What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[WALT53]

Thank you KH, yeah he was 19 years old and part of the family, wife and I are a mess!
As a side note, we ordered his food from a company called "Chewy"and I had to cancel our order, they sent us flowers!

Yes sorry for your lose we lost our buddy this fall also they well be missed that’s for sure .

 

[stubshaft]

Coned the barrel of my WoodsZRunner.

 

[bajabuc]

finished shaping the wedgeplates...still can't spell escutcheon...they fit...understand they are NOT identical...they fit the holes in the stock...and neither are they identical. Went out to the carport shop to drill the mounting holes...too cold.View attachment 376284. the drillrod is going to be the capture pin...the wedge was drilled wrong.

. crude, crooked, cheap. the pin is going behind the wedgeplate...inset in the wood and screwed ...well heck...lost my train of thought,. Took a nap... the strip at the bottom is going to be folded and used for underlugs. something new...yea! it's strappingtape

 

[bajabuc]

Guns

 

[bajabuc]

I don't know what I did but...CVA Kentucky Hunter, TC Renegade, Jukar, Lyman Great Plains, CVA Parts Gun, Gemmer Hawken (scrap), CVA parts gun. Somewhere there's a shotgun and a CVA Mountain Rifle (under repair). These live at my house. I am looking for flintlocks for those that aren't.

 

[gustrolland]

Thanks for that response. I've never made these but might sometime. Others who make them have told me they use sand and that idea never appealed to me. Kept thinking of residual sand when done.

I also use lead shot, but just like the holsters I make - I use 91% alcohol and the drying time is only about two hours. And it you have any iron in your project you get no rust.

 

[ArmorerRoy]

Uberti Remington 1858 got a new holster. Right side carry butt forward.

 

[longcruise]

I also use lead shot, but just like the holsters I make - I use 91% alcohol and the drying time is only about two hours. And it you have any iron in your project you get no rust.

Good tip. I do holsters and sheaths for knives. Alcohol would be a much better way to go.

 

[ajbennettnc]

Spent a decent five minutes explaining the importance of the development of arquebus to my World History students. Had them then discuss its preference over the longbow, guiding them to the conclusion that even a rudimentary matchlock provided advantages over the bow, especially due to the shorter time it took to train somebody to use it effectively and that it eventually made armored knights obsolete.

 

[Moleman]

Little by little, piece by piece the barn gun / parts gun is coming together.
Got a long way to go but by spring the .54 smoothie will be echoing through the hollers.

 

[Banjoman]

Melted some wheel weights into ingots. I was experimenting with dirt molds. Just made a depression in the dirt with a small sledgehammer.

Well,,,,at least they’re ingots!




Got a little better as the dirt mold got warmer and firmed up. The ingots will obviously be melted again and poured into round balls so a little dirt here and there doesn’t matter much. Just shooting cardboard critters anyway.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Got started on a couple new horns today. We’re in for cold weather in a couple of days so I need some horns made and ready for in-the-house scrimshaw work.

 

[Beaverman2]

Finished up a fowler bag for a customer and another for inventory for the ML show in March here in WA, cutting out 2 more tonight, need to finish those and the 4 horns I have on the bench by the 8& 9th of March, good thing I'm retired!