What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[TDM]

Got the barrel drilled, slotted, and pinned. And fitted and pinned the pipes. Also glued & pinned the ram rod ferrule and sanded it down to fit. So most of the busy work is done. I’ll let it sit and rest a few days.

 

[Hermit Tim]

Got the barrel drilled, slotted, and pinned. And fitted and pinned the pipes. Also glued & pinned the ram rod ferrule and sanded it down to fit. So most of the busy work is done. I’ll let it sit and rest a few days.

Looking good.

 

[TDM]

Thanks @Hermit Tim

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Thanks @Hermit Tim

Getting ready to climb a tree in the morning.this will be the first day to get in the tree.so ready to climb and enjoy the north carolina sun rise

 

[appalichian hunter]

Good hunting.

 

[WALT53]

I finished a knife case today. The case is approximately 9-1/4" long and beaded in a Cheyenne style with four dragonflys. It has a rawhide case inside the buckskin cover.

You do beau work sir .

 

[WALT53]

You do beau work sir .

This apple is fighting me tonight ,you sir do beautiful work you must have a lot of patience to do that tiny bead work and a good magnifying light .

 

[Century to late]

Working on my Johnny Cash GPR getting close to done. One piece at a time. No queen but a tool to bring food to to family.

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Good hunting.

Thank you

 

[Hermit Tim]

Working on my Johnny Cash GPR getting close to done. One piece at a time. No queen but a tool to bring food to to family.

Looks plenty good to me. What caliber?

 

[Century to late]

Looks plenty good to me. What caliber?

Found a .54 barrel from longcruse.

 

[Hermit Tim]

Found a .54 barrel from longcruse.

Excellent choice. I'm sure you will enjoy this one.

 

[Polecat_Tom]

This apple is fighting me tonight ,you sir do beautiful work you must have a lot of patience to do that tiny bead work and a good magnifying light .

Thank you. You do need good light and drawing out the pattern ahead of time. Patience does help. I don't use any magnifier. It is time consuming but I enjoy doing this.

 

[deerstalkert]

reassembled my .30 cal whatzit flintlock. then rendered 5 pints of bear fat. watched it this time and didn't burn it.
sitting here watching Australian comedy called Black As. its a hoot.
while sitting here hooting, the wife says something is rooting about on the porch. looked out and it was a wood rat. hate them with a passion and they always try moving in this time of year. evicted this one. the only thing i shoot with the little 22 short S&W

 

[Terrier]

reassembled my .30 cal whatzit flintlock. then rendered 5 pints of bear fat. watched it this time and didn't burn it.
sitting here watching Australian comedy called Black As. its a hoot.
while sitting here hooting, the wife says something is rooting about on the porch. looked out and it was a wood rat. hate them with a passion and they always try moving in this time of year. evicted this one. the only thing i shoot with the little 22 short S&W

Good shootin', Tex!

 

[Shiloh]

Your horn work is downright beautiful

 

[springfield art]

Cut dovetail for front sight View attachment 87230

Machinists rock! My gunsmith has done this 3 or 4 times for me when I had bbls. shortened. Good photo.

 

[Gun Tramp]

After studying Notchy Bob's recent link to a "Springfield Model 1842 cutdown musket" it took about five minutes to decide my Armisport 1842 was going to get chopped. Lots of issues with this example of Italian craftsmanship so it's more or less been a "kit" since I bought it. Metal will get patinated and after lots of wood thinning will be stained dark. A work in progress...

 

[garypl]

Took my Ruger Old Army out for the first time and it's a shooter! Only problem was it grouped high left and the rear sight screw was bottomed out and I couldn't move the rear blade to the right. Took it home and cleaned it and was able to put a little Kroil on the windage screw and break it free and center the rear blade.

Anyone know what the thread pitch is for the ROA rear sight elevation screw? I have a screw checker and the screw is bigger that a #6 and smaller than a #8 screw. Rather than trying to file the screw down to allow me to lower the rear sight more, I made a small washer from some thin sheet metal and it fit right under the screw head and allowed me to fully lower the rear sight. Now to take it back out and see if I can get it to shoot where I'm aiming!

 

[Terry Lightle]

Mada a deer antler 70 grain powder measure