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 handle.

 

[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 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.

 

[RayjHindle]

Shot at our club’s annual turkey shoot, last weekend. Managed to split a card with one shot, and won a turkey on my second shot! Got some raffle prizes, too! Great weekend shoot! Thanks Muscogee Long Rifles!

 

[deerstalkert]

Shot at our club’s annual turkey shoot, last weekend. Managed to split a card with one shot, and won a turkey on my second shot! Got some raffle prizes, too! Great weekend shoot! Thanks Muscogee Long Rifles!View attachment 364313View attachment 364314View attachment 364315

you scored! looked at our local super 1 grocery today. they were pimping the organic birds. 15 pound bird, $132.50. I about messed my self. left hoping the flock of Jakes were still on the road to our house. could get rich plowing a dozen of them over!

 

[Flint1]

Received my shooting box from Spiderman 317 today. Fantastic workmanship and functionality. I've got three of those hard plastic MSM boxes which have always worked well but I keep so much in them they weigh a ton. This will help simplify things on my range trips. I haven't been shooting since before my wife passed away almost four years ago, so now I have to go through them and see exactly what I have and transfer items over to the new box when I get back out there.

 

[bajabuc]

More filing...this time it's a CVA...I bought 2 parts kits at an auction (same auction that I bought the lefty barrel). I did a 'preliminary' rust cleanup file the day after I got them home. I'm finally getting serious about it. The locks fit in the stocks and the double set fires just fine. Regardless of what CVA called them...they're NOT Hawkens.

 

[RayjHindle]

you scored! looked at our local super 1 grocery today. they were pimping the organic birds. 15 pound bird, $132.50. I about messed my self. left hoping the flock of Jakes were still on the road to our house. could get rich plowing a dozen of them over!

Yessiree! Amazingly, I remember paying $0.69 per pound, not that long ago, it seems.Happy Thanksgiving to you, all!