What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Pierre009]

A thanks to all for the advice. After 2 weeks heat, sweet talk, cursing, PB blaster, finally heat & Kroil more heat & Kroil plus the jig with the dowels on a vice along with my homemade nipple wrenches from 1/4 inch drive sockets....finally got the nipples off that cap & ball...
Now for the hard part...powder & caps...

 

[mpigott271]

Just Beautiful @mpigott271!

Thanks.

 

[wganz]

Didn't really "do" anything other than just opening the UPS packages with the Minie molds in them.
Now to get them in use.

Confession time. When setting up the 1842 part sets, couldn't find the side plate. Was quite upset with the spousal unit for cleaning my desk off while I was in Louisiana. Ordered another one from Lodgewood Mfg. Picked up the lock which had the 2 side plate screws hand tightened in and the side plate slid down the 2 screws into sight. It was flush against the lock all the time and it finally decided to move. AAARrrrrrggghhhhh!!!

 

[Forester]

I inlet the rear thimble on my 58 Kibler kit. I also finished drilling out one of the barrel lugs. I shot my Zouave on Sunday. Round balls seem to group better than the minnies I was trying.

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

Took the T/C White Mountain Carbine .50 caliber out today to shoot at a half gallon milk carton set out at 50 yards. One shot, one kill. Sorry, no video, but how many times do we need to see things get blown up anyway?

Also bought some Deft Fast Drying Polyurethane and put a couple of coats on my food-coloring dyed antler powder measures. Will post photos on the thread devoted to that subject in a day or two. Apparently "fast-drying" is a relative term.

 

[Dale Lilly]

Did a final polish on my two latest knives. Now I am working on a second sheath. Rain today so I won't be outside much. Good day to work on accoutrements.

 

[pacanis]

Does sitting on the couch watching TV count?
After all, I want to be here when my new ML gets here.

 

[TDM]

Absolutely counts!

 

[pacanis]

I knew I wasn't doing something useless!

 

[Pierre009]

Depends on what you're watching...if it's educational TV...ie horsepoop & gunsmoke or good ole bugs then it counts.

 

[Ed C.]

Finally finished my self build. About 210 hrs. Now to go and shoot it.

Wow! That is almost too pretty to shoot! Enjoy it!

 

[painter]

I went through all the muzzle loading stuff my dear wife kindly rearranged for me so I could put together a bag for my first range session with my Kibler 45 SMR.

 

[Nor'Easter]

The birth of a tomahawk !! That is a billet of 4140 tool steel that I heated and buried in vermiculite to cool overnight. That will anneal the billet to cool very slowly and make it as soft as it can get. In that soft state, I can then easily drill the pilot holes. The webbing between the holes will be split with a splitting chisel, then drifted open to create the eye for the future handle. All the forging to form the hammer poll tomahawk begins after that step.
Ohio Rusty ><>

Looking forward to this ...... Thanks! NE

 

[Ed C.]

Actually yesterday. Tested out the new hammer and bolt I installed on the 1851 Navy, cleaned it, and then doctored up the brand new looking black hammer to look a little more worn in. Most of the shots were slow fire at 50 feet, except for the last six. I was having a rapid fire gun battle with the bad guy in the lower left. No heart shots but I think he may be fatally wounded.

 

[Nor'Easter]

"but how many times do we need to see things get blown up anyway?"

SERIOUSLY???

I surely hope that is 'sarcasm'.
Sincerly, FCCS(SW), USN, ret.

 

[64Springer]

Drum installed. Breech plug final fitting and pinned in place.

Crazy glue to keep lock plate in place and outlined.

Lock plate inletted.

Gotta wrap my head around the breech plug/tang mounting. Plenty of room for a 1/4-20" screw. Could come in from underneath to hide the tapped hole.

 

[64Springer]

View attachment 196476View attachment 196478Actually yesterday. Tested out the new hammer and bolt I installed on the 1851 Navy, cleaned it, and then doctored up the brand new looking black hammer to look a little more worn in. Most of the shots were slow fire at 50 feet, except for the last six. I was having a rapid fire gun battle with the bad guy in the lower left. No heart shots but I think he may be fatally wounded.

Beautiful colors on that frame.

Real case hardening?

 

[Ed C.]

Beautiful colors on that frame.

Real case hardening?

No, that is a cheap over the counter Traditions Pietta from Sportsman Warehouse. Aside from the hammer bolt cam getting worn it has run very well. I replaced the front bead sight with a post I made from a brass screw and filed it to be point of aim (elevation) at 75'. It is one of my favorite guns to shoot. As has been talked about, you never know what will end up being a winner. Or not.

 

[pacanis]

Well, she's here.
She won't win the Wood of the Year pageant, but she's all mine

So today I unboxed my new ML.

 

[TDM]

Well, she's here.
She won't win the Wood of the Year pageant, but she's all mine

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So today I unboxed my new ML.

All that TV watching today paid off nicely!