More pictures of my finished loading block for .32 cal.

[Sidney Smith]

Here are a couple pictures of my completed loading block for my .32 caliber squirrel rifle. I attached it to the strap of my powder horn with a long enough lanyard to be able to place it on the muzzle without having to stretch things. The patches I'm using are actually for a .45-50 caliber rifle as they're all I have for this gun at the moment. The thickness is just right though, as I've shot these begore. I just cut off the excess at the muzzle. I'm going to try this block at the club just as soon as this Godforsaken heat wave dies down. If it works out OK, I will use it this squirrel season.

 

[Grimord]

Here is my .32 caliber loading block, along with a few others I have made over the years.

The block at the end of the horn attaches to the horn via magnets, the blonde colored block is made from a scrap of moose antler.

 

[Sidney Smith]

I like the acorn shaped blocks. I'm going to havecto make one of those.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Good job, I am sure it will work for you just fine.

 

[deerstalkert]

I like it SS. mine are scrap also and are double row's. 50's and 54's

 

[Grenadier1758]

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Here are a couple pictures of my completed loading block for my .32 caliber squirrel rifle. I attached it to the strap of my powder horn with a long enough lanyard to be able to place it on the muzzle without having to stretch things. The patches I'm using are actually for a .45-50 caliber rifle as they're all I have for this gun at the moment. The thickness is just right though, as I've shot these begore. I just cut off the excess at the muzzle. I'm going to try this block at the club just as soon as this Godforsaken heat wave dies down. If it works out OK, I will use it this squirrel season.

Nice. One thing I do when I use a loading block is to have the ball protrude from the block. The ball will just begin to fit into the barrel so the short starter or ramrod is pushing against an aligned ball. There won't be much left in the block for that little ball to rest against but it will make loading easier.

 

[Sidney Smith]

Agreed. When I go hunting, I load the block so the ball sticks out of the block just enough so I can align it with the bore. In the photo I just loaded them in the block just to show how it would look while holding balls.

 

[hanshi]

Never made a loading block for any caliber but they sure do look cool.

 

[Sidney Smith]

For a quick follow up shot while hunting, they're indispensable.

 

[Flintandsteel]

Here’s one I made to go with my Little Lehigh.

 

[Malamute]

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Here are a couple pictures of my completed loading block for my .32 caliber squirrel rifle. I attached it to the strap of my powder horn with a long enough lanyard to be able to place it on the muzzle without having to stretch things...

Nice looking block, I need to make or buy a couple.

If you dont want it swinging free at the end of the cord, you could make another hole in the strap above the existing one, run the cord back out the second hole, and leave a couple inches of cord past the knot. You could then pull that tail to bring the block up out of the way, if the holes and cord are sized right, it should stay in place with the tension but be able to be pulled down to use without issue. It would likely require a slightly longer cord than currently on it.

 

[Sidney Smith]

Nah. I just tuck the block inside my hunting vest. I so the same thing with the block for my .54 caliber. No big thing.

 

[Sudsy]

Was thinking about doing a new block for my .32, did a search and found this thread
Some really great stuff here !!

Here are two that I made many years ago for my .50 - holds prelubed TC Maxi-Balls