What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[WALT53]

I want to start doing this myself... have all the stuff, just not sure if I'm able to fill the caps due to having tremors.... please post pics of the filling process.... thnxs

Hey send your your stuff to me I got all winter and you can go shoot , keep us both outa the ole girls HAIR .

 

[Terrier]

I want to start doing this myself... have all the stuff, just not sure if I'm able to fill the caps due to having tremors.... please post pics of the filling process.... thnxs

I have the stuff, but haven’t actually usd it yet, so I may be off base here… but I’ve read a lot of descriptions of guys that have…

I thinking maybe you could make a jig of some sort to hold the “bang juice” bottle/syringe and make an activator handle that makes the tremors not matter so much. So long as the juice isn’t so thin as to run out when inverted, you’d be in bidness!

Just an idea to help you keep your independence…

 

[TDM]

Spent most of the day in the woods but knocked out a couple of small projects to add to my granddaughter’s shooting kit. I’ll be making her a custom length range rod, but I had a piece of antler left over so I made a small palm saver to use with her ram rod. And I made her a 60 grain river cane powder measure. Got the idea from a photo in the latest Muzzleloader magazine. I still like the ones I make with cane & cedar, but this style is more HC. Also have to brag some on her shooting ability, my Son sent me a photo of the squirrel target they used today with her .22, she’s getting pretty good with it. They were shooting from 25-30 yards.

 

[PathfinderNC]

I fudged up bad and lost it

 

[painter]

No explanation necessary

Bummer

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

I engraved a sideplate while my new puppy tore up everything in my shop.

 

[WALT53]

I fudged up bad and lost it

Temper temper .

I engraved a sideplate while my new puppy tore up everything in my shop.

Did your puppy aggravate you Mike ,lol hope not he’s gonna be your best friend soon lots of walks and lots of treats.

 

[Flint.]

Spent most of the day in the woods but knocked out a couple of small projects to add to my granddaughter’s shooting kit. I’ll be making her a custom length range rod, but I had a piece of antler left over so I made a small palm saver to use with her ram rod. And I made her a 60 grain river cane powder measure. Got the idea from a photo in the latest Muzzleloader magazine. I still like the ones I make with cane & cedar, but this style is more HC. Also have to brag some on her shooting ability, my Son sent me a photo of the squirrel target they used today with her .22, she’s getting pretty good with it. They were shooting from 25-30 yards.

Nice!

 

[WALT53]

Spent most of the day in the woods but knocked out a couple of small projects to add to my granddaughter’s shooting kit. I’ll be making her a custom length range rod, but I had a piece of antler left over so I made a small palm saver to use with her ram rod. And I made her a 60 grain river cane powder measure. Got the idea from a photo in the latest Muzzleloader magazine. I still like the ones I make with cane & cedar, but this style is more HC. Also have to brag some on her shooting ability, my Son sent me a photo of the squirrel target they used today with her .22, she’s getting pretty good with it. They were shooting from 25-30 yards.

Nice work TDM what are chances of you and the mrs adopting me

 

[Terrier]

Nice work TDM what are chances of you and the mrs adopting me

Get in line!

 

[deerstalkert]

I fudged up bad and lost it

seems to be the day for that type of OOPS.
i was morticing a slot in the under rib on my cherry build. said rib is soldered to the nice 36 inch Colerain .45 cal barrel. had depth stop set to just go through the under rib. depth stop didn't. plunged right through into the bore. normally the flow of words that came tumbling out of my mouth would have garnered me a stern look from the bride. she actually made herself scarce.
oh well, now i have a 30 inch barreled half stocked carbine and the beginnings of a Colerain barreled 6 inch pistol. one step forward and two steps backward.

 

[PathfinderNC]

seems to be the day for that type of OOPS.
i was morticing a slot in the under rib on my cherry build. said rib is soldered to the nice 36 inch Colerain .45 cal barrel. had depth stop set to just go through the under rib. depth stop didn't. plunged right through into the bore. normally the flow of words that came tumbling out of my mouth would have garnered me a stern look from the bride. she actually made herself scarce.
oh well, now i have a 30 inch barreled half stocked carbine and the beginnings of a Colerain barreled 6 inch pistol. one step forward and two steps backward.

Between us, the Devil got an ear full

 

[Howard Pippin]

Waterproofed this small canvas shooting bag I made.

Greetings. I don't know how you waterproof, but I use a formula that I got from an old Herter's magazine years ago written by George Herter, and I dissolve a pound of paraffin in a small container perhaps a quart or a little less of kerosene. you have to put it on when it's hot. I generally put it in a spray bottle, but a small paintbrush works just as well, and you spread it on the surface. I'll guarantee it's waterproof be careful not to over-spray it as you'll have wax on the outside that shows. It's especially good for canvas I've used it on quite a few wood projects. I have moved up a little bit out of the antique class and now I use Stoddard's solvent as it evaporates faster. Be careful in Heating the solvent or kerosene, I use a double boiler on a hot plate.
squint

 

[longcruise]

I played around making some shot capsules for a 54 rifle. Heavy paper tube with 45 cal felt wads glued into each end. Going to have to come up with something to seat under the shot load. Maybe a 54 felt wad.

Larger ones have about 3/4 oz #6 and the smaller ones about 6/10 oz #6. Made 7 to try out on a pattern board. Might be my new squirrel medicine.

 

[RRidgely52]

I have the stuff, but haven’t actually usd it yet, so I may be off base here… but I’ve read a lot of descriptions of guys that have…

I thinking maybe you could make a jig of some sort to hold the “bang juice” bottle/syringe and make an activator handle that makes the tremors not matter so much. So long as the juice isn’t so thin as to run out when inverted, you’d be in bidness!

Just an idea to help you keep your independence…

Thanks... any help is helpfull...

 

[garypl]

I want to start doing this myself... have all the stuff, just not sure if I'm able to fill the caps due to having tremors.... please post pics of the filling process.... thnxs

Im going to print a 3D cap holder that will hold 30 caps to keep them from tipping over after I fill them. I'll post pics as soon as I get it printed and start filling the caps.

 

[aussie pete]

I fudged up bad and lost it

Yup. That won't buff out.

Commiserations.

Pete

 

[LonestarShootR]

Made some patches with some pillow ticking I picked up yesterday. It’s a first fir me and I’ll see how they do tomorrow.

 

[aussie pete]

Made some patches with some pillow ticking I picked up yesterday. It’s a first fir me and I’ll see how they do tomorrow. View attachment 283396

Much admiration! Wonderfully done. I use the same material and just cut them square with scissors, no waste at all. The square ones work well in the Southern Hemisphere.

Cheers, Pete.

 

[WALT53]

I played around making some shot capsules for a 54 rifle. Heavy paper tube with 45 cal felt wads glued into each end. Going to have to come up with something to seat under the shot load. Maybe a 54 felt wad.

Larger ones have about 3/4 oz #6 and the smaller ones about 6/10 oz #6. Made 7 to try out on a pattern board. Might be my new squirrel medicine.

View attachment 283393

Try put some corn meal between your powder and your shot cup,it worked for me in two smoothbores 28- 24 gauges .