What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
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Do you have a full length photo of the rifle?
Got myself a nice piece of curly maple from Woodcraft to try out various stains and finishes for my Kibler SMR recently ordered. $15 for that little piece, can you imagine? But it's got nice figuring and can be cut into quarters which will provide eight different variations of stain and finish. Should be overkill.
I suppose you could call that "muzzle loading stuff I did today" though no muzzleloaders were directly involved. Yet.
I suppose you could call that "muzzle loading stuff I did today" though no muzzleloaders were directly involved. Yet.
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I’m sorry, Dutch, I do not
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Anybody recognize the name on the barrel?
About ready to reassemble the lock for my Colonial that I've revived after that shipping mishap. Brazed screws into old holes and drilled new ones, so had to redo the rusting and had a hell of a time getting the browning to even out. I think I got the plate matched good enough to be happy with finally. It's a little bit rougher than the cock but that's fine by me.
Banjoman
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It was a balmy 25 degrees and snow flurries here in our part of the wilderness this morning. ‘Twas a good morning to pour a few .600 caliber round balls.
My blacksmith shop is outside under a shed roof. The fire felt good.
Melted down almost 30lbs of scrap lead into 4oz ingots to clean out some impurities and to make it easier when I'm actually casting roundballs. It took awhile but with all the snow we have, I couldn't do much else.
aussie pete
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Wow. What an experience! Gorgeous furnace: great heat element, excellent insulation surround, adjustable wind deflector, good melt capacity and ventilation - good for the soul. What more can a boy want? Oh, and the smell of that fire too. My little Lyman pot pales in comparison. Wonderful @Banjoman!
Cheers, Pete
New ramrod for the $100 CVA "Hawken", broke the end off the 35 year old plastic one. This ToW wooden rod is very nice.
Put that gun to quick use! Looking all smiles, too
I dropped a flintlock pistol off for repair to my local muzzleloading shop back in late October and was told to check back after Thanksgiving. Went in today and see it hasnt been touched.
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aussie pete
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A tale of two foxes - well, more a tale of two minies!
A great day at the 2025 local range opening today with all 32 benches full. I tested two minie styles in the Parker Hale Two Band Enfield: the Italian and the rubbish bin! The big Italian has proven himself before in the '58, but I was keen to see what the Lee trashcan could do. I used the same point of aim for both projectiles at 50 metres, and as you can see, the lighter trashcan flew higher. There's not a lot in it accuracy wise, I'd probably give today's result to the trashcan, both pleasant to shoot with 45 grains of FFG powder behind each. The double group demonstrated by the larger minie shows that I am not consistent in my sight picture. A wonderful summer's morning!
I'll stick with the Italian for this musket, as the big bullet goes to point of aim; good for hunting and for an enjoyable round sending those beauties to the mound.
Cheers, Pete
A great day at the 2025 local range opening today with all 32 benches full. I tested two minie styles in the Parker Hale Two Band Enfield: the Italian and the rubbish bin! The big Italian has proven himself before in the '58, but I was keen to see what the Lee trashcan could do. I used the same point of aim for both projectiles at 50 metres, and as you can see, the lighter trashcan flew higher. There's not a lot in it accuracy wise, I'd probably give today's result to the trashcan, both pleasant to shoot with 45 grains of FFG powder behind each. The double group demonstrated by the larger minie shows that I am not consistent in my sight picture. A wonderful summer's morning!
I'll stick with the Italian for this musket, as the big bullet goes to point of aim; good for hunting and for an enjoyable round sending those beauties to the mound.
Cheers, Pete
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@aussie pete the wife used the trash can on a mulie buck over 60 grains ff. 25 yard Texas heart shot. Broke the pelvis and the heart.
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today i turned a big rectangle of wood into a pile of dust and shavings.
ended up with a long rounded piece of curvy walnut with brass accents. every time i start one of these things its like I have never done it before. I start to sweat and all of a sudden, there is hope starting to peek out of the wood. I absolutely love the process!. Maybe it will be done in time for spring turkey!
now if i could only catch that slob that makes a mess of my work space!
ended up with a long rounded piece of curvy walnut with brass accents. every time i start one of these things its like I have never done it before. I start to sweat and all of a sudden, there is hope starting to peek out of the wood. I absolutely love the process!. Maybe it will be done in time for spring turkey!
now if i could only catch that slob that makes a mess of my work space!
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