Dumb Question........

[running horse]

Find a company that does gutters and all for a little scrap of copper gutter, or but a small piece and make a funnel. The wife should leave that alone


For a wile at least

 

[CTShooter]

When I made my horn, I put a threaded insert in the cap, then made the strap holder button with a threaded rod inserted, unscrew the button, fill the horn through the big screw. The threads are brass so no sparks.

 

[M. De Land]

Ah, good idea, perhaps some of these horns I was looking at had some such arrangement and were so well made I just couldn't detect it.

 

[nhmoose]

I always wanted a sweet little copper funnel to fill my horns as I used a rolled funnel from paper.

Problem was the want left every time the horn was filled the desire disappeared. :grin:

 

[S.Kenton]

I made a filler spout from a metal goex can lid. I made it from stainless steel brake line and drilled a coorisponding hole in the lid, epoxied the brake line with the fluted side of the line on the inside of the lid. Goex has since stopped making the metal cans and went to plastic instead, I have a few metal cans laying around, so I transfer my powder from the plastic can to the metal ones and use the home made spout. I know....it sounds like a pain and I may be overthinking the whole procedure, but it works well for me.. :v

 

[S.Kenton]

I made a filler spout from a metal goex can lid. I made it from stainless steel brake line and drilled a coorisponding hole in the lid, epoxied the brake line with the fluted side of the line on the inside of the lid. Goex has since stopped making the metal cans and went to plastic instead, I have a few metal cans laying around, so I transfer my powder from the plastic can to the metal ones and use the home made spout. I know....it sounds like a pain and I may be overthinking the whole procedure, but it works well for me.. :v

 

[Walker357]

I use a tiny funnel. No one ever accused me of overthinking something.

 

[azmntman]

I overthink less. I carry spare powder in a period correct 35mm film canister or 3.

Not into reenacting or maybe I'd get a horn? I just fill my PC film canisters outta the powder can :idunno:

:blah:

 

[coloradoclyde]

CVA made a small flask about the same size as two film cans....It would serve you well. It fits in a shirt pocket.
Traditions makes one similar.

You can cut the spouts to length....
Just remember to coat all the threads with a little beeswax....

 

[azmntman]

Have one right here in front of me. Gosh....maybe I will use it again?

 

[coloradoclyde]

 

[coloradoclyde]

Ya know.....I'm surprised no one built a gun with a flask in the stock.... :hmm: They put everything else in them...Coffee mills, patch boxes, cap boxes, crease holes, vent pick holders..............

 

[bore_butter]

I got tired of trying load my powder flask with not enough hands to do the job so I finally found a funnel that could have a die run down it to screw into the threaded opening in the flask. lucked out and ran the 3/8-24 die down and all is lots easier now.
can't get the pic up and running but it's an old coleman fuel filter for the lanterns.
mouth is wide enough so as not to spill any powder from the can.

 

[Walker357]

A flask in a gun stock, good idea but unhandy to drink from.

 

[azmntman]

:hmm: yesssss we will need a PC straw. :surrender:

 

[coloradoclyde]

A flask in a gun stock, good idea but unhandy to drink from.

Not the kind of flask I was talking about...But I like how you think.. :thumbsup:

 

[tenngun]

There was the Italian lever action wheel lock rifle made about 1600 that had a flask and ball in the stock. Got sixteen shots from a load.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Yes I think I remember that, wasn't it a "repeater" of sorts?

 

[tenngun]

I understand so. Open lever and point down and drop a ball in, then move to another position and point down to charge, then to a third position to prime cock wheel and then close and shoot. Expensive and you wouldn’t want to go off without being sealed well. Not with your cheek laid up against the flask.

 

[coloradoclyde]

I think I'll pass....I want to keep my head on my shoulders...