What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Trooper]

Trooper,

It sounds like your tree needs watering. Unbelievable stupidity going on.

You got that right, problem is, there are way too many canucks with no kahunas, they just don’t give a rats backside or brainwashed into believing that people don’t require firearms at all.

 

[chorizo]

You got that right, problem is, there are way too many canucks with no kahunas, COJONES they just don’t give a rats backside or brainwashed into believing that people don’t require firearms at all.

Yeah, I figured that was the main problem...drowning in idiots lacking the will or the brains......Soon they will have taken away the means, then to paraphrase the great Hemingway: You are well and truly screwed.

 

[Jim K]

Tomorrow I will make some Sunday smoke.

Me too

 

[Omahkapi'si]

I cut and lubed a bunch of .010 patches today too.

 

[SciAggie]

I put together this rig for my Traditiins Crockett squirrel rifle:

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That’s nice!

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

Spent some time in the woods today.
Good looking kit...

 

[Century to late]

Finished restoration on two Renegades sold the left handed gun to a friend.

 

[SciAggie]

@Dale Allen Raby Thanks!

 

[nick_1]

shot again today. good consistency ringing steel at 30 yards. I really love the way my plate dances when you hit it with .50 cal roundball. I took two shots at the 6" plate that is @ 60 yards and hit solidly on the 2nd shot. My plates are hung on old dynamic climbing rope and they really fly about when you hit them solidly with a .50 cal.

 

[bassncrap]

Found a Cosper 7 lead melting pot with a 10-15lb ingot in the pot at local flea market for $40.

All I need now is a .490 RB mold and I can start casting

 

[TDM]

Another good score @bassncrap!

 

[Forester]

I cast about 3 lbs of Lee minnies this morning. Bullets came out .580 diameter. These will be a snug fit in my Zoli Zouave. Mould says .578. Also did some more barrel inletting on my 58 colonial Kibler.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

My front sight was too low I suspect as I was hitting 8" too high at 50 meters. that is using 80 gns of triple 7 and a .535 PRB.

Muzzle loading makes so much sense, I have a few , I also have a BP double rifle , 577-500 no2. Unmentionable ,brass cases of course had 8 so topped it up to 25, cost outrageous , 17 cases £118 . It even convinced a collector friend to move over to muzzle loading it makes so much sense.

 

[22ceejay]

Built a new rear site for my Chunk Gun. Now to put the notch in, brown, fire. Trying to get a better group.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

I was re looking for the thread on .4 ML It’s gone ????? I have a double .35 ml But having lived in Africa I had to have a 450-400 double rifle for dangerous game. Got one. £5200 for my 70 th birthday , now 80 in March , well why not it’s a good investment But it’s a long way from a ML .4
Look at the length of the 400g bullet at 2250ft sec to get 4000 ft lbs and the long case full of nitro powder I doubt if you could get near that sort of energy with BP even if the barrel could stand it So maybe a .4 or .35 is just too light for bear or elk unless your shot placement is perfect ……just a comment as I love .4 double rifles. Plenty of stories on google and utube Of course I have a BP double .5 just bought some brass. 17 cases for £118 I already had 8 so that makes 25 for a days hunt , alas no bear or Elk in the uk just cows in farmers fields. Ha ha. Love from west of London

 

[Loja man]

A guy brought a longrifle to me to remove his stuck ramrod from it's normal place under the barrel in the r/r pipes. Seems after he dry balled the rifle , he was so upset , he stuck the r/r in the thimbles , tip first , and shoved it home.

Brilliant!!!

 

[Loja man]

I cut and lubed a bunch of .010 patches today too.

Round, square, octagonal or hexagonal?

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Trapezoid.

 

[aussie pete]

Spent some time in the woods today.
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That's a sweet image SciAggie. Thanks for sharing.

Kind regards, Pete.

 

[SciAggie]

That's a sweet image SciAggie. Thanks for sharing.

Kind regards, Pete.

It’s amazing how good cell phone cameras are these days. Thanks.