What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Gordoncourtney]

Sunburn?

For those making cartridge shotgun barrels into muzzle loaders ain’t always easy. Like fitting 28 shotgun barrels onto a .36 ml
Double rifle . I hack as much metal away with a 2mm thick disc in my angle grinder of course a cnc mill is better but not 1880 old school. Gave first pair of breach plugs away and made two more . Now I find my files are suddenly warn out . I am at a file ing or dremmil stage now final fitting of lugs , not particularly in the mood for precise work , these cancer drugs make me lithargic. Been on immunology for two years and the 4 big tumours have shrunk to under 20mm so
No bother , I am a lucky man at 81, , just keep taking the tablets and I’ll live forever might make 100, but 120 is my plan. Ha ha dream on ::::


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I was admiring the strong drop of your stock butt , very nice , and across the pond the Swiss liked it too 1885 in these 7.5/53 target rifles , of course I doubt you will fitting an uncomfortable Swiss target butt plate like my two But , you photo was begging for a comment. Nice But you need a wide plank of expensive wood, now worries ,

Much love from London

 

[Gordoncourtney]

For those making cartridge shotgun barrels into muzzle loaders ain’t always easy. Like fitting 28 shotgun barrels onto a .36 ml
Double rifle . I hack as much metal away with a 2mm thick disc in my angle grinder of course a cnc mill is better but not 1880 old school. Gave first pair of breach plugs away and made two more . Now I find my files are suddenly warn out . I am at a file ing or

dremmil stage now final fitting of lugs , not particularly in the mood for precise work , these cancer drugs make me lithargic. Been on immunology for two years and the 4 big tumours have shrunk to under 20mm so
No bother , I am a lucky man at 81, , just


keep taking the tablets and I’ll live forever
might make 100, but 120 is my plan. Ha ha dream on ::::


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Do like a hot bath. Cutting the breach plug lumps to fit another rifle can be a struggle. Takes ages. I hacked most of the metal away with a 2 mm disc in an angle grinder finishing with a file and dremmil. Still not there yet as still a gap, cannot find why although I was using engineers blue . Tomorrows another day. Hope these notes help in converting cartridge guns to ml Normally you would make the lumps fits and then file up the square hold to fit. , so I do it back to front

For those making cartridge shotgun barrels into muzzle loaders ain’t always easy. Like fitting 28 shotgun barrels onto a .36 ml
Double rifle . I hack as much metal away with a 2mm thick disc in my angle grinder of course a cnc mill is better but not 1880 old school. Gave first pair of breach plugs away and made two more . Now I find my files are suddenly warn out . I am at a file ing or dremmil stage now final fitting of lugs , not particularly in the mood for precise work , these cancer drugs make me lithargic. Been on immunology for two years and the 4 big tumours have shrunk to under 20mm so
No bother , I am a lucky man at 81, , just keep taking the tablets and I’ll live forever might make 100, but 120 is my plan. Ha ha dream on ::::


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[WALT53]

Do like a hot bath. Cutting the breach plug lumps to fit another rifle can be a struggle. Takes ages. I hacked most of the metal away with a 2 mm disc in an angle grinder finishing with a file and dremmil. Still not there yet as still a gap, cannot find why although I was using engineers blue . Tomorrows another day. Hope these notes help in converting cartridge guns to ml Normally you would make the lumps fits and then file up the square hold to fit. , so I do it back to front

Well sorry no pictures today tomorrow when I’m done at the range ,I made 5or 600 .562 round balls today the old sacoe lead pot stopped dripping on the 4 th pot full of lead .lol I reckon I got all the manure in the spout cleaned out mind you it wouldn’t take much .My little 26” barreled smoothbore (aka slim ) is gonna get shot lots tomorrow if the weather permits.

 

[Moleman]

Turned, drilled and fitted a pour spout on my flat priming horn.
Also threaded a wood plug and tapped the base for easy fill.
Plenty of fine finish work and pinning the caps but the tough part is done then onto some skrimsha.

 

[Century to late]

For those making cartridge shotgun barrels into muzzle loaders ain’t always easy. Like fitting 28 shotgun barrels onto a .36 ml
Double rifle . I hack as much metal away with a 2mm thick disc in my angle grinder of course a cnc mill is better but not 1880 old school. Gave first pair of breach plugs away and made two more . Now I find my files are suddenly warn out . I am at a file ing or dremmil stage now final fitting of lugs , not particularly in the mood for precise work , these cancer drugs make me lithargic. Been on immunology for two years and the 4 big tumours have shrunk to under 20mm so
No bother , I am a lucky man at 81, , just keep taking the tablets and I’ll live forever might make 100, but 120 is my plan. Ha ha dream on ::::


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Go for it!