Nosecap-less

Greetings. I just had an idea which i now have to sell to my wife. Well, maybe not right now, but...

Can anyone supply me with a detailed photo or several of a rifle muzzle without a nosecap? My wife thinks my new hobby is buying old Jukars and similar and customizing them in some way. A little odd perhaps but a whole lot of fun. And nit nearly as expensive as golf.

The new idea is to cut down the barrel just forward of the front barrel pin and forward of the second ferrule. The stock will then be customized and decorated a la northern plains tribes - a primitive trade rifle.

Oughta’ come in waaay under the price of a new putter!

Thanks in advance,

don

I dont have any pics of my poorboy on my phone.....but if you search Google for "poorboy muzzleloader" I suspect you'll find a few (1,000)

Ha, I stand corrected, I did have 1 pic on phone

Personally, I like them this way

As do i, thanks to both you guys. I started remembering an old dgw poorboy i owned long ago, and i was reminded that it had no nosecap - the stock had a small not-going-anywhere crack directly below the muzzle. Your photos just made those memories a little sharper.

don

Ha! The one in my picture actually has a DGW TN lock, triggers, and trigger guard. Douglas barrel and nice birdseye maple though....so custom build by somebody with some spare parts back in the day.

While I like nose caps, I prefer no nose caps

Dang if I could still golf I’d almost give up every gun I own. Weil maybe not all of them. There’s nothing like the feeling of hitting a mid iron or wedge within 3feet of a tightly placed pin. But there’s also nothing like the smell or smoke from Black Powder. I can tell you though if you’re lucky enough to hit a golf ball with a PRB it can’t be used to play golf again.

I never have figured out the appeal of golf. But I’m not a player of games. I’m either building something or hunting. Both reflect my frugal nature. Building something rather than pay someone to do it, and hunting for food are the motivators.

One of my personal heroes is not a golf fan. His mantra is “hitting a golf ball 200 yards is okay, but hitting a golf ball AT 200 yards is something!”

don

Centurion said:

My wife thinks my new hobby is buying old Jukars and similar and customizing them in some way. A little odd perhaps but a whole lot of fun. don

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They’re many examples of Muzzleloader’s minus the nose cap.

As mentioned above, Poor boy types. Also the Hatfield, Pedersoli Frontier, and Cabela’s Pedersoli Blue Ridge. Dixie‘s Tennessee Mountain Rifle is another.

Many Southern Mountain Rifle’s have no nose cap.

Lastly, I think your idea is a good one my friend. Very satisfying way to pass the time. Your imagination along with a little determination are capable of creating something for all to admire.

Good luck on your new hobby my friend. Looking forward to hearing more from you and seeing pics of your finished work.

Respectfully, Cowboy

Cowboy, check out a thread entitled “a silk hog’s ear” under The Gunsmith page and see just how much trouble i’ve gotten myself into with this hobby!

And the bext project is already planned, i just need another Jukar flintlock to destroy, er, customize! Preferably in .54 but i’m not sure they come that big. Did i already mention this? Obsessive!

don

To get back to no nose pieces on a gun I have always felt that placing a nose piece on a thin wood stock weakens an area of stock that would best be left at its full dimension.
I like plainer rugged looking guns that can be used well and still look good.
LBL

I do not like nose caps, even a little. My first build I did just like Leadball loader, and am only putting one on my next build because it is HC for the persona I need to portray.

Hopefully, that will be the last nose cap I ever do.

I have two Jukar rifles i’m “remodeling” and i’d cut the muzzles back to lose the nosecaps, but i’d have to reset the front sights. Never tackles that before and so far, it’s got me scared far off.

don

Here are a couple of mine. I like guns without the muzzle cap just fine.

Leadball loader said:

To get back to no nose pieces on a gun I have always felt that placing a nose piece on a thin wood stock weakens an area of stock that would best be left at its full dimension.
I like plainer rugged looking guns that can be used well and still look good.
LBL

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I saw a SMR recently in photo or you tube but I can not recall where. The builder placed a 1/8 inch thick flat cap pinned on the end. It would give protection to the end without thinning the end so mush to put a cap on.
Back at the entry pipe he did the same thing. A quarter moon piece to prevent any chipping to the fore stock area.
I don’t recall ever seeing an origanal done like that but I thought it a good idea.
The last time I was putting on a cap my wife saw the paper thin wood underneath the cap and was shocked that I was willing to cut off that much wood. I guess she had never noticed one on any of my other guns that I capped

Here’s my Jaeger’s wooden nose. Built this from a TOTW kit. Probably should have a nose cap made of horn but I’m not that skilled. This works for me though.

Jaegermeister said:

Here’s my Jaeger’s wooden nose. Built this from a TOTW kit. Probably should have a nose cap made of horn but I’m not that skilled. This works for me though.
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I like it my friend. Think it really looks good!

Respectfully, Cowboy

In follow up to tenngun's comment about flat plate vs nosecap, my .36 is finished that way.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing!

Respectfully, Cowboy