What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Polecat_Tom]

Made ramrod pipes for the Carolina Gun and inlet and pinned then in the stock ...

How do you make the ridges on the pipes?

 

[RiverRat]

I shot 30 rounds out of my brand new Uberti 1851. 22grs of 3f Goex and not a glitch. Slix shot nipples coming in the mail. A good day!

 

[Beaverman2]

I carded and re wiped with browning solution all the steel parts of an older CVA mountain rifle then started cleaning up the trigger guard for the WR today, deja vu tomorrow on the CVA, finish the TG and start on the butt plate, considering making a toe plate from that extra piece of brass that comes with the WR.

 

[Rob M.]

How do you make the ridges on the pipes?

An old tinsmith tool I kept from my lantern making days ....geesh , can't remember the name of it ... Burring machining ! I run it through it and it makes the ridges , then wrap them around a drill bit ... Tedious ...

 

[jrweis1997]

Cast some roundball and ordered a replacement lock for my 1803 hopefully it stops being a misfire fest with new lock

 

[deerstalkert]

got the butt plate fitted on the Kentucky. semi polished it. drilled and counter sunk the screw holes. domed some wood screws i of which i have a good supply.
started to shape the butt stock.
got to thinking, yeah it was painful, and realized i have been remiss in shooting these wonderful tools.
dragged the Kibler Colonial out and shot it at 100 yards. great accuracy only handicapped by my poor eye sight. need to shoot it some more with different charges and see if i can shrink the group.
60g swiss fffg under cast .495 ball wrapped in a .018 patch.
not used to the trigger on this Kibler. seemed like a hard pull at first, then i noticed it was very crisp let off. think i like it. love the gun. 4 shots, left is two holes

 

[Hermit Tim]

Not much today but did manage to make a .62 loading block. The picture sucks but it looks pretty decent in real life.

 

[longcruise]

I examined my new coning tool ordered from Ed Hamberg. Was on the verge of trying it out when we had a kitchen sink plumbing disaster. Hope to try it tomorrow. Will report back.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Made ramrod pipes for the Carolina Gun and inlet and pinned then in the stock ...

I did not shoot out fox today. Likes our food company but so timid I cannot stroke her Got her nicely cleaned up with drops and things

 

[Snooterpup]

got the butt plate fitted on the Kentucky. semi polished it. drilled and counter sunk the screw holes. domed some wood screws i of which i have a good supply.
started to shape the butt stock.
got to thinking, yeah it was painful, and realized i have been remiss in shooting these wonderful tools.
dragged the Kibler Colonial out and shot it at 100 yards. great accuracy only handicapped by my poor eye sight. need to shoot it some more with different charges and see if i can shrink the group.
60g swiss fffg under cast .495 ball wrapped in a .018 patch.
not used to the trigger on this Kibler. seemed like a hard pull at first, then i noticed it was very crisp let off. think i like it. love the gun. 4 shots, left is two holesView attachment 329893View attachment 329895

Yup, them Kibler Colonials is a-fine piece o shootin’ iron.

 

[Snooterpup]

My stock duplicator still works !

Nice! Is that stock duplicator powered by 120VAC, solar, or steak and ale?

 

[Rob M.]

Nice! Is that stock duplicator powered by 120VAC, solar, or steak and ale?

Breakfast burrito that morning !! LOL

 

[Rob M.]

Made a trigger guard for the Carolina Gun ...

 

[RiverRat]

I shot another 24 rounds out of my new 1851 navy. That is 54 in two days. I really like the feel of this revolver and I have 25 rbs left probably for tomorrow.

 

[Psycho Mike]

So, what brand of wax do you like?

For over top of my Tung oil, I've decided to use Renaissance wax. Not as durable as some other finishes, but an easy enough combo to touch up and maintain...plus it gets me a low gloss finish with that warm feel of waxed wood.

 

[Miketheblacksmith]

Continued work on the Kebler Colonial today. Raised the grain 3 times on the stock sanded with fresh 320 grit paper. Also sanded,raised the grain on the ramrod and tapered it to fit into the drilled stock hole.

 

[deerstalkert]

made a bunch of walnut shavings and dust. hard work turning a big piece of wood into thousands of little pieces of wood.
this plank came to me just 1 1/2 inches thick. wasn't sure i could make it work but i seem to have it on the run. following (loosely) Wm. Buchele's Golden age pattern. i may even work up the nerve to do some carving .

 

[Gtrubicon]

Started removing wood and shaping the lock panel on my CVA mountain pistol.

 

[Loja man]

Completed work on my horn #63. I will be bring this guy to the Contemporary Longrifle Show in August. After that, it will need a home

As always, love seeing your work!!

 

[Hermit Tim]

As always, love seeing your work!!

He's definitely an artist. I'm sure my horns will never be as nice as his but I sure do like seeing his work.