Pic of my 1860 Army and '51 Navy

[philo426]

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[philo426]

I made the box out of an old silverware box.I think it looks pretty good!What do you think?

 

[Padraic]

Looks good to me! Real nice! :thumbsup:

 

[philo426]

Thanks Padraic!

 

[jeepwj992002]

The box looks great! The pistols don't look half bad either! :wink:

 

[shmrck1]

Pyrodex,
ShowoffThey are beautiful.Thanks for the pics.
snake-eyes :hatsoff:

 

[philo426]

Wow!The pictures sure came out good!tHanks for all of the kind words I am pretty proud of them!

 

[PitchyPine]

Very nice :thumbsup:

 

[rebel727]

Nice but do you actually use that flask? I have one just like it but it was too much trouble trying to line up those tiny screws with the holes every time I filled it.

 

[mykeal]

Nice but do you actually use that flask? I have one just like it but it was too much trouble trying to line up those tiny screws with the holes every time I filled it.

Huh?

You mean, all these years that I've been removing the spout and using a funnel to fill it, I should have been removing the entire top??? :shake:

Oh, woe is me.

 

[rebel727]

The spout comes off???? DUUUH! :haha: Now I gotta dig it out and find out.

 

[torn moc]

Rebel.....you are Joking...right?
I have a little red plastic funnel made by LEE that just slides over the spout...it is built so that it fits all the spouts I have and dosent spill one grain 'o powder.
"it is a PAIN to take those little screws out!!"
takes a REAL MAN to admit that one!!! :redface:

 

[mykeal]

The spout comes off???? DUUUH! :haha: Now I gotta dig it out and find out.

Uh, yeah. It just unscrews. Right hand thread. May be stuck if you've never removed it, but it will come off. And you can buy different sizes that hold a calibrated amount of powder so you don't need a separate powder measure...

I just unscrew it, open the valve, stick the nozzle of the funnel in the hole to hold the valve open and pour away.

I guess it's true that you're never too old to learn...

 

[rebel727]

No, I was serious. I didn't know the spout came off. In my defense tho it was the first powder flask I ever bought many moons ago and had never even seen one up close before. I didn't use it much for that reason. I just dug it out of my bp junk box where it's been residing for the last 15 years or so and the spout does come off but the side seams have split open and the screws are gone.

 

[rebel727]

I guess it's true that you're never too old to learn...

Yeah, that'd be me. Hey,I never said I was the sharpest knife in the rack. :grin:

 

[philo426]

No I don't use that flask ,it's strickly for show.I actually use a CVA Brass cyclindrical flask and a revolver charger that I made out of copper and brass.If you would like I can take pictures of the flask and the revolver charger.

 

[philo426]

Ok here is a pic of my flask and revolver charger

 

[Zonie]

Ah! My favorite kind of charger (on the right).

I have 8 different nozzles for mine for loads from 15 grains to 120 grains. :grin:
zonie

 

[philo426]

The one on the right is hand-made utilizing .357 cartridge cases along with some brass and copper sheet.The cases hold about 30 grains of pyrodex and the spout delivers the powder to the cylinders.Saves time when you load because you don't have to measure all six powder charges.

 

[rebel727]

Ah! My favorite kind of charger (on the right).

I have 8 different nozzles for mine for loads from 15 grains to 120 grains. :grin:
zonie

Yep, that's what I use now. Wish it held more powder tho.