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Gordon, that is quite a rebuild.
Gordon, that is quite a rebuild.
Yes I agree lot of work but I saved the stock thank goodness . I have no flip sights on my 1885 577-500 no 2 double unmentionable But I don’t need them on a cape rifle , so off they came and with a few strokes of the file they are on my double, waited 12 years for some genuine ones , I’ll make up one for this 12g cape rifle. I learn a lot last week on how to knock out barrel dents had plenty of them. The dents were crossed with a cut mark no doubt the farmer fighting of a local with a machete , who knows
Spent the afternoon in a tree (ZIP) saw big fat doe driving 4 wheeler into stand ,tomorrows another day but rainingSince 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!
MAN! Y'all have deer that drive four wheelers, and are hunters, too? Wowzers.. You live in a dangerous neighborhood.Spent the afternoon in a tree (ZIP) saw big fat doe driving 4 wheeler into stand ,tomorrows another day but raining
Pictures?I've been busy making various small projects to use up some scrap pieces
After breaking the original ramrod and a purchased substitute on my late 1980s T/C .50 Renegade, slicing the base of my right hand at base of index finger on first break, and tearing into base of right thumb on second ramrod break and losing all feeling on the side of said thumb, bought a heavy-duty 3-piece brass range rod and no more problems or blood. Or, having to staunch the blood flow on a very dirty wiper rag, I learned my lesson on using wood rammers. Missed shooting about 3 months on last mishap. My loads are way too tight for anything but range rods. The wood rods look great on my two percussion .50s, just not functionally safe. Now that I’m in my 70s, I don’t heal nearly as quick as I used to.@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.
So that's where my copy went.Been reading the Fall 2023 issue of Tomahawk & Long Rifle that came in the mail.
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