Started to work on a flintlock rifle project again, its one I started back in the late 70's. I have a 42" Green Mountain .40 barrel and a Siler lock. The stock is curly maple, I was re-inspired by the Kibler kits.
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So wonderful!
aww dang
I've had that happen a time or two, I usually put the rod in a a door and have the wife put pressure on it while I pull the rifle. Works so far.
BUD, that sounds like me when trying to do anything. Something going to happen.
I’ve often wondered that myself.
Another thing I wonder about….
As often as the subject comes up, it would seem that if everyone that had a
“Project gun” hanging around undone actually finished them, it could arm the whole of the nation…every man, woman and child, with a front stuffer.
Wouldn’t that be a marvelous thing?
I guess failing to bring home venison wasn't the only thing I did yesterday. Put my bags and horn on to go into the woods earlier, noticed my grandfather's (whom I'm named after and looked up to more than any other) knife is missing from its sheath.
Now I'm wet, sitting in my blind on a cold rainy afternoon with a broken heart, barely stocked freezer, and a yucky folding knife to cut a patch if I need to. What a freaking bummer this season has been.
Edit: I couldn't stand it, left the blind and went looking for it. Fell down a hill and luckily didn't get mud in my barrel, guess what? At the bottom of the hill I FOUND IT
Now I'm wet, sitting in my blind on a cold rainy afternoon with a broken heart, barely stocked freezer, and a yucky folding knife to cut a patch if I need to. What a freaking bummer this season has been.
Edit: I couldn't stand it, left the blind and went looking for it. Fell down a hill and luckily didn't get mud in my barrel, guess what? At the bottom of the hill I FOUND IT
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Been reading the Fall 2023 issue of Tomahawk & Long Rifle that came in the mail.
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The chief gave me an old sheet ,so I’m slowly cutting and ripping cleaning patches for the smooth bores with it as they seam to work just as good as the boughten ones at 25$ for a 100 .
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Helped friend who never shot a muzzle loading gun before learn how to load and shoot a gun he was evaluating for purchase. The gun shot pretty well, too, but did have some issues. The bore was really rough. I wonder if it was properly cleaned (if at all) the last time it was shot.
Nice to have brought somebody to the addiction.
The Doc is out now.
Nice to have brought somebody to the addiction.
The Doc is out now.
After a long absence, I'm back with the muzzle loaders. My big deal of the day was finding two full cans of Goex FFFg powder here. Black powder is all but unavailable locally, Also, still reeling from sticker shock on cost of flints. I'm getting resources together to get a Tennessee Gunsmiths 45. caliber caplock Tennessee rifle going. A bunch of catching up to do here on the hill.
You may want to do a little bit more math before you give up on a flintlock. Caps have gotten pretty expensive, too, and at times, very hard to find.
* Flints from Track of the Wolf for my Kibler are going for $28.60 per dozen... Figure you can realistically get 40 shots (or more) from a flint (we'll go low with 40) and that's 480 shots in a dozen flints for a price of .06 per shot.
* Caps are pretty scarce lately. If you're lucky, you found some at Walmart when they had them for $5.62 per tin of 100... that'll barely edge out the TOTW flints cost per shot. But, if you have to buy RWS caps because no one has CCI or Remington, you're looking at $36.99 for a tin of 250 making them almost ,15 cents per shot. With caps online, you're also looking at paying a hazmat fee for the shipment. If they ever get CCI back in stock, those are listing for $120 per 1000, so that's still 12 cents per shot plus whatever the Hazmat cost you.
I haven't figured in shipping, hazmat fees or sales tax for any of these numbers, but just the rough numbers will tell you that, ironically so, going with a flintlock is the wave of the future.
Oh, and it's not out of the question that with just a little effort (that's kinda fun!) you may be able to make your own flints from locally available rocks... FOR FREE. Score another for the Mighty Flintlock!
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Talked back and forth with a "new guy" to the forum looking for a .32 percussion for his Son to start off on.
Shot the Colt 1860 New Army today using some paper cartridges made from a new type of paper I've been wanting to try out: nitrated tea filter paper. I don't remember where I learned of this paper, but the results were quite satisfactory. Easy to nitrate, easy to form into sturdy cartridge envelopes, balls were glued in and dip lubed, and I got 100% ignition with little paper residue, no more and probably no less than any other paper paper type.
@Mike in FL “Update: went to Lowes and bought a poplar wood dowel”
I am not sure the intended purpose of this poplar dowel, but I would not trust it to load a PRB. You have a range rod use that in practice and use your new hickory rod while hunting.
There is too much risk of puncturing yourself with a weak dowel.
I know this is an old post but you have the same rifle and pistol I have. May I ask your procedure for zeroing your Navy 1851?
What is your project with your Sharps? I just purchased a new Pedersoli Sharps Sporting rifle. I have yet to fire it. Plan on trying to work on the barrel.
I got the trigger working, I thought it was a double set however the rear trigger sets the front trigger and allows the hammer to cock. Something I did not know was a thing.
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Grandpa tripped you!
