What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[deerstalkert]

took it easy today. went to lunch with our neighbor. sat on the porch and shot ground squirrels out in the garden.
got home and finished inletting a Ram Rod thimble. to tired to drill and pin it today. besides, i need something to do tomorrow!
Happiest 4th of July my fellow Americans!

 

[flatcreek]

Not as good as many here are capable of but I’m new to flintlock!;-) At least that my current excuse! I burned some powder in my 45 cal poor boy! 25 yards of hand. Except the one shot in the bulls eye was 37 yards with shooting sticks.

I would be happy with that off hand at 25yd. In the last 1000 rb maybe a dozen where off hand. Got to start practising.

 

[Mina]

I do my gunsmithing in my bathroom, put a large cutting board over the sink.

Yesterday I re-fitted the hand assembly in one of the three Colt 1849 Pockets I own; just got this one and the hand that was in it was too long, the wrong shape, and the spring was bad, so the cylinder would not revolve.

Works great now.

All in my bathroom…View attachment 331811

My work area setup is in two parts. The major part is a long narrow heavy bench (@ 24.5" high X 25.5" long X 9" wide) I built years ago for a sawhorse. This year I clamped a wider longer pine board on top it and bolted on two Dunlap 5239 vises, one on each end. To stabilize this, I have clamped a square piece of plywood to one vertical leg of the bench. The second part is a two foot high wooden bar stool with a big rectangular piece of plywood clamped to the top. These two parts are pushed together. Of course I use methods and wood shapes in the vise jaws. All this is between the LR couch and the TV/VCR/DVD stuff. I'm building a flintlock long rifle without plans. Nothing was predrilled, tapped, or laid out. Swamped barrel.

 

[RMFnLA]

great! just a thought. I would find a magnet and put it atop the stopper in the sink. I just know i would manage to lose that tiniest and hardest to replace part down the drain.

Yeah, I still close the stopper.

And the toilet seat, can’t forget that!

 

[wiscoaster]

Modified my Kibler Colonial ramrod by permanently affixing a rammer tip on the "other" end. Which as a side benefit, also makes it easier to pull out. I got it from Track of the Wolf:

 

[CuNosecap]

Finally finished my PA fowler from Chambers. Very happy with looks. Will maybe see how it shoots this weekend.

 

[deerstalkert]

got a mold for a .45 thompson style maxi ball in th mail. cast up a dozen and ran them through my SMR. like the results.

 

[Norman Brooks]

Top tang inlet, on to the bottom tang/trigger plate to make and inlet.

 

[TDM]

Finished up one last project before I head back home tomorrow. Made this Elk hide tool pouch for my oldest Son for him to use in his shooting bag. No more projects for a while.

 

[Big Tom 52]

Finished up one last project before I head back home tomorrow. Made this Elk hide tool pouch for my oldest Son for him to use in his shooting bag. No more projects for a while.

Nice TDM

 

[TDM]

Nice TDM

Thank you Sir.

 

[harleysboss]

I’ve started a rehab project on an old TC Hawken stock.

 

[Gtrubicon]

I’ve got an investarm stock I’d like to slim up and re finish, keep us updated with pictures please!

 

[Loja man]

I would be happy with that off hand at 25yd. In the last 1000 rb maybe a dozen where off hand. Got to start practising.

I would be thrilled if I could do this at 50 yards Offhand!

 

[Loja man]

I’ve started a rehab project on an old TC Hawken stock.

I did this a couple years ago on a kit TC that had been poorly finished by original owner!! I was well pleased!! Some before and after!

 

[flconch53]

At Old FT. Niagara. Lots of helping settiing up reenactors with new gun. As far as jagsand cleaning stuff. Ran into a brand new India made Charleville. Stamped 69 cal bore measured .66. Outside of that just jags and range rods for cleaning

 

[gunpa]

Conducted a scientific study to see if I could set off 3f T7 with my stock nipple and #10 caps in my 54 cal. Dixie Hawken. The answer is yes. Ten shots worth. But after six shots I got hangfires. So back to musket caps.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Top tang inlet, on to the bottom tang/trigger plate to make and inlet.

Swivel breech?

 

[CyrusP]

Friend and I took our first trip to Tandy Learher. Came home with stuff to begin messing around. Here’s my first piece for a knife I bought here a week ago. Be gentle! I know I have a LONG way to go but this was just to try making something. I need lots of help learning.

 

[Norman Brooks]

Swivel breech?

Double mule ear. Both barrels are rifled .50 cal. 28" long. The lock is an original, needs a little TLC.