What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Century to late]

Trigger inletting on the .54 Hawken this afternoon. Easy work for the mortis cutter. Please don't hate me. The final inleting is all hand work and time.

 

[TDM]

Lee’s electric pots work great and on sale can be very reasonable priced.

I know I should get one, I’m just being hard headed about it. But I’d probably do a lot more shooting and casting if I had one.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Added to my skins wardrobe...I like the simplicity of this one. :

 

[Century to late]

Added to my skins wardrobe...I like the simplicity of this one. :

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Did you make it?

 

[Omahkapi'si]

No, I wish I could do stuff like that. Blue Creek Traders.

 

[Colonial Boy]

Actually it was yesterday; I intended to go to the monthly pistol shoot, we shoot ml pistols after the main events, and I was all primed, or rather ‘tubed’ to shoot the Austrian tube lock but fate intervened and my wife tested positive for Covid.
She’s a nurse at the local hospital and has been nursing Covid patients.
So stay at home as much as possible for 7 days and avoid large gatherings as I’m a person in close contact.

 

[Medicine Bow]

A cartridge revolver with a conversion percussion cylinder, that’s different.

It's actually percussion only and not convertible. I liked it so much I purchased the cartridge version.

 

[64Springer]

Trigger inletting on the .54 Hawken this afternoon. Easy work for the mortis cutter. Please don't hate me. The final inleting is all hand work and time.

I've never seen a dedicated mortising tool before.

Very cool.

All I've ever used were tools that were mounted on drill presses. And they never worked really well.

 

[TDM]

Lee’s electric pots work great and on sale can be very reasonable priced.

After a few sips of Bourbon tonight I ordered a Lee 20 lbs spout pour. I’m an easy mark.

 

[garypl]

After a few sips of Bourbon tonight I ordered a Lee 20 lbs spout pour. I’m an easy mark.

Where did you buy it and how much? I’m using a Lyman that is at 45 years old and it has seen better days.

 

[TDM]

Where did you buy it and how much? I’m using a Lyman that is at 45 years old and it has seen better days.

I took the easy way out and ordered it from Amazon. $99.95 free shipping.

 

[CuNosecap]

Got the barrel lugs attached and inletted on my Chambers VA rifle.

 

[Timber Wolf]

Shot the “Trail Walk” and “Primitive” courses at a smallish Rendezvous today. I had my best showing yet. 10/12 on the TW and 7 out of something on the Primitive. I hit a Squirrel head, egg, domino, 2” spinner, and a shot at a swinger beating a dropped ball among others. Pretty dang fun (when you actually hit stuff). Last couple of days I had my best showings yet on Archery and Hawk & Knife. I may not be winning but I am certainly getting better and at almost 63 years old that ain’t bad in my book.

 

[Century to late]

I've never seen a dedicated mortising tool before.

Very cool.

All I've ever used were tools that were mounted on drill presses. And they never worked really well.

I have a dedicated woodshop.And have been building furniture and things most of my life. So gun building guns comes real easy.

 

[Century to late]

Actually it was yesterday; I intended to go to the monthly pistol shoot, we shoot ml pistols after the main events, and I was all primed, or rather ‘tubed’ to shoot the Austrian tube lock but fate intervened and my wife tested positive for Covid.
She’s a nurse at the local hospital and has been nursing Covid patients.
So stay at home as much as possible for 7 days and avoid large gatherings as I’m a person in close contact.

That's no good hope all goes with you both. I'm finally getting my sense of taste back after many months of recovery.

 

[Fisherking]

Oh… nothing big

Except…

I bought I new rifle! Bam!

 

[dwarvenchef]

Worked a bit on my persona some more. Late trapping era to early gold rush, its a California thing. Living a while in central CA mountains gave me a taste of the areas history. Big bore Hawken style rifle and a Pennsylvania style 36/40 cal for medium game. I have family in the Penn / Tenn area and want to have a rifle from that area. However i’m just not into long barrels so getting that figured out is an issue.

piecing together the rest of my equipment based on makers in the areas I would have traveled in and or was able to scavenge is a research opportunity I’m excited about. Looking at historical photos of the era has given me some great ideas, skins i would have hunted, styles makers would have made and so on.

been a fun few days

 

[ColonialRifleSmith]

I finished an 'In The White' NW Trade Gun. Boxed it up and ready to go to the buyer Tuesday. Semper Fi.

 

[Ian Straus]

Yesterday I let two friends shoot my matchlock musket. One was already consideirng buying one of his own. Now he knows about firing procedure and match management.

 

[Wireforhire]

Took my wife out for a Lobster Roll her favorite ( Philly Steak for me). She wanted to make a couple of stops on the way out which was fine with me.
Pay back was that I got to stop at one of the "Good ole Boy's" outback gun shops on the way. I needed some #11 caps and some real Black powder for the recently acquired E. Phillips .38 Cal bench rest target ML. Gun area was closed (Sun. after 3:00) but I asked anyway. Low and behold not only did he have the #11 Caps but (get ready) ............ He had a 16oz. can of GOEX fffg powder. Pays to ask, he had them in the storage area not on the shelves. Wife Happy, Iam Super happy and all is well on the home front!