What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
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Second attempt at making a brass cap for the patch box lid. Formed a new brass cap and glued it to the lid with contact cement. Put it in my rotating vise so I could orient it straight up and down and this time the holes were perpendicular to the brass and screws snugged down nicely.Worked on brass plate for the end of my patch box lid. First attempt the drill bit was dull and one of the two holes was off center, so scrapped it and made another plate. Got it to fit, drilled holes in it, marked hole location at the end of the lid, drilled a pilot hole and it was not perpendicular to the plate so screw was not seated flush.
Plugged hole and will try again to drill straight down
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Started filing the brass to fit the buttplate and discovered I didn’t leave enough at the bottom of the lid and it left an unacceptable gap at the bottom edge. It snaps into place securely but I don’t like how it looks so I’m going to remove the brass plate and make #3 and hope the third time is a charm! Once I get the edges fitted I will work on contouring the top of the plate to match the lid.
The only thing Muzzleloading related I've done today besides reading the forum was get curious about...
*** For them that have them, does anyone actually use their patch box? ***
*** For them that have them, does anyone actually use their patch box? ***
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Personally no, I have 2 with them and generally forget they're there.
Around 20 years ago, my son was competing in muzzleloading. I had saved enough money for a Great Plains rifle which I outfitted with modern sights. Forgot about that gun for over 15 years 'til I found this forum & decided to get my M/L stuff together, cleaned up, etc.
In the process, eventually I found the original sights. So, today I replaced sights. No big deal. She's back to 99% in factory box and original plastic sleeves. Now, if I can find that darned manual ....."Somewhere"???
In the process, eventually I found the original sights. So, today I replaced sights. No big deal. She's back to 99% in factory box and original plastic sleeves. Now, if I can find that darned manual ....."Somewhere"???
gosh dang thats purdy. good job bud
aww still looks good. i cant imagine me working on a gun. probably put barrel in backwords.
glad that bear aint around. he might be hungryRinging gongs again this morning. 52F!
No grizz tracks today.Flintlock shot great.
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good shooting
niceeee
Yeah, I had the same problem fitting mine, I ended up with it fitting ok but the bottom tines where it fits into the butt aren't what I like. So, I'll probable end up like you, yours looks good so far!
Well I spent another hour polishing my SMR's external lock parts today. Every time I think I'm done I just polish it some more?
longcruise
70 Cal.
Once I was at an all day shoot and had forgotten my capper. I opened the patch box/cap box on the TC and dumped some caps in. Stepped to the line and muzzle down range popped it open, retrieved a single cap, closed it, capped and shot. Was hard on the fingers but it worked.
Ordered a 0.715” mold for the Brown Bess carbine that is coming in.
Looked at various flint to percussion conversion hammers to make a replacement for a missing hammer. I took a hacksaw to some 1/2” steel plate to cut out my layout. Note this is the backside of the hammer since it is a right handed musket. I will share when I make better progress.
I will also need to fabricate a hammer screw which needs to be #10 with 24 threads per inch. Anyone got a good idea on something with a large enough head I can modify it? This is larger than the screws from modern reproduction locks so that is out as a source.
I will also need to fabricate a hammer screw which needs to be #10 with 24 threads per inch. Anyone got a good idea on something with a large enough head I can modify it? This is larger than the screws from modern reproduction locks so that is out as a source.
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aussie pete
40 Cal
Powder prices!!!! Prepare to be horrified. I'm going to talk in American dollars and measurements today, to meet the needs of the main audience . I rang the local gun shop up here in Townsville, Queensland, last week; they confirmed they had Wano Black Powder in stock for $154.37 US for 2.25lbs!!!!! So, I got to thinking, I had to drive down to visit dear old Mum in Brisbane, some 830 miles away. And just a few miles around the corner is the Wano importer. They agreed to sell me the very same product at $88.02 US for 2.25lbs. So, I did a ring around to the mates and delivered 22.5lbs for a total saving of $663.50 US!!!!!
Cheers, Pete
Prepare to be horrified. I'm going to talk in American dollars and measurements today, to meet the needs of the main audience . I rang the local gun shop up here in Townsville, Queensland, last week; they confirmed they had Wano Black Powder in stock for $154.37 US for 2.25lbs!!!!! So, I got to thinking, I had to drive down to visit dear old Mum in Brisbane, some 830 miles away. And just a few miles around the corner is the Wano importer. They agreed to sell me the very same product at $88.02 US for 2.25lbs. So, I did a ring around to the mates and delivered 22.5lbs for a total saving of $663.50 US!!!!!Cheers, Pete
