What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Mowgli Terry]

I got the car loaded early with basics for the Elk River Long Rifle match this coming Saturday in Tullahoma, TN. Since the car is loaded, I expect to get rained out. The alternative match date is the 4th. Saturday of the month. I'll be taking two cap lock traditional rifles and one 45-90 Pedersoli Sharp's. This match is the first for me in months.

 

[DrLaw]

Made some jute tow for the Fowler feeding.

Tedious, but oh well, something to do other than the dishes, which are now done, too.

The Doc is out now.

 

[Rob M.]

Got the barrel browned to my liking now ....to get those chemicals to stop rusting ! Sometimes it can be a bear ... Baking soda for few hours now soak in oil ...gettin there .... Put the tapered ramrod in " the dip " to soak .... Gettin there ....

 

[WALT53]

Got the barrel browned to my liking now ....to get those chemicals to stop rusting ! Sometimes it can be a bear ... Baking soda for few hours now soak in oil ...gettin there .... Put the tapered ramrod in " the dip " to soak .... Gettin there ....

Do you make a paste with baking soda and water and then smear it on .

 

[sethwyo]

Made some bags for carryin bullets

 

[cm289]

Bought a Lyman GPR .50 caplock on GB. Can't wait to get it in hand. Giddyap!

 

[sethwyo]

Zinc is less dense than lead. The newer WW are likely to be zinc. The same sized WW will be lighter.

Seems to work alright, lead ones melt an run down, leave the non lead ones. Saves me a heap of time sorting them one at a time

 

[BackDraft]

Designed and 3D printed a screw on cap with a funnel for Scheutzen powder bottles. Dimensions are PERFECT and it fits tight so no worries about it unscrewing and spilling powder everywhere. Working on modeling a plug for it this evening. I may print a bunch and sell them in the classifieds if there is any demand for such a thing, they'd be cheap and lightweight to throw in a range box.


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I would be interested.

 

[BackDraft]

Thought I had missed yesterday’s “National Free Target Backing Day” here in the USA as I too busy to go out. Today I played a hunch and hit several rural locations in my county that were used as polling places and found a good supply of orphaned corrugated plastic political signs.

 

[RobertIN]

I would be interested.

I'll get to work sorting out the plug and plug retention to it doesnt get lost then =] Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Rob M.]

Do you make a paste with baking soda and water and then smear it on .

I did the paste method a few times but have just put it on dry last few times ... Who knows ...I havent seen any difference yet ....

 

[Trapdoor54]

Got out a couple kiblers and a Blevins out to sight in for opening ML this Saturday here in Tennessee.

 

[Tshaw]

Nice John,

Some time ago when I had my very blonde Lyman Plains (this style Hawken vs. the Great Plains), I had a peep and globe setup on it. Probably (okay...definitely) not period correct, but it was the terror of the prairie dogs out at the farm. To them, it must have seemed like the front-stuffer version of Matt Quigley had come to town (not that I was that great of a shot, but if I could see fuzz in the globe, that set trigger was gonna hurl a round ball their way )

This rifle does have screw holes in the stock where a vernier sight of some type had been removed.

 

[aleksa oldfart]

Last Wednesday the 6th I was shooting my 50cal and watching the fog coming form the west . It slowly(hardly a breeze) overtook me and could no longer see the 50yard target. Thought that was kinda neat. Yesterday I was shooting my other 50cal. It was after 4pm there was no wind(very odd for this time of year) after I would shoot the smoke just stayed there in front of the barrel. Then very slowly move to the east and across the garden later on ,after I would shoot the smoke stayed in front of me then moved to the west across the field. Several times I laid the gun down and started to walk to the target and would walk through the smoke. I can't imagine what a Civil war battle ground would have been like with thousands of Blackpowder guns going
Off.

 

[KH]

Finished making a Powder Horn, which I am pleased with

Dang….. that is gorgeous!

 

[Moleman]

Spent some time on the range with the English Fowler today.
Beautiful day here to burn some black.

 

[Banjoman]

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