Whats Everybody Doing?

[yonderin]

Man, this section seems like a bad marriage. Few people talking to each other much.

Have not done any muzzleloading for some time. Work finally picked up (maybe a bit too much) around the new year. Figure I've slept in my own bed maybe two weeks total since then.
But predictions are that it'll slow down a bit so maybe I can get one or two of my rifles sorted out in time for hunting season. I'm wanting to try Dutch's dry patch so it might take a bit to find the load I want. Hopefully next year I'll be in a position to use a primitive tag in Camp Wainwright. Do wish they'd institute a traditional muzzleloading season for the rest of the province.

Unfortunately it appears that again this year I likely won't make the Pincher Creek shoot, always a good time.

How's everybody's powder and cap situation? The last little while it seems like only gun shows have powder as "local" suppliers. Otherwise it involves shipping. Caps are a case of jump on them when you find them.

 

[old ugly]

i have a squirrel gun project on the go but thats about it.

im going to retire the game. have been in it since 1985, time to move on.

hope everyone is well.

ou

 

[yonderin]

i have a squirrel gun project on the go but thats about it.

im going to retire the game. have been in it since 1985, time to move on.

hope everyone is well.

ou

Sorry to hear you've lost your zest for it. Hopefully you'll hang around here to share your experience and experiences.

 

[Psycho Mike]

Hey Yonderin,

Me, I'm getting back into things after a good hiatus as well. I've got a Kibler Colonial (see the other thread) that's getting close to done and I just started on a horn roll priming flask...might actually be able to get out and send some lead down range this year

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Doing great, shoot several times a week. Cap & flint.

 

[BCWILL]

Just finished 10 days at the Heffley Creek Rendezvous near Kamloops BC
It was a blast and , I’m sad to say it’s back to work tommorrow for me….

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Just finished 10 days at the Heffley Creek Rendezvous near Kamloops BC
It was a blast and , I’m sad to say it’s back to work tommorrow for me….

Not too smoky?

 

[BCWILL]

Not too smoky?

Nope clear Blue sunny skies the whole time!
The smoke just mostly rolled into the valley on sunday !
It was a scorcher though…one day it hit 40

 

[BCWILL]

 

[mtfishn]

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Great Picture.....wish I was there.

 

[Terrier]

I’ve been working on longbows lately. Built myself a German style shave horse and knocked out a kids bow for practice. It turned out okay. Better than I expected, and the broken limb was only in a dream I had the night after I finished tillering it.

48"
16" draw length
13 lb draw weight

 

[Century to late]

Finishing up my last of the windows. Boy do I hate ladders. Had to pre build the casing as a complete unit. Prime and paint to hang Sunday.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Gun show in Coleman Alberta tomorrow.

 

[akroguy]

Finishing up my last of the windows. Boy do I hate ladders. Had to pre build the casing as a complete unit. Prime and paint to hang Sunday.

Yeah...ladders...been a part of my career and am ready to use them very little in the future. My neighbor has one of those floor-to-ceiling book shelves with rolling ladder. He fell off it earlier this week. Hit his head, brain bleed, couldn't communicate, ambulance, surgery to drain the pressure and on the mend but slowly. Please do be careful.

 

[yonderin]

Gun show in Coleman Alberta tomorrow.

Attended. Unfortunately still as disappointing as ever since Covid. But, still nice to have something local.

One vendor with a half dozen cans of Triple F Scheutzen and 3 tins of RWS caps. One other with a CVA Hawken.

All I noticed for muzzleloading stuff.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Ya I was there too. More of a knife show than guns, but like you said still good to have one local.

 

[Rató:rats]

I’m in Calgary for work till the first week of October. Besides the Glenbow museum any muzzleloader adjacent attractions to check out before I go home to Ontario?

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Maybe Google gun shows to see if anything nearby coming up? Nothing I know of muzzleloading related.

 

[yonderin]

Appears to be Rendezvous in Lethbridge (Fort Whoop Up) at end of Aug, also event in Red Deer 20-22 Sept. Contact Alberta Black Powder Association to confirm.

Aug 17/18 Highwood Gun Show. 24/25 Torrington.
Sept 13-15 Brooks. 21st is AACCA in Cowtown.
A number more if you want to travel more than 1&1/2 hour or so. Expect muzzleloading stuff to be in short supply.

Not muzzleloading related but if local history interests you, check out The Confluence (formerly Fort Calgary), Heritage Park, maybe a trip out to the Bar U.

 

[Psycho Mike]

Gah...found out that NR Canada changed the rules on real black again this spring. I'll have to dig up my old PAL number and get one again so I can order some more feed for the Colonial. Oh well, at least the the PAL, I can snag other things if they happen to cross my path.