanks ERAS GONE) bullet. Both going high is normal but the high it fixable with a taller front sight.
Test soon
Bunk

 

[Justin.44]

Took the day off work, had a nice long nap and picked up this beautiful 180+ lb piece of sheet lead! Tomorrow will be a bunch of cutting and melting.

 

[64Springer]

SCORE!!!

 

[Loja man]

Took the day off work, had a nice long nap and picked up this beautiful 180+ lb piece of sheet lead! Tomorrow will be a bunch of cutting and melting.View attachment 183321

Looks like something that could have come out of a X-ray room!!

 

[Loja man]

I had a package from the log cabin shop delivered today! Supplies for my Fowler build!! Then sat in the woods for a couple of hours with my oldest son. Me with the GPR and him with the Kentucky. No deer but we are going back out in the morning!

 

[SciAggie]

I had a big boar growl at me while I was hunting today. Scared the chit out of me, lol.

 

[Fisherking]

I had a big boar growl at me while I was hunting today. Scared the chit out of me, lol.

These are good days! They stick with you

 

[tgfrench]

Spent the morning putting my 45cal cva kentucky back together after spending some time checkering the wrist.

 

[64Springer]

^^^Very Nice.^^^

 

[64Springer]

Barrel rusted with ferric oxide solution, rinsed with hot water and bathed in Birchwood Casey's Presto Mag cold blue. Then drowned in Ballistol overnight. Matches all of the existing rust nicely.

Presto mag is great stuff. Gives more of a sooty black then a blue.

Cherry stock drowned in 50/50 BLO and Mineral Spirits for twenty minutes. Then drowned again for good measure. The wiping down will take a while as the mixture continues to ooze out of the pores.

Wish I had taken my time measuring the water to lye ratio so I could pass it along.

May have this thing all put together tomorrow.

 

[TDM]

Filed and polished the trigger guard for my SMR. Just taking my time with it.

 

[Jim K]

I worked in my taxidermy shop today per usual. Just had to make a little smoke while two ducks soaked in bath water. Set up a target outside the shop and shot five shots out of my .32 TC Cherokee. The first I shot it since I built my Kibler smr. I needed that. Lol

 

[BillKilgore]

I had a little group therapy at the range today. It has been about a month since the last session. I really needed it. I shot my Lancaster .50 cal off a rest and free hand.

 

[64Springer]

Dead British soldiers all day long right there.

 

[bassncrap]

Went to my Competition shoot that a local club has. Needless to say Ill be joining them next month!!!

 

[jdw276]

Ran a member fun shoot, new targets to try out and planned our 2023 shoot calendar and some of the individual shoots.