What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[nhmoose]

Walked past 500 CCI #11 caps hang on the wall at Wall-Mart good rpice on them also. Did not walk past the Un mentionable CCI Mini mags got 3 boxes and son got 3 boxes.

I left the caps for others as I have 10K plus caps and no long rifles that use them just the C&B revolvers I rarely shoot. I kept every used can [most still full and sealed] that my shop got at auctions in the junk boxes.

 

[dave951]

We just finished up our last session in camp this week with kids shooting muzzleloaders.

 

[Are. M.]

I corresponded with folks about the NCSMLRA State Competition.

 

[SciAggie]

Found patch paper that works with my PP bullet. Wrapped this bullet is .450. It fits my new match grade Rice barrel (1:18 twist) perfectly. I’m inching closer to being able to shoot this thing.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Made a small purchase today

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Shot my Frontier flintlock .50 at 50 yds off hand. Steel is much more fun than paper!

 

[BigAl52]

Shot my Frontier flintlock .50 at 50 yds off hand. Steel is much more fun than paper!

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I can hear the 1860 weeping in its sleep

 

[Omahkapi'si]

It’s still the saddle gun.

 

[Top]

Since the previous thread was shut down (locked) by our new moderator, I thought I would start one up again, as per the suggestion.
So, let's get this thread going again, and share your muzzleloading related adventures of the day!

Made a new ram rod for my .40 cal Southern Mountain Rifle.

 

[EC121]

Stuck it out in 95deg. heat and after filing the back sight, shot my new Ron Scott John Eister rifle. Sights still need work.

 

[gunpa]

Watched a YouTube interview with Bobby Hoyt. A true muzzleloader man in every sense of the word!

 

[Jim K]

Worked on my .36 Kibler smr. Got the barrel draw filed sanded and finished and also the trigger guard done.

 

[Carteret Kid]

Gathering parts to make a patch knife.

 

[Trooper]

I bought a percussion cap kit a while back and punched out 100 or so aluminum cups from a couple of pop cans, then mixed up the ingredients. I made Charcoal from some peeled willow a week ago, mixed the proper proportions up and set it in the ball mill yesterday. In 18 or so hours, I'll check out my material to see how it's doing. Powder up here is outrageously expensive.

 

[Dale Lilly]

that bench looks a lot like mine

.... and a lot better than mine

 

[OLD CROW]

A couple owls woke me up around 5.a.m.,one hooting in a big fir tree by bedroom window. got up,made fresh coffee and toast.....just sat on my back deck and cleaned my .50 cal mountain pistol and Ruger old army.......what else does a 75 year old guy do at that time??
'course wife and dogs are all snoring !!!!

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Finally got finished redoing my pistol, wasn't happy with the color and used some aniline dyes to go over it.
It's a .50 cal. smooth barrel kit that I built about 10 years ago, JP Beck.

 

[flconch53]

Still breaking in my new mold. My sprue plate screw fell off right when things were going good. Too hot to handle and I couldn't start that left hand screw with gloves on.

I keep a screw driver handy and tighten the screw every now and again while I am running ball.

 

[Nobody85]

Im doing some inventory on shot, rb, and lead today. Waiting for my fowler to arrive from TVM.

 

[holzwurm]

Whipped out my credit card and became a MLF supporter. An activity worth more than the sum of the parts. I have learned and read many really neat topics here over the years and am happy to be in a place where a couple of hundred bucks doesn't have the impact in my retired life it use too.