Traditional Muzzleloading Accoutrements for Black Powder
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- sharing possibles bag and accoutrements for the journey into traditional muzzleloading. We discuss possibles bags, powder horns, tool pouches, powder measures, some blades/knives, and a few other things I have learned on the way.
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I have had one of those 5 inch Russell hunting knives for a long time, butchered a whitetail deer this year with it and it works great on squirrels and I have dressed out more than a few larger trout with it because they don't need the finer edge of a filet knife. It holds a great edge and is very easy to keep sharp.
My friends think i'm crazy to hunt with an old heavy Hawken rifle, i love keeping the old traditions alive! That's a beautiful possibles bag! I've got an old fringed brain tanned bag i love, handy for pistol shooting as well! Never knew about a breech scraper! Going to make one! Those antler measures are great! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Denny for putting some of the best muzzle loader videos on UA-cam .
Yeah thanks for teaching us what it’s like to shoot America’s first gun. (Technically)
Discussed item list
~ powder horn with jute strap
~brass prime powder dispenser with elk tooth toggle
~hand made bison powder horn. leather lace strap
~beaver tail possibles/shooters bag, leather strap, hunter’s star on outer flap
~ pan brush and vent pick
~short starter
~patch knife
~patch material
~roundball
~brass adjustable powder measure
~spare stopper for powder horn
~brass oil vial
~flint wallet/tool pouch (3 spare flint and leather pieces)
~cleaning patches
~screwdriver
~Knapping hammer
~brass funnel
~cleaning jag
~breach scraper
~patch removal worm
~ball puller
~handmade antler powder load measures
~green River Russell knives
Thank you for this very informative video!
Most welcome!
Good info , I’m 60 and just venturing into black power. I ve got a couple of rifles , all percussion. I really enjoy it , I shoot traditional archery too . Definitely a learning curve...thanks for the info ...
Nice video sir, and you have some prime plunder there. As you noted, being able to make your own equipment just adds to the enjoyment.
Thanks!
Just getting into this myself and enjoy watching your journey. I just ordered a rifle by Don Bruton, hope to get it by Christmas. I've found myself wanting to leave the modern firearms at home and bring the flinter to the range when I have opportunity to shoot.
it is the best
I just got a rifle from Don, and it is absolutely beautiful. It took just over a year to get, and Don was a treat to work with the entire time.
denny, good to see you getting more involved with trad ml's! you can easily use a good 3f down the tube and in the pan, there is absolutely no need for a woodsman to use 4f or null b, one horn does it all. ditto's for the ball starter, not needed once you work up a good load - ball, patch and lube. ya done great with that buff horn, really nice lookin'! if ya put one leg of a powder horn strap's bx cable staple in a vise, and get it cherry red with a propane torch, you can twist the other leg twice and make a nice "period correct" spiral to the middle flat section. ;)
Nice layout..!
It definitely can be a process choosing/making your gear and accouterments. That's part of the fun.. making the gear my own.
I'm subbed & greeting from a fellow Flathead black powder enthusiast.!
Thanks for the video...
Thank you!
Im just getting involved in black powder. Not concerned about 100% period correct gear. Just want as close to 100% made by me. Getting a traditions Kentucky long rifle kit. Would love to know everything on your little paper list... couldn’t get a clear enough image.
The only things I've BOUGHT for my shooting gear is tools and raw materials. I either made or modified everything else. Even my rifle has a small amount of reworking I've done(coned the muzzle, to eliminate the need for a short starter, and inletted a sideplate that I made myself. The sideplate that came with the gun was only sitting on TOP of the stock, held there by the lockplate screws, and I didn't like the look of it anyway!)
Very Interesting review. Very good description on pieces you use. Enjoyed it very much Denny. Keep up the great work.
Nicely done horn.
Thank you!
Great video
Good info thanks!
Have just recently gotten bit by the flintlock bug. I am currently waiting on a custom build which will represent a 1750's-1770's rifle in 45cal. Specifics on style of build have not been determined as of yet as I have a long wait, and time to decide. Like you, I come from an LEO and SWAT background. Going to classes, or conferences every year like OTOA, the high speed low drag, cool guy - tier 1 gear and -operators- can get annoying and tiresome. As much as I love attending 'tactical' classes to further my training and knowledge -and- my modern firearms, there IS something much more enjoyable and calming with these old style rifles. They're works of art that are just as pleasing to look at as they are to shoot. I really enjoy your channel and am anxiously awaiting my own personal flintlock rifle. This video really helped me make a list of essentials that I will need. Stay safe.
Thanks man! If you make it up this way ever, swing by one of our club shoots.
Brass or Derlin {plastic} ram-rod and/or brass rod short starter MAY NOT be period correct. However, these do work well without breaking and allowing entry of split or splintered rods into loader's hand. Effectively, period correct wood rods can inflict serious hand injuries. Such hand injuries can have lifelong consequences. Do consider Derlin {plastic}or brass rods... or a better than hickory wood rod made of the more durable arrow-wood/ "Vibernum Dentatum". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viburnum_dentatum
I prefer to use a piece of deer antler tip to resharpen my flint, you just run it over the underside of your flint and it'll sharpen just fine. I keep mine tied off with my vent pick and brush.
Great video. Thank you!
Thanks for this info.
Most welcome. I am glad you found it enjoyable.
keep the good work
I have my short starter on the side scale of my patch knife handle No fumbling for a knife and putting the starter away.
I have my muzzle coned makes loading eazy dont have any accuracy issues
if ever the powder explodes you have bone shrapnel that will do damage. the wood caps where sealed with bees wax and depending on the size normally 4 pins that way if it ever goes boom is blows the cap off and not your side. other than that nice vid.
I have learned the same wisdom.
amen me to first shots today on lyman great plains 50 cap lock. 25 yards, 50 mph winds, on paper
Really enjoyed this great video, thanks for going to the trouble. Im brand new and dont have a rifle yet, Im trying to decide which. I got here by watching your "montana" video which is perfect to watch before this one. You answered tons of questions for someone new, you are doing great work and I can see you care about this a lot. Im a left handed shooter and noticed in the last seconds that you have a left shooter there. Instead of buying a left-handed rifle, can i assume a right handed rifle can be safely shot without getting a face full of hot powder?
Back in the day it would be hard to come by a lefty. You can try it out. Today custom builders can easily make you a lefty and Track of the Wolf carries lefty kits. Get a flint. Once you shoot flint - you never go back.
When I was researching rifles, I saw new left-handed flintlock rifles offered by one of them and now I cant find it again....Traditions? Lyman? Its one of them out there. Meantime, when I started this I expected to get a flintlock, a blunderbuss kit. As I went along in the readings and saw the problems specific to flintlock in the old days, it seemed percussion caps were a more simple and reliable method. But original guns of either type are beyond my budget--$2500? $3000? Wow, I cant. On the other end of the spectrum there is CVA percussion rifles, starting at $200 and that seems a good starting point for me, or lets say a budget of up to $500-700, plus supplies. What I would like to do now is take a percussion rifle, I can buy a CVA, then continue looking for a secondhand flintlock as the next rifle. Maybe you can help me there. Someone in your group? I would need guidance about this and I definitely trust what you have to say. To be honest, I didnt know about new rifles until only recently, I thought flintlock automatically meant an original rifle which I could never afford and that kept me out. I was wrong!
@@cvcoco I believe Dixie Gun Works still carries left hand rifles. My first flinter was a Dixie "poor boy' Tennesee mountain rifle in left hand. They're not as cheap as CVA(which, by the way, doesn't do much in flint/cap locks anymore; they're pretty firmly into inlines these days), but they won't cost near as much as a semi or full custom gun
@@cvcoco If you're really interested in a southpaw flinter, I found one in the catalog for The Gun Works Muzzleloading Emporium. Item #6031137, a Lyman .50 Great Plains rifle.
Not sure how old the catalog I have is, but it's worth giving it a try.
@@cvcoco Well, my Traditions Pennsylvania rifle has a 40 inch barrel. I suppose what length barrel you get depends on what you intend to use the rifle FOR. A 32 inch barrel, I would say, is a pretty good general length. Unless you would need a short barrel for brush hunting, or for a canoe gun, I'd go with that. The gun you describe is HARDLY typical; I think it must have been what's referred to as a "punt gun"; they were mounted on boats, and used for duck hunting
I really like your patch knife. Might I ask where you got it? Thanks for the video. Real informative for a new by.
I should clarify, I am talking about the knife you show in the beginning of the video.
you can get them on Track of the Wolf or blackpowderbags.com
All knives on here can be purchased at Track of the Wolf.
Thanks for the info. I found the knife I was looking for.
Just an observation. The majority of guns I have seen with damaged barrels have been from the use of a short starter. Someone doesn't pay attention, and forget to ram the ball home, resulting in a bulged or burst barrel. Until the ball is seated, the barrel is a pipe bomb.
There is a woman local here is west tn that does hand tooled leather stuff. Knotty Hide Leather is her Facebook name. Look her up. Tell her the gun store guy sent you.
Cool video! Are you sure that small screwdriver is from Track of the Wolf? I don't see the same style one there. Thanks!
May be from blackpowderbags.com
@@FolkFirearmsCollective The problem with TOW is that, in their catalog, they use all kinds of small stuff, like tools, as "filler" on unrelated pages. You have to really LOOK for things like the screwdriver
How do you make the plug???
those older gentlemen know about priming
nice video, let me give you a tip. that is not a possibles bag, that is a shooting bag. a possibles bag was for carrying your gear, cloths and such.............
I think the bag you are referring to would be called a haver sack. Heck even a women's pocketbook could be called a possibles bag because we know that anything just might possible be in there.
*Brass or Derlin {plastic} ram-rod and/or brass rod short starter MAY NOT be period correct. However, these do work well without breaking and allowing entry of split or splintered rods into loader's hand. Effectively, period correct wood rods can inflict serious period correct hand injuries. Such period correct hand injuries can have lifelong consequences. Do consider Derlin {plastic} or brass rods... or a "better than hickory" wooden rod made of the more durable native arrow-wood/ "Vibernum Dentatum". **en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viburnum_dentatum*
If you learn to PROPERLY use a wooden ramrod, you won't have problems. The most common mistake in using one is holding it too high above the muzzle when trying to seat a ball, which invites the rod to move sideways and snap. Hold the rod ONLY a FEW INCHES above the muzzle, and apply steady downward pressure, sliding the grip up the rod, again only a few inches each time, as the ball goes down.
Hi, great video. Just an FYI. this is not a possibles bag. It is a shooting bag. It is a common mistake.
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What axe you got there
Replica British Army Axe 1770's. Track of the Wolf.
Might I ask who's making your rifle?
He keeps to himself and is fairly private. Well known in the northwest he made the very fine english rifle you see in the spring shooting video and it has shown up in other videos here. He also made the poor boy .50 you see the Red Beard shoot. The builders initials are "TM".
Will you make a video on it?
Yes indeed! More than one. I will do videos on several of his rifles as time plays out. Stand by also, for more in depth interviews, capturing the wisdom of these shooters, these older Riflemen.
Another of Denny's videos show a gun by the man doing his.
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Nice job, however becarefull using brass pines to retain end plugs also no epoxy you are building a pipe bomb should a spark ever get into the horn.
That's why you NEVER load the weapon directly from the horn. ALWAYS use a powder measure, and plug the horn BEFORE loading
just so you know, that is not a "possibles bag" that is a "shooters bag" a possibles bag was used as a suit case of sorts to keep personal items in,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Watch out for the French and Indians.
Very good video, but I do have some advice about your knives if you truly want to be period correct. Handles of knives of the eighteenth century were pinned and not riveted. Riveted are more nineteenth century, your knives are good ones and if being period correct for the eighteenth century isn't a concern, great.
Thank you! Yes I have learned this and need some pinned knives!
VERY NICE VID. JUST GOT STARTED IN BLACK POWDER. BOUGHT A USED NAVY 44 CAL. NEEDED
SOME TLC VERY NICE SHOOTER NOW.
LOOKING FOR A GOOD USED PENNSYLVANIA 50 CAL LONG RIFLE FLINT LOCK.
ANYONE HAS ONE FOR SALE CONTACT ME.
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Definitely buying a tyrant killer flintlock with my tax return now...