What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[PathfinderNC]

My buddy Charlie and I had a great day shooting our rifles and original Civil War muskets. I got my newly finished .62 British Officers Carbine sighted in and hitting dead on at 55 yards using .610 round ball, .018 ticking spit patch and 80 grains Scheutzen 2f powder.
This is Charlie smacking the 50 yard gong with the carbine and that’s my 50 yard bench target. 3 out of 4 in the X isn’t bad for me
Weather was perfect as well. What a day!

 

[deerstalkert]

got home from a road trip. was going to call TOTW about an order i made on the 9th and have not heard anything about since but wanted to see if it had come while i was gone. not here. guess i will have to call about it again tomorrow.
can't finish my Isaac Haines without it.

 

[Icemanxxxv]

Ordered 3 Russell Green Pacific Pairing blades for patch knifes. One dedicated to each of my shooting bags.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Ordered a couple of camp blankets from crazy crow last week. Shipping today.

 

[deerstalkert]

talked to John at track about missing parts shipment. figured 21 days was indicative of a lost order.
he said it will be kicked upstairs for consideration. hope i don't have to switch the build to something else.

 

[TDM]

talked to John at track about missing parts shipment. figured 21 days was indicative of a lost order.
he said it will be kicked upstairs for consideration. hope i don't have to switch the build to something else.

Had the same delay on an order a year or so ago. Was told to wait 6 weeks, wasn’t happy at all. But the order showed up a couple of days later.

 

[deerstalkert]

thanks Thad! gives me hope. John didn't say anything about it even having been shipped.
only notification either of us had was a label was created. though I hate waiting, i know how to do it. been married 54 years so i better know how to wait!

 

[TDM]

Got caught up on my chores yesterday so I started back on the .36 SMR. This will be my first .36 and I thought a good bore polish would speed the break in process and help reduce some fouling. Haven’t done the bore yet, but the muzzle had some machine marks to remove and I wanted to thumb polish the crown, or in the case of the .36, a finger tip polish. Also got up the nerve to decorate the muzzle. I copied the idea for the punch guide from somebody here but I don’t remember who, to long ago, but he gets the credit as it worked great. Getting ready to work on the bore.

 

[deerstalkert]

question Thad, do you like the displacement method better than material removal ie. drill or mill bit for the decoration?
i used a 1/16 inch end mill. worked but that punch setup looks like the cats meow!

 

[TSnave]

Drove out the front sight on my Spanish 50 in preparation for browning. The more I look at the stock sight, the less I like it, so I'm going to be ordering a new one after I figure out what size I need to get.

 

[TDM]

question Thad, do you like the displacement method better than material removal ie. drill or mill bit for the decoration?
i used a 1/16 inch end mill. worked but that punch setup looks like the cats meow!

This was my first attempt so I’ve never used an end mill. Using the punch I did get slight bulges around each hole, but some 220 grit wrapped on a flat file took care of the high spots. Then I did the same with 400 and 600 grit to smooth it out.

 

[TDM]

I went over the bore throughly with JB paste, cleaned it out, then about 60 strokes with JB bore shine and cleaned it out too. Couldn’t get a good photo, AAA won’t fit in that .36 barrel!! But think I did some good. One things for sure, that barrel will never be this clean ever again. Now I got to start draw filing.

 

[Gtrubicon]

Started physical therapy today for my arm. One step closer to getting back to using it! I can’t wait to get back to my Vincent rifle project!

 

[azmntman]

Ordered 6 tins of # 10 caps at Bass Pro.com.

 

[ArmorerRoy]

New cartridge block for the Kings Musket.

 

[longcruise]

Did some stock shaping and rough sanding on an old CVA Frontier kit I'm putting together for a granddaughter. The parts are all fitted so I worked on the brass with files and sandpaper. Finished off with a wheel and jewlers Rouge.

Also received in the mail from @Century to late the loan of his dovetail tool. So, thanks Tyler

 

[Gtrubicon]

Now that’s a polish job!

 

[longcruise]

Now that’s a polish job!

THanks.

I think I need to hit the TG a bit more with the wheel.

Spent 4 1/2 hours on my feet in bedroom slippers on concrete. That was a huge mistake.

 

[Century to late]

THanks.

I think I need to hit the TG a bit more with the wheel.

Spent 4 1/2 hours on my feet in bedroom slippers on concrete. That was a huge mistake.

Oops! You gonna spray some clear acrylic on the brass?

 

[longcruise]

Oops! You gonna spray some clear acrylic on the brass?

Hmmmm..... I never thought of that as a thing. I need to think about do I want to keep it shiny or let it tarnish and age.