What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Dutch7]

Made two antler powder measures and two vent picks and started a ball board for my .50

 

[dd832]

While I'm on the Binnacle List I made an order with The Rifle Shoppe and this came today (14 days since phoning in the order):
3 - 1830 Cadet barrel springs, 1830 front barrel band, 1830 Cadet lockplate; New Land Pattern cock; 3 - 1853 Enfield hammers


and the Baker Rifle flat lock parts !!

I'm on the binnacle list because a week ago Thursday (July 20th) I had a total knee replacement (ouch).

It's hard to see but my left leg and ankle are swollen & bruised.

later, Mike

 

[TDM]

Hope you heal up fast Mike.

 

[Buckskinquin]

Had my left done 13 years ago, right knee this December scheduled. Be aggressive with physical therapy my friend, you’ll be glad you did.

 

[TDM]

Finally finished my outside work thank goodness. Now I can stay in shop with cool AC and play. I was going to jump into carving the .54 Maple Woodsrunner but chickened out. It’s fireable and complete except for carving and wood finish, but decided to complete the factory carved .50 Cherry Woodsrunner instead. Hopefully working with it and getting to know the lines it has will help me with the other.

 

[Buckskinquin]

your barrel is British proofed .
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Thanks, and it shoots great! Pic #1 bench @25 yd, aimed at Ctr of bull. At 50 yd, top 2 touching aimed at center of bull, 2 in bull area held at 6 o’clock.

 

[mushka]

Ordered a #10 and @11 cap maker along with extra powder a couple of weeks ago from the .22 reloader guy. Got an email today that my stuff shipped today.
Takes him awhile but he gets it done.

 

[Terrier]

Thanks, and it shoots great! Pic #1 bench @25 yd, aimed at Ctr of bull. At 50 yd, top 2 touching aimed at center of bull, 2 in bull area held at 6 o’clock.

Good shootin', Tex!

 

[Terrier]

Ordered a #10 and @11 cap maker along with extra powder a couple of weeks ago from the .22 reloader guy. Got an email today that my stuff shipped today.
Takes him awhile but he gets it done.

I just ordered the #11, and I got an email today, too...

 

[le125verne]

Punched out some .44 cal. wads and soaked them in a 1:1 beeswax/olive oil mix.

What material is your wadding made of? Felt? Canvas? Cork? I had not thought of using these punches for making wadding. I was looking to make wadding for my 12 mm PIN-FIRE Lefaucheux "lefew" handgun.

 

[trackpin]

I started cleaning up (filing, sanding, steel wool-ing) the butt cap I got from MBS about a year ago. I plan to mount it on my Pedersoli Kentucky pistol. There are lots of examples of this in the book by James R. Johnston and the Kentucky Rifle Association published in 1976. If you're interested, there are still copies out there and they're pretty reasonable. This seems like it might make a good thread on the gun builders bench, but like all of these things for me it's probably going to take a while...

I did that to my Pedersoli as well as a different trigger guard. Both from Dixie 28 years ago. Take the opportunity to drill and epoxy in a dowel in the the stock . I did not at first and it broke easily while loading. Wont break again but the damage is hard to deal with.

 

[Ed C.]

What material is your wadding made of? Felt? Canvas? Cork? I had not thought of using these punches for making wadding. I was looking to make wadding for my 12 mm PIN-FIRE Lefaucheux "lefew" handgun.

It is 1/8" felt from Durofelt.com.

 

[Tanker]

Finished my 32 cal crocket. I'm hoping to hit the range tomorrow. This was my first kit and first time carving.
I do have a full build I have been tinkering with also. Decided I need more experience so I did a kit.

 

[ColonialRifleSmith]

I finished another restoration today. The barrel is in excellent condition. The bore is in very good shape with minimal surface rust and no discernible pitting. The rifling is crisp. The bore mic's out at .406., 40 cal. The lock is well worn. I made some repairs to the lock. It now works as intended. The stock is an excellent piece of old growth Curley Maple. The rifle must have been dropped on its nose at some time in the past. The forearm had several linear cracks from the barrel retaining pin back. I used 2 part epoxy, the kind used to make tables, and filled all the cracks from the barrel channel. I also coated the barrel channel and the lock mortise twice giving me a very, very solid stock repair not visible from the outside. The stock in more solid now than it was new. The trigger plate was broken in half with the parts rattling around inside the mortice, however all the parts were there. I welded the plate and shaped it to its original form. reinstalled the parts. Bingo, perfect working double set trigger. Being a swamped barrel, she only weighs 7p 14oz. I think she looks pretty good and should be a great shooter. Semper Fi.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Finally finished my outside work thank goodness. Now I can stay in shop with cool AC and play. I was going to jump into carving the .54 Maple Woodsrunner but chickened out. It’s fireable and complete except for carving and wood finish, but decided to complete the factory carved .50 Cherry Woodsrunner instead. Hopefully working with it and getting to know the lines it has will help me with the other.

Beautiful stock on that maple .54, good luck, you'll do well!

 

[ppb]

I finished another restoration today. The barrel is in excellent condition. The bore is in very good shape with minimal surface rust and no discernible pitting. The rifling is crisp. The bore mic's out at .406., 40 cal. The lock is well worn. I made some repairs to the lock. It now works as intended. The stock is an excellent piece of old growth Curley Maple. The rifle must have been dropped on its nose at some time in the past. The forearm had several linear cracks from the barrel retaining pin back. I used 2 part epoxy, the kind used to make tables, and filled all the cracks from the barrel channel. I also coated the barrel channel and the lock mortise twice giving me a very, very solid stock repair not visible from the outside. The stock in more solid now than it was new. The trigger plate was broken in half with the parts rattling around inside the mortice, however all the parts were there. I welded the plate and shaped it to its original form. reinstalled the parts. Bingo, perfect working double set trigger. Being a swamped barrel, she only weighs 7p 14oz. I think she looks pretty good and should be a great shooter. Semper Fi.

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Well done! Handsome - looks to have lots of potential.
Any idea as to who was the original builder? (just curious...)

 

[ColonialRifleSmith]

Well done! Handsome - looks to have lots of potential.
Any idea as to who was the original builder? (just curious...)

No marks on it what-so-ever. Lock just says 'Warranted'. That's on almost all trade locks.

 

[BackDraft]

. . . get out there and kick a ball with your granddaughters.

I think I‘d rather get mine addicted to the smell of Holy Black…

 

[Old Sparky]

@Old Sparky that's quite an accomplishment on that paint job.

Thank you. It's hard for me to look at it and see wood grain because I know I painted it LOL

 

[Dale Lilly]

I B Dumb. Sitting at my desk, I noticed a box, that I did not recognize, under an end table . Got it out; realized it was a Reb Navy Arms 1860 revolver. I had completely forgotten I bought it. Losing my mind? Took it out, waxed it nicely, and it is near perfect. Looks great, functions as it should, and I am happy to have a gun I did not know I have. Getting old is not all moonlight and roses. Dale