Deer tine powder measure

[Silent Walker]

While this deer tine has sat on my desk, I figured it would make a nice 50gr FFFg powder measure. So I got my drill motor, large bit and got it done.

 

[FishDFly]

Nice work.

 

[rp77469]

Very nice. The first one I ever made was for a friend of mine. He had the tine. I had the drill and bits. I had a Ted Cash adjustable measure at the time. I set it to 80 grains and found that a 3/8 drill bit fit perfectly in that brass measure. Marked the depth on the bit with a bit of tape and drilled out a perfect measure for him. We were both amazed it worked. Looking back across the decades, It's painfull to recall how obviously naive, inexperienced and ignorant we were at the time. But we were, and still are, enthusiastic!

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Yup they work good. I use a goat horn one I made.

 

[user 48679]

That's nice & slim - great work ! !

 

[Yewbender]

Nice job!

 

[Omahkapi'si]

They sure have their own special aroma when you drill them out.

 

[toot]

rely nice! now enjoy using it!

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Been thinking of the same thing!

 

[French Colonial]

Here is one I made a few years back

 

[Crockford]

This is on my to do list. I'm building a new hunting kit and a tine powder measure will hang from it. RanchRoper, now you have me thinking about a small goat horn. All the older gentlemen that introduced me to PRB squirrel hunting all used deer antlers and some were pretty neat looking.

 

[Cattywompuss]

Started making some a couple weeks ago. Started with a small spike shed I've had for 10+ years, then moved onto chopping up a rack that has been on the wall from a big 8 point I killed more than a decade ago. I tried to cut the skull too close for mounting back then and the skull broke in half. Had it wired up to hold together on the wall, but decided to sacrifice it to the cause. I've got three done and a few more to make as well as fodder for ball starters and knife handles.

 

[oldwood]

Never turn down a good goat horn. They make the coolist small caliber powder measures and priming horns.
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[EC121]

I made these some time back. I had a bunch of them, but I traded,sold, and gave some away. I had a shift E&I job in a papermill. While sitting in the shop waiting for a call I made these.

 

[hanshi]

Those are artistic and very nice. I'm not artistic and do crude but functional with antler instead.

 

[deerstalkert]

my measure, 70g, and my pan charger. little tip on the measure has a piece of .030 welding wire for a pick. slides into the end of the measure . handy.
charger holds 200g of ffffg

 

[French Colonial]

Here is another one

 

[S.Kenton]

That’s a quick, enjoyable and satisfying project for sure! I’ve made tons of these little powder measures. I like yours a lot, slim, simple and to the point.

 

[hanshi]

I've even used spent brass cartridge cases for measures.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Here’s my goat one.