Making Accessories

[Jetmech]

Hello all,

I've been tinkering in the shop making a few accessories while awaiting my Kibler SMR kit. Hopefully some of this stuff will be useful.

Jeff

 

[rusty]

good work

 

[Brazos John]

Looks like time well spent...
If you find that you don't need it for your new Kibler, I can find someone that will appreciate it!

 

[necchi]

Very Nice,
If only to offer critique,, grind the rim off that cartridge case.
Query? Why the Forstner hole with the ball board?

 

[Brokennock]

Very Nice,
If only to offer critique,, grind the rim off that cartridge case.
Query? Why the Forstner hole with the ball board?

I'm betting it's to keep the board in place on the muzzle. In my very brief trial of using a board I did the same thing.

 

[Jetmech]

Yes, the counterbore helps center the loading block over the muzzle. Not totally neccessary but it helps steady the board while using the block and short starter.

Coupled with the bag and horn made by Cory Joe Stewart the accessorries finish out my .45 kit. By the time the Kibler is finished I'll have a second kit made up.

 

[Rifleman1776]

I always say "do it yerself". I have made many accessories myself. I do stop when it comes to rifle building. I know the limitations of my skills.

 

[appalichian hunter]

This is one aspect of the hobby that I find very rewarding. Good job.

 

[hanshi]

Making one's own accessories is, to me, part of the pleasure of muzzleloading. Why buy what you can make is my philosophy.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

Hello all,

I've been tinkering in the shop making a few accessories while awaiting my Kibler SMR kit. Hopefully some of this stuff will be useful.

Jeff

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WTG I would take the rim off of the starter if I were U. It will catch the patch and not withdraw from the muzzle smoothly.
Larry

 

[Jaegermeister]

That’s the pure spirit of muzzleloading. Very nice.

 

[oldwood]

I enjoy taking a Nube with his new rifle to the range. Doddridge's 18th century book says each gun is served by it's unique shot pouch. Few of these pouches have survived w/ there original contents. Since I have no idea what went in one ,I just put in the pouch what works for me , and tell the new fellow to adjust the stuff as he likes , hoping he will make some with his signature on it.

 

[hanshi]

Grinding off the cartridge rim is something I almost always do when I use them for making most anything. This is whether I make powder measures or rod tips. The bottom short starter DOES still have a tiny rim.

 

[springfield art]

Hello all,

I've been tinkering in the shop making a few accessories while awaiting my Kibler SMR kit. Hopefully some of this stuff will be useful.

Jeff

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Looks cool to me!

 

[oldwood]

Just looked through a couple m/l supply catalogs. These accessories aren't inexpensive , but with a little imagination most m/l folks can create their own stuff. I encourage it.

 

[Jetmech]

Just looked through a couple m/l supply catalogs. These accessories aren't inexpensive , but with a little imagination most m/l folks can create their own stuff. I encourage it.

Roger that on saving money. Most of my projects so far have come from scraps.

The investment of time has helped develop some fabrication skills that may eventually payoff during rifle building.

 

[oldwood]

It's comical to me , when I spend time in the woods ,I have to laugh at what I look for. Used to just hunt and ignore all the artifacts out there. Last year I found a broken antler , and a skeleton of a coyote. The rib bones that were left after nature had its way, made really cool touch hole picks , with addition of some epoxie and soft steel wire. The curve of the rib bone gave a perfect angle to clear the pan on a flintlock , and fit my hand well. The antler parts went to my neighbor for knife parts. Couple of years ago , found the jawbone , we think , of a small bear ,and that went to my knife maker as well. Gotta love this m/l stuff. I love to make these accessories , and passing them out to folks..........oldwood

 

[Omahkapi'si]

I love that part of the hobby. Great fun to make your own stuff.

 

[DuncNZ]

Good stuff , I also enjoy making all my accessories , it is fun and mine has memories of hunts in the antler and bone used .

 

[SOLANCO]

It's comical to me , when I spend time in the woods ,I have to laugh at what I look for. Used to just hunt and ignore all the artifacts out there. Last year I found a broken antler , and a skeleton of a coyote. The rib bones that were left after nature had its way, made really cool touch hole picks , with addition of some epoxie and soft steel wire. The curve of the rib bone gave a perfect angle to clear the pan on a flintlock , and fit my hand well. The antler parts went to my neighbor for knife parts. Couple of years ago , found the jawbone , we think , of a small bear ,and that went to my knife maker as well. Gotta love this m/l stuff. I love to make these accessories , and passing them out to folks..........oldwood

You can not build art using only hardware store purchases.