• This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account perks you get.



    Sign up here: https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/account/upgrades
  • Friends, our 2nd Amendment rights are always under attack and the NRA has been a constant for decades in helping fight that fight.

    We have partnered with the NRA to offer you a discount on membership and Muzzleloading Forum gets a small percentage too of each membership, so you are supporting both the NRA and us.

    Use this link to sign up please; https://membership.nra.org/recruiters/join/XR045103

Search results

L & R
Shop deals on ebay
the hawken shop
Muzzleloading Forum

Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. R

    Cannon ball problem!

    Hi Thanks :) I didn't even think about trying to see how soft they are! I will give it a go to see if I can see any difference when scratched :) Regards Rick
  2. R

    Cannon ball problem!

    Hi I am going to the range tomorrow evening to try out the balls! I should imagine they will be ok! Good idea :) I have another pot il use for this batch of lead then! Thanks Rick
  3. R

    Cannon ball problem!

    Hi Thanks for the input guys :) I have segregated this batch of lead and am going to try again with the first batch and see if the results are the same! If the next lot come out like my first I will probably just scrap the bad lead! Rick
  4. R

    Cannon ball problem!

    Hi All Thanks guys :) that's what I thought as well! I think im going to scrap the ingots I cast from this batch and what you see in the pics! Im going to use the balls as iv cast them now and see how they go! Most are 4-5gns lighter than my first batch so shouldn't be to far off the mark...
  5. R

    Cannon ball problem!

    Hi Thanks for the input guys :) I have done every thing the same this time as the first time! ie same stove, same pot, same gas! the only thing I did different was to add some old fishing weights to the pot, the fishing weights came from the same guy who gave me the lead pipe I used for the...
  6. R

    Cannon ball problem!

    Hi The balls are .650" and they weight between 397.5gns to 404.5gns the majority of this batch were just under 400gns (398gns) and the first batch the majority were just over 400gn (404gns) I will bear that in mind thanks :) I don't have a lead thermometer and just leave the gas on full on my...
  7. R

    Cannon ball problem!

    Hi Thanks :) I will leave them longer before knocking them out! Rick
  8. R

    Cannon ball problem!

    Hi All I thought id cast some more cannon balls today :) but it didn't go as well as my first batch! Here are a couple of pics to show what im on about! First pic shows where the sprues have broken off! The second image shows the dull matt looking finish on these in stead of the shinny...
  9. R

    fuze hole size?

    Hi On my cannon I went with a 2.5mm hole! as the fuse I use is, Visco fuse slow 2mm! which gives plenty of clearance so I don't have to un block the hole that often :) I use a standard 2.5mm drill to un block the hole as and when necessary! Rick
  10. R

    First attempt at blueing!

    Hi I would love to visit/live in gods country :) My cannon (tube) is 14" overall with a 12" smooth bore with a 10mm back bored chamber in case I load without powder! the rear of the cannon is 2 1/4" The cannon is based on an old iron side cannon. Good to know thanks musketeer :) Yes for now...
  11. R

    First attempt at blueing!

    Hi lol thanks for translating :applause: :grin:
  12. R

    First attempt at blueing!

    Hi Satx Thanks :) :) Rick
  13. R

    First attempt at blueing!

    Hi Thanks :) The last couple of times I rinsed the gel off with hot tap water, which helped dry it out before the next coat :) The tuf glide oil I use works perfectly in protecting and lubricating my firearms :) Rick
  14. R

    First attempt at blueing!

    Hi Thanks guys :) I used Abbey gun solutions, Blu Gel! Its a cold blueing method! The bottle says apply a little Abbey blu gel with a clean cloth, leave for 30 seconds and rinse off with cold water! It took me longer than 30 seconds to coat the whole cannon! and the first layer wasn't great...
  15. R

    First attempt at blueing!

    Hi All Here are a few pics of my first attempt at blueing :) see what you think! Before After Rick
  16. R

    Cannon Balls!

    Hi all Iv re weighed the balls I cast from my jeff tanner mould and here are the results from the 50 I weighed! Scales are Frankford Arsenal DS-750 Electronic Powder Scale. The balls are .650" Highest was 408.0gns Lowest was 397.5gns The majority were between 404.0gns to 406.5gns which I didn't...
  17. R

    1/10 scale 1779 - 24 pounder build

    Hi Paul Cool I look forward to it :) Rick
  18. R

    1/10 scale 1779 - 24 pounder build

    Very nice :)
  19. R

    Cannons arrived :-)

    Hi If I think the guy who made it said it was standard steel bar, and if I remember there was yellow paint on the end of the bar! Rick
  20. R

    Cannon Balls!

    Hi Iv weighed a few with some old scales and they were within .1 of a gram! but I have just received some franklin arsenal 750 digi scales so I will weigh the rest and see if there all the same/similar weight :) Rick
Back
Top