What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[TRow]

Unboxed the 1980 Lyman GPR I recently purchased. Hoping to shoot it this weekend.

Had one 25 years ago. Wish I hadn't sold it.

 

[Terrier]

Works best if you have a device to blow the balloon up so you don't breathe too much moisture into the flour.

I don’t know how I ended up with it, but my mom used this to blow up balloons when I wasn’t even old enough to know how a balloon got blown up! Still works great!

 

[WALT53]

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I don’t know how I ended up with it, but my mom used this to blow up balloons when I wasn’t even old enough to know how a balloon got blown up! Still works great!

Good keep sake they bring back good memories.

 

[SgtMaj65]

Made it to the range today. 73 degrees, light breeze, hit 9 of 10 centers with my .50 GPR, PRBs with 2f Goex, right in the middle of a bunch of ARs.

 

[bajabuc]

Draw Filing...again...If one has the wood handle in the left hand...it's draw. If the handle is in the right hand...it's push filing

 

[flatcreek]

Made a couple starters from left over project's,but just had to give the balls a go.

Golf balls make great file handles, just drill a 1/8 or 3/16 hole in them and tap the file in. They work great and have I think a better feel than a regular hammer.

 

[longcruise]

Sitting next to a river valley. Sun about to come up. 9.deg f. Think I'll stay in the car for a bit

 

[Moleman]

Put a few rounds through the old Brown Bess carbine today. Needs more range time for a good load.... but that's half the fun

 

[IronHand]

Here you go @IronHand. You've inspired me. I've hunted with Minies before in my Parker Hales (1853, 1858), but never round ball. I finally got the three bander out this morning for some accuracy tests. I shot this target of 15 from 50 metres using various field positions, including sitting supported, sitting unsupported, leaning post and kneeling. I think the results show an adequate readiness for either pig or deer. I used .562 round ball, 65 grains FFFG Wano real black, with a .018 spit patch, an overthrow of semolina on top of the powder charge. I'll be heading afield in the second or third week of December, so will provide a field report after the event.

It would be nice to come across a similar lad to this fellow below, photographed a few seasons ago; but that water is long gone, the terrain dry now in the northern Australian summer.

Cheers, Pete

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Well done. Should do the job.

Ironhand

 

[deerstalkert]

finished the on side grip panel on the Remington 1858. now tru oiling the thing. this panel is version 3.
gave one an extra lick with a sander and got it to thin at the half moon.
on the second one I got to feeling froggy and applied a rasp with too much pressure, snapped it in two. of course that one had the best figure in it. lucky blue air doesn't stain maple. the current threat is having to sleep in the garage.
Going to make some Ivory screw inserts I think.

 

[PathfinderNC]

I did several on-surface sketches on a new horn. I’m kind-of liking this one but it’s still preliminary.
This part of the job absolutely takes the most time to get it right.