Somehow appeals to my Neanderthal DNA. Only one bevel? I always thought that would be the way to make a patch knife, but this one look to be a more serious knife... something I should take on my mammoth hunt later today.
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Somehow appeals to my Neanderthal DNA. Only one bevel? I always thought that would be the way to make a patch knife, but this one look to be a more serious knife... something I should take on my mammoth hunt later today.
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Save the tusks and teeth. I know a guy who makes pistol grips from them. You will have to let us know what mammoth tastes like.
That would be some patch knife with a moose leg bone as a handle. LOL
I'm from NC, Wilson County. Winters are still warmer than they were in the 50's and 60's.
Got my christmas bonus from work and currently looking for good deal on a .50 that catches my eye. As well as a patch knife and few other things.
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona I'll sell ya'. LOL.
Went woolly mammoth hunting. Took my "Yellow Bird gun" with the 12" .50 caliber former Grey Hawk barrel. 7 grains 3f Old Eynsford, 30 grains Triple 7 under a sabotted 240 grain .45 caliber Hornady XTP. Thought a jacketed bullet was warranted for woolly mammoth. 6 degrees F temperature with a 25 MPH wind for a wind chill of -13 F. Had a military surplus parka with a field jacket liner. Wasn't enough.
Didn't see a mammoth. Bummer. Then again the load might not have been sufficient for an animal in the four to six ton weight class.
In lieu of woolly mammoth, shot milk jug filled with water from the back porch. One shot, one kill. I thought it a good shot if I do say so myself. Jug blew into a snow drift and is now covered up completely.
Next hunt might be for a saber-toothed cat. I hear they are in season next week.
Didn't see a mammoth. Bummer. Then again the load might not have been sufficient for an animal in the four to six ton weight class.
In lieu of woolly mammoth, shot milk jug filled with water from the back porch. One shot, one kill. I thought it a good shot if I do say so myself. Jug blew into a snow drift and is now covered up completely.
Next hunt might be for a saber-toothed cat. I hear they are in season next week.
Think I still have enough fingers for 1 more…
Opened my package of parts from Taylors to launch me into Black Powder Revolvers 44 caliber via Pietta Old Army 2011 vintage
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Thanks for the picture, used to go skiing up there every year, miss it!
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Today my son and I made 40 live round paper cartridges for our Euroarms Mississippi rifles. Used .530 round balls with patching wrapped around the ball and tied, paper cartridge tubes and 50 grains of 2F powder. Then bundled 20 rounds and put those in the bottom of the tin and placed 20 loose rounds in the upper compartment of the tin. Had a good time with my son, talking and listening to Christmas music.
Used a coarse diamond stone to take the hump off a flint. Just curious to see how that would go.
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Finished cleaning up a TC .54 Hawken barrel and rib today. It was pretty grubby, beat up, and a lot of finish gone so I sanded it and reblued it today. Turned out pretty nice. Vast improvement over how I got it.
Changed the sights on my fullstock flint Hawken to a tall rear full buckhorn and tall front silver blade. Now I get to sight it in this week.
Being it’s Christmas and such…I loaded my muzzle with an excellent meal…
I then reloaded with 88 grs (by volume per forkful) of various cakes, pies, traditional cookies and nibblins….It became obvious that it was time to wet the bore…down the muzzle I poured a warm shloshing of Bailey’s moose joose…and I’m gonna lett’er soak overnight.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all you eccentric front stuffers.
I then reloaded with 88 grs (by volume per forkful) of various cakes, pies, traditional cookies and nibblins….It became obvious that it was time to wet the bore…down the muzzle I poured a warm shloshing of Bailey’s moose joose…and I’m gonna lett’er soak overnight.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all you eccentric front stuffers.
Take the wrapper off. Let's see what she looks like. Semper Fi.
Man, I was hoping for a small sample of mammoth tallow to try in my new lube recipe…
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