What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Omahkapi'si]

Got all my stuff ready for a rendezvous next weekend.

 

[smo]

Do both sides need redone or just the deepest side and thanks for the feedback?

I think they mean too file a small step or ledge on one side, you just want too take off small chips..
I just use the spine of my knife….

 

[Fisherking]

I ordered two bag molds from Larry Callahan and repaired a turtle shell powder flask and re-laced a wool pullover hunting frock.

Hunting season can’t come soon enough!

 

[Trapper Scott]

I think they mean too file a small step or ledge on one side, you just want too take off small chips..
I just use the spine of my knife….

Gotcha

 

[smo]

Light taps across the edge of the flint gets it done.

 

[garypl]

Do both sides need redone or just the deepest side and thanks for the feedback?

I just file a clean edge all the way around like this:

 

[Omahkapi'si]

My 2nd pair of buckskin pants andy52 made for me should show up this week.

 

[Trapper Scott]

I just file a clean edge all the way around like this:

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I see now. Not much of a ledge at all. Thanks for putting it into perspective for me.

 

[JGH45]

Finished the browning process on my Kibler Colonial Rifle 50 cal Green Mountain barrel. This was a re-do because the first barrel had some kind of a metal flaw and the rifling was messed up shredding the patches and terrible accuracy.

 

[French Colonial]

I see now. Not much of a ledge at all. Thanks for putting it into perspective for me.

Use the ledge you already have, just turn it a little to use a smaller or larger portion of it. I used to do it like garypl and do it all the way around (and still have some that way in different bags) but using one side works better IMHO

I also use the back of my knife sometimes, problem is I usually miss and hit where I did not intend to.

 

[GREENSWLDE]

To-day we met at the gate for 12.30pm.The Game farmer arrived at 2.00pm due to Bank holiday traffic with the 600 poults he had managed to save from AVION FLU for us.. We always have Late birds as most of us fish to the end of the season and have a rest before the Pheasants in December to 1st FEB.

 

[Delta24]

Mine is a 12ga also. It was fun but challenging to build but I have no experience building a gun. Just take your time, keep your chisels sharp, and make sure to round off your pins. Really fun to shoot also. Can't say enough about the quality of the parts. Chambers are good people.

Thanks, for the info. Wow looks fantastic! I was thinking about building myself but I never built a muzzleloader and nervous about "messing it up" I don't even have the proper tools. My thoughts are to have it built by an expierenced builder. Would like to read more about your experience in the build. Thank you...Al

 

[babstooge]

I bought what I belive a 1850s backlock halftone Ohio rifle. I stripped it down, replaced worn screws cleaned it up and ordered rear sights. it has a makers signature J.D. Winchell if any knows anything about him I would appreciate any info. according to a card he was road commissioner in Hillsdale County MI. 1863, 1866, 1868 thanks, Bruce

 

[Marshhawk]

Finally scored some 4f from a magician friend on a visit to Indiana.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Finally finished fitting three barrel wedge's with excutions. Using smaller than normal key's.

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Also, began hafting an axe.

It looks like you did a good job on your tennons, I want to do that on my new English fowler when it get here. No surround just the key so I have to make sure I don't screw it up! Wish me luck!

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Finished my. 58 smoothbore.Kibler colonial stocked in cherry.

Lookin good!

 

[holzwurm]

Many years ago I studied in the shop of Ron Ehlert. He showed me a pretty foolproof way to get wedges installed. After doing a very CAREFUL layout on the outside of the forearm of where the underlugs were in the barrel channel he used a 1/16" bit to drill through the stock and lug a couple of times. He removed the barrel. Using a piece of 12" steel flat stock, one end of which was ground and filed about 4" to the exact size of the wedge, he heated up the steel piece cherry red and burned his way through the forearm area from both sides of the stock. Then he cleaned up the stock slot with a small file. Made it a perfect fit. There was some scorching of the wood but he did all this prior to any shaping of the forarm.

He then parked the barrel in his drill and used an end mill to open up the lug for the wedge.

 

[Stykbow]

Completed the first whiskering of my GPR stock. I wet it down right after this pic and I may have been wrong about this stock. Wetting showed a really nice brownish red color. I’m going to attempt to add black to the pores/grain to make it show better on the finished piece.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Did some more on the flintlock pistol today. Can't do much more with it until needed parts arrive from MBS.

 

[Trapper Scott]

Nice