What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

Rob M. said:

Oh thanks bud but ....she's a fatty still , LOL ...I gotta take her down to prom queen . Hope to shooter er tomorrow

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I was on the tractor bush hogging all day. Tomorrow I’ll start removing wood on mine

See if I can get any service here ....gotta hold the phone in the air.

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Century to late said:

First test on the brittanny BP12 gauge. Going to go turkey hunting Sunday. The pattern looks good.

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Looks like it'll do...

Another wonderful morning at the Townsville Range with my Parker Hale 1853; a real autumn day with low humidity at last! So, I can now provide an update for my 'paper patched, that's not what you are meant to do with minies' experiment. I was able to get the full detail of Lee 470 trashcans off, but unfortunately my leave pass ran out before I could shoot the string of Lyman 315gn wadcutters; I'll round that group off next outing. Man, those wadcutters make clean holes don't they? I was really pleased with the outcome. Loading was good, cleaning between shots, with the paper patches falling off the minies about two metres to the front of the muzzle. Mind, all shots were taken sitting at the bench with the musket resting on a front sandbag firm and secure. Fun, what?

Kindest regards, Pete

Sunday, loaded up one 12 ga. flint fowler and one 12 ga, percussion for turkey season Monday. Rain Monday. Funeral Tuesday. Dentist Wednesday. Rain Today. Waiting for the crack of dawn ...

Just while I'm cleaning, I have bothered to take an image of a data mark below the barrel of my Parker Hale 53. I see it is stamped 4, with an A, B, and a 5 within a triangulated circle. The serial number consists of four digits beginning with 16. Would anyone in the know be able to establish the date of manufacture, given these few details? The musket is in superb condition throughout, without modifications of any kind.

Thanks, Pete

sheriff john said:

Sunday, loaded up one 12 ga. flint fowler and one 12 ga, percussion for turkey season Monday. Rain Monday. Funeral Tuesday. Dentist Wednesday. Rain Today. Waiting for the crack of dawn ...

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Good luck.

PathfinderNC said:

about 9 hours engraving a flat horn. One side is done and the other is getting there... a Celtic theme.

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Your stirring my welsh blood!

Hatman/2nd line said:

Your stirring my welsh blood!

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I have some of that, too, it seems…

PathfinderNC said:

about 9 hours engraving a flat horn. One side is done and the other is getting there... a Celtic theme.

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If it’s not a trade secret, could you snap a photo of the main tools you use to scrimshaw a horn? Just curious how far off the mark my minds eye is picturing those…

Sighted in my new 54cal.

Terrier said:

If it’s not a trade secret, could you snap a photo of the main tools you use to scrimshaw a horn? Just curious how far off the mark my minds eye is picturing those…

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I have a pic them in my horn scrimshawing thread. Just a sharpened nail in a wooden dowel.

I took all my ML's off the wall and took them to my shop in the garage and cleaned them (Rifles and Pistols). Believe me guys, I have a few and this is no small task. Semper Fi.

Removed a bunch of wood from the stock on my trade gun build. And my Wife called to tell me my order of Swiss from Graf & Sons arrived!!!

Got my Shotgun Turkey tag and gathered up my gear for first time out with Black Powder shotgun. Gonna be a chilly morning.

Century to late said:

Got my Shotgun Turkey tag and gathered up my gear for first time out with Black Powder shotgun. Gonna be a chilly morning.

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Good luck! These are from my game camera. I have no good excuse for not going after them.

TDM said:

Good luck! These are from my game camera. I have no good excuse for not going after them.

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Hey what's your address? Hope to have bragging pics tomorrow.

well i used some 777 ffg i found hiding in the garage. fed it to one of the Investarms .54 carbine's that was sitting by the back door. looked hungry.
90g under patched ball it looked like a shotgun pattern. switched to some conical. 2 inch group at 50 yards. that 777 don't produce much smoke do it?
wife showed up and took me by the ear and shoved a vacuum cleaner into my grubbies. floors on two levels is done and i ain't going to the third!
guess i better clean that carbine before i run out of gumption.
or maybe try it out in a TC Hawken with a longer barrel.
still a couple hours of light.

PathfinderNC said:

I have a pic them in my horn scrimshawing thread. Just a sharpened nail in a wooden dowel.

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Now that hurts!