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Since the previous thread was shut down (locked) by our new moderator, I thought I would start one up again, as per the suggestion.
So, let's get this thread going again, and share your muzzleloading related adventures of the day!
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Today I tried my hand at mixing up some wood dye, I think it turned out alright.
 
Wonderful, wonderful rain. Man, we needed it.

Just for grin factor, I went out this morning with the Parker Hale 53 to do what muskets weren't meant to do. I got a couple of round ball moulds; one in .562, the other .570. Both types, cast in roof lead (dead soft) worked a treat with a .015 patch, 50gns of FFFG Wano, and equal amounts of Semolina for filler between powder charge and patched ball. The target shows the results of 12 shots. All to the same point of aim, generally.

Don't get excited, lads and ladies, that's benched at 25 metres. Still, good. And I wasn't walking further in the downpour. I'll take it to 50 metres next time, when the grass will be greener.

Oh. The .562 loaded easily with hand pressure and short starter, with the .570 requiring the slightest persuasion with a rubber mallet on the starter.

Cheers, Pete

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Wonderful, wonderful rain. Man, we needed it.

Just for grin factor, I went out this morning with the Parker Hale 53 to do what muskets weren't meant to do. I got a couple of round ball moulds; one in .562, the other .570. Both types, cast in roof lead (dead soft) worked a treat with a .015 patch…

Pete,
I’m wondering how .562 and .570 fit in a .53 cal barrel without a hammer? Seems a bit tight. 😵‍💫
 
Parker-Hale 53 is the style of the musket not the caliber. It's a .58 caliber. 🙂
Got thinking makings of a jager rifle need a new slab of walnut as this is full of worm holes . Barrel .625 rifled recall 1/28 twist 32” long. Might be a long winter. God bless you all. Note inside London Marsden cancer hospital , there for blood tests for Mondays infusion They have shrunk my cancer to almost nothing. I’ll live to 90’
 

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Wonderful, wonderful rain. Man, we needed it.

Just for grin factor, I went out this morning with the Parker Hale 53 to do what muskets weren't meant to do. I got a couple of round ball moulds; one in .562, the other .570. Both types, cast in roof lead (dead soft) worked a treat with a .015 patch, 50gns of
FFFG Wano, and equal amounts of Semolina for filler between powder charge and patched ball. The target shows the results of 12 shots. All to the same point of aim, generally.

Don't get excited, lads and ladies, that's benched at 25 metres. Still, good. And I wasn't walking further in the downpour. I'll take it to 50 metres next time, when the grass will be greener.

Oh. The .562 loaded easily with hand pressure and short starter, with the .570 requiring the slightest persuasion with a rubber mallet on the starter.

Cheers, Pete

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It ****** with rain down south in WA last time I was there. Icy cold too. Took wife to feed the rays . It’s a long 23 hour flight, sadly we probably won’t go again we are 76&80. You cannot hunt with ML in WA. Bloody waste of a flight, haha . Nothing much to shoot anyway . I did chase an emu around Canarvon, he was a better runner than me .
 
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