What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[user 31232]

Got my first little buck of the season with my customized Western Arms, bored out to .58 caliber by Bobby Hoyt with a 1X66 twist and deep lands and grooves for a patched round ball. The lock panels have have been reshaped and forearm was slimmed down to make it look more Hawkenish.
Good times.

Congratulations!

 

[Walkabout]

Made up some paper cartridges for my Zoli 10 bore using a Brown Bess template. Also made a few for my .54 Harper's Ferry pistol using template dimensions I found online. Now I'm waiting for UPS to deliver the powder I ordered from Powder Inc. Thanks

 

[Songwriter]

@Kevin
"Western Arms, bored out to .58 caliber by Bobby Hoyt with a 1X66 twist and deep lands and grooves for a patched round ball. The lock panels have have been reshaped and forearm was slimmed down to make it look more Hawkenish."

I'd like to see some pics of that.

 

[Kevin]

@Kevin
"Western Arms, bored out to .58 caliber by Bobby Hoyt with a 1X66 twist and deep lands and grooves for a patched round ball. The lock panels have have been reshaped and forearm was slimmed down to make it look more Hawkenish."

I'd like to see some pics of that.

 

[longcruise]

Technically yesterday but since I'm still in bed, I picked up a .58 Hopkins and Allen ( Numrich) Under Hammer.

Uh huh, laying in bed making up stories. Ya need pitchers to convince some of us!

 

[russellshaffer]

Wondered about 64springer. Did he ever fire his wooden breechplug golf ball cannon? Is he still with us?

 

[The Black Tyrone]

Uh huh, laying in bed making up stories. Ya need pitchers to convince some of us!

Seriously? I got better things to do in bed

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

Finally got the ol' smoker fixed today.
This is what it looked like last week when it fell over and hit the floor.
Yikes..that's no fun...!!

Today.....the new frizzen arrived and I went to work getting it back on the lock.
It wouldn't close without hitting the barrel.
No problem..... I took it back off, put the blade edge ( side towards the barrel ) on the ol' bench grinder.
I took 1/8" off and put it back on.

Sparks like a new one again!
I can't wait to get it out and dirty again!

 

[TDM]

Got my first little buck of the season with my customized Western Arms, bored out to .58 caliber by Bobby Hoyt with a 1X66 twist and deep lands and grooves for a patched round ball. The lock panels have have been reshaped and forearm was slimmed down to make it look more Hawkenish.
Good times.

Congratulations. Very nice rack!

 

[TDM]

Wondered about 64springer. Did he ever fire his wooden breechplug golf ball cannon? Is he still with us?

I'm pretty sure he's moved on to greener pastures.

 

[The Black Tyrone]

Finally got the ol' smoker fixed today.
This is what it looked like last week when it fell over and hit the floor.
Yikes..that's no fun...!!

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Today.....the new frizzen arrived and I went to work getting it back on the lock.
It wouldn't close without hitting the barrel.
No problem..... I took it back off, put the blade edge ( side towards the barrel ) on the ol' bench grinder.
I took 1/8" off and put it back on.

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Sparks like a new one again!
I can't wait to get it out and dirty again!

Nice!

 

[Terrier]

I'm pretty sure he's moved on to greener pastures.

Could you expound on that?

 

[longcruise]

Seriously? I got better things to do in bed

Nice rifle!

Ok, so I concede.

 

[Iceman]

Watching my barrel rust.

 

[TDM]

Could you expound on that?

Just a hunch, but he got into a head butting contest with Mods over that last thread. Those contest never end well.

 

[The Black Tyrone]

Nice rifle!

Ok, so I concede.

Thanks

 

[Buffalo Bones]

I worked on some river cane powder measures. These are cane sections with carved chokecherry twig stopper ends.

I have to be deathly ill on a day when I don't work on something associated with muzzleloading! Working on a knife scabbard today.

 

[user 31232]

Watching my barrel rust.

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Much better than watching paint dry

 

[Tom A Hawk]

Was hunting. I'm convinced the bucks keep a calendar. Was seeing plenty during archery season. Now that I can reach further - nothing. These are 100 yards out and no horns.

 

[JimFlint]

Took my Jager for a nice walk in the woods yesterday, unfortunately that's all the became of it.