What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[deerstalkert]

dragged my self out and shot the monthly members shoot. now to drag myself out to the shop and clean the rifle.

 

[Moleman]

Reassembled my NW Trade gun after shooting and cleaning yesterday. Played a little square neck dobro and sharpened some chisels for my new build starting next week. They all have a razors edge now.

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

As mentioned in a previous post, my 95 year old mother passed away before Christmas. My dad passed in 2019.

Their wedding bands are now together on my pouch.

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I like that sir.i can't put into words of how that makes me feel.Its very special and I know it really makes you feel good to have those rings with you when your out there in GODS COUNTRY. MUCH RESPECT TO YOU.

 

[bajabuc]

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What did I do? Started cleaning and sorting my inside bench...tools in one box...gun parts in another. Sometime ago I splurged and bought a .54 renegade flinter...and...the box...crate...laundry basket...of gun junk... the gun was 150$. the bunch of junk was 25$. In the junk were several pistol cleaning kits, loose cleaning pieces...jags, ball pullers and like that, a fishing box with half a tin of #11 and half a tin of 209's...and more cleaning brushes, solvents, three or four round ball molds with handles... .440, .530, .570. unopened boxes of speer balls in three calibers...36 .44 and 53. A leather hunting bag and two torn leather ball pouches...it was a matching set. Also some...unopened mini balls .57..and a swamp of loose balls, a lead pot, pour ladle and a sharp fish knife. Oh...and sandfinished the junk Gemmer stock..BLO and 1200 grit wet paper.

closet date of 1985 was confirmed by a 1985 nickel found in the bottom of the junk box.

 

[Nobade]

Golden Powder?

Pete

Potassium nitrate and ascorbic acid (vitimin C). Ho' made version of American Pioneer Powder that the cowboy action guys like so much.

 

[Bad Pete]

Mucking around buying stuff at yard sales to set up my first casting production for .58 cal minis. Bought 40 lbs plumber pipe lead from recycled at .88/lb. It's a start.

 

[SciAggie]

It has become a tradition that my son and I go duck hunting on New Year’s Day. I’m using my Pedersoli 10 gauge to good effect. Today we collected 9 ducks and called it a day; that’s a lot of good eating. My little Border Terrier has made about 30 retrieves so far this season. Hope y’all have the new year off to a good start as well.

 

[aussie pete]

Mucking around buying stuff at yard sales to set up my first casting production for .58 cal minis. Bought 40 lbs plumber pipe lead from recycled at .88/lb. It's a start.

All the best with that @Bad Pete! You'll love casting those big beauties from pure soft lead. What are you going to send those down range from?

Our local range opens again after the Christmas break, on the 10th of January. I'm looking forward to a session with either the 53 or 58 Parker Hale.

Cheers, Pete

 

[Loja man]

It has become a tradition that my son and I go duck hunting on New Year’s Day. I’m using my Pedersoli 10 gauge to good effect. Today we collected 9 ducks and called it a day; that’s a lot of good eating. My little Border Terrier has made about 30 retrieves so far this season. Hope y’all have the new year off to a good start as well. View attachment 372473

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That looks like a great day!!

 

[bajabuc]

Decided I want better wedge plates...bought a strip of 1/8thx 5/8ths w and 30 inches long...mild steel,,, been filing ever since.

 

[sethwyo]

shootin, loading, more shooting,
tomorrow. . . cleanin

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

Despite the cold.....I counted at least 25 "die-hards" at the New Years Day shoot today at Friendship Indiana. Every kind of imaginational black powder rifle & pistols showed up. Some of those fellars were hitting the British Billy ( steel target ) we had set up at 250 yards out. I was VERY impressed. I'll try to get a video edited to post on Sunday. Thanks to everyone that braved the cold -- see you in 365 days...!! .

 

[awreis]

Despite the cold.....I counted at least 25 "die-hards" at the New Years Day shoot today at Friendship Indiana. Every kind of imaginational black powder rifle & pistols showed up. Some of those fellars were hitting the British Billy ( steel target ) we had set up at 250 yards out. I was VERY impressed. I'll try to get a video edited to post on Sunday. Thanks to everyone that braved the cold -- see you in 365 days...!! .

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Enjoyed the shoot and plan to come back next year. I do have to get a new main spring for my flintlock. It broke when I was cleaning my rifle last night. Atleast it held on through the entire day of shooting.

 

[sethwyo]

Somthin happened to my plains rifle, it's way off this morning , had to move the site all the way over an it's still not on target

 

[Terrier]

Somthin happened to my plains rifle, it's way off this morning , had to move the site all the way over an it's still not on target

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Sounds like you bent the barrel

 

[smo]

Sounds like you bent the barrel

Or the front sight is bent or moved.

 

[Loja man]

Somthin happened to my plains rifle, it's way off this morning , had to move the site all the way over an it's still not on target

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Did you switch eyes?;-)

 

[loflyr55]

Next day...I need better light...working under a ceiling light is not working. Sunlight reveals mistakes...still enough wood left to fix ir.

Buy one of those overhead LED lights from Lowe’s or Home Depot. It’s like having the sun indoors.

 

[loflyr55]

Tested my table layout for thr Alabama - Kentucky longrifle show next week at wheeler State Park.

 

[stubshaft]

Finally got my iron nitrate from Kibler, so now I can finish the WoodsRunner.