What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[BS]

Made a new milling fixture and have all my sawn out 1" receivers milled to size.
When my stach of underhammer and triggers and hammers are used, I can covert these actions into Mule Ears!
Waiting on the 3D printer guy to make some castable proto type hammers for the Mule Ear.

Two brass and one aluminum. Just need to radius the edges. and mill some 45s.

 

[Daryl Crawford]

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Made a new milling fixture and have all my sawn out 1" receivers milled to size.
When my stach of underhammer and triggers and hammers are used, I can covert these actions into Mule Ears!
Waiting on the 3D printer guy to make some castable proto type hammers for the Mule Ear.

Those are skills way beyond my skills! I don't get what you can do, but I appreciate it!

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Shot my frontier percussion rifle at the range. No wind, cooler temps at 65F. Had a good outing, 13 of 15 hit steel at various targets 40 yards to 75 yards. Even hit the buffalo heart swinger at 120 yds, took two shots to hit it though.

 

[RiverRat]

Mailman delivered my new Uberti 1862 Police today. I shot 30 rbs through it, action was a little rough. I broke it down and cleaned it and gave it a bath in ballistol and now it is smoothing up nicely.

 

[Norman Brooks]

This will be quite a nice double rifle my friend!

First time at a double rifle. Should be an interesting adventure. I also love you horns that you make.

 

[BS]

My Mule Ear hammers are being 3D printed as we read.

Only 600 miles away, a weeks wait in shipping, then some clean up and off to the Caster.

The Polycast material is used in place of wax. Same lost wax process.

Need to find one that will do small runs for proto typing.

 

[Miketheblacksmith]

Spent a little time at the lathe making some 10-32 to 8-32 adapters for my Kibler ramrod. Also fits the range rod.

 

[dave951]

Another very hot range session with @PathfinderNC and Co on the Camp Raven Knob primitive range doing muzzleloading instruction.

 

[WALT53]

Shot my frontier percussion rifle at the range. No wind, cooler temps at 65F. Had a good outing, 13 of 15 hit steel at various targets 40 yards to 75 yards. Even hit the buffalo heart swinger at 120 yds, took two shots to hit it though.
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I envy you for the fact that I miss them there mountains.

 

[Rob M.]

Not much ...man its hot !! SHEEW !! LOL .... Made a tapered hickory ramrod for my personal N.W. Trade gun ... Just got a half dozen 1/2" hickory rods from Log Cabin today so whipped this Ramrod out for mine real quick ... Got 1/2" hickory blanks , brass tips , breech plugs , a tumbler .... Good ta go for a bit ....

 

[Rob M.]

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[Psycho Mike]

Well, I think I got the last bit of waxing of my stock done today. Now I just need to finish draw filing and polishing the barrel so I can put this thing together

I also drilled my horn roll and put in the threaded bushing for the primer spout.

Not much, but some time working on a ML is better than some time doing more chores around the house

 

[Rebel bull]

got back from the shoot yesterday I was wrong about the mosquitoes they weren't the size of a b 25 they were the size of a b52 and were not affected by the fogger every hour to hour and a half. and then our range cabin had to be cleaned out momma and 3 young coons had taken up residence .......won't be a problem ever again. 10 + 2 shooters good time had by all but us old guys really suffered with the heat and humidity

 

[45man]

I lapped the bullet mold for my OA for a tighter fit. Then worked a powder charge to fit. Ready to test but it is so hot the lead will melt before I can shoot!

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Cut & lubed some patches, restocked my shooting bag for tomorrow morning range time.

 

[WALT53]

Cut & lubed some patches, restocked my shooting bag for tomorrow morning range time.

Stocked up my range box and put a new flint in slim .Ready for next time if the weather ever breaks raining again .

 

[wiscoaster]

Making paper cartridges with Minie balls for use in my M1861 Colt Special.

 

[Psycho Mike]

Today's little bit of work...

It's pretty basic, but it works...original thought was to replicate my brass priming flask that split. Then I thought, well, if I ever decide to hang this little thing with my main horn, I will need a way to tie it on.

What I ended up with was this cute little (~5" long incl. spout) priming hornette/flask that'll hold about 25 primes worth at a go, but still tuck away in my shooting bag nicely. Spout handles 3F and 4F nicely.

Very basic, but helped get my feet under me for when I get around to making my proper horn in the future.

 

[Cruzatte]

I spent the morning cutting out a gun sock from a military surplus blanket for my fusil de chasse. I had it sewed up by suppertime, deciding to sew it by hand rather than mess with setting up the sewing machine.

 

[cal.43]

did a little bit forging and cut patches