What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

Today I filed the front sight dovetail.

Still working on the side plate on the copper smoothbore longrifle. Ready to buff the side plate , tomorrow.

The best aspect of this thread, besides reading about others experiences with the same affliction, is that I feel almost compelled to be productive in relation to my sport. That hasn’t been typical of my track record… I used to practice and prepare a couple weeks in advance of the season with my unmentionable. Flintlocks have been the exact breath of fresh air I needed and this forum is encouraging.

So, today I cleaned my rifle after three days of intermittent plinking and lubed thirty or so patches to replace what I burned up. I am on the board today!

Finished another holster today. It has been a productive weekend of completing leather projects. This one is for my Uberti Remington 1858 NMA.

Not a thing yesterday, but today it's supposed to get up in the forties and only be breezy, so I'll be heading out back with my trade musket. I might shoot the .32 KY, too.
Pretty excited to shoot today. It's been over a week.

I bid £1024 for my 80 th birthday Wednesday, lost just like that, but always another auction

Put the old toaster out of it's misery. Watch to the end if you actually want to hear me sing.

In the workshop looked at the 3 rifles and 4 pistols in different phrases of completion and new original 36 cal that dying to shoot

I had a small box of pure lead battery terminals that I melted down into 5 1/2 pounds of pure lead to later be sold to someone who needs lead. The ingots are amazingly soft. I already have enough cast round ball to last my lifetime I think.
Ohio Rusty ><>

While participating in grave marking ceremony for American Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Citizen of the Republic of Texas, James Lemmon, I was also able to participate with the Color Guard firing a musket salute. My Pennsylvania long rifle was loud & proud.

This child surely does enjoy seeing all the beautiful new rifles and smoothbores y'all are building. One of the things I've learned (painfully) is that I am skilled at turning a $300 piece of fine Curly Maple into $3 worth of kindling faster than I can save the plew to buy more. I can do many things but my inleting always looks as if I did it with a blunt tomahawk from 20 feet out. I own and use some excellent long guns, every one of `em a center shooter, every one of `em built by somebody else. You skilled gun builders have my respect and my envy too.

Finally getting the finishing done on a SXS 12 gauge bp gun that was gifted to me last year. Will post pics next week as I'm finishing the stock currently.

Took Mr. Crockett out back and had a talk. Only 7 shots for now. Mr. Crockett and I have a difference of opinion on what's the best sights. I sternly warned him its going to be my way or the highway.

Have a Tom A Hawks peep on the way so no need in doing any more today.

Worked on a rifle build. The front site I bought, didn't fit so I made my own.

And today I did the rear dovetail.

Made some paper cartridges for my .44's

Put together the cartridge and cap pouch bags for the Enfield

I finished perfecting my muzzleloading propellant and did some testing, it burns almost as fast as Goex does. I'll need to chrono the load and see how it groups on a target..
I followed Hoffman productions on youtube. I'm a happy camper..

Mzzlldrinpa said:

Worked on a rifle build. The front site I bought, didn't fit so I made my own.

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Very nice work!

Dale Allen Raby said:

Put the old toaster out of it's misery. Watch to the end if you actually want to hear me sing.

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Kingston Trio revived!

Tanglefoot said:

This child surely does enjoy seeing all the beautiful new rifles and smoothbores y'all are building. One of the things I've learned (painfully) is that I am skilled at turning a $300 piece of fine Curly Maple into $3 worth of kindling faster than I can save the plew to buy more. I can do many things but my inleting always looks as if I did it with a blunt tomahawk from 20 feet out. I own and use some excellent long guns, every one of `em a center shooter, every one of `em built by somebody else. You skilled gun builders have my respect and my envy too.

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I know enough to not even try. Not everyone has the gifts that are required to build a gun. I can shoot 'em and fix 'em but do not have the patience and skill needed for the wood working.