RL black powder competition (pics)

Brutus

My son and I pwned at a black powder event today. I took first prize - the damascus knife shown below.

1st place prize - on a fur pouch I made for my son.

My son Jack. he turned 12 last month. Yes, the rifle is as almost tall as he is. Smile

A "possibles" bag i made from scratch.

The targets. (the soda cans filled with water were great targets! look at the gaping hole in the cardboard.)

I was even 2 for 2 on poker chips at 75'. Only 4 were hit all day! Very Happy

Only missed one shot per event tops - and by less than 1/2" on both my misses.

It rocked! Go join a club, and start shooting muzzle loaders now!
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anonymousity · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:43 pm Post subject:

Damn man nice musketry Smile

Nice job to your son too!

It figures you also pwn with muskets in real life.
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Peachy Pete · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 2:08 pm Post subject:

How big was the bruise on your shoulder?
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Brutus · Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 10:26 am Post subject:

No bruises. The black powder rifles are more of a push than a kick. Very gentle compared to a 7mm magnum hunting rifle... They just make a lot of smoke an racket. Very Happy

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K9 Carlos · Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 12:35 pm Post subject:

I've got a black powder pistol but have never shot it.
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Brutus · Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject:

Then go shoot it! Gun Pirate

I just got some of my "undehammer" parts. I am going to start making my own black powder guns.

I am thinking something like these two for my first project:

http://www.johntaylormachine.com/typo3temp/pics/042d3d01a1.jpg

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.muzzleloading.co.uk/images/FWB1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.muzzleloading.co.uk/Feinwerkbau-History1.htm&usg=__Woy60brzXA-5_FQxIQcz8m6Jqhg=&h=210&w=600&sz=54&hl=en&start=126&um=1&tbnid=Bc82uKi7wypZ5M:&tbnh=47&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dunderhammer%2Bpistol%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D105%26um%3D1
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anonymousity · Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject:

Damn thats classy. How much do you think a rifle kit would cost brudio?
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Brutus · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:39 am Post subject:

Rifle kits go from $200 up. I love my Traditions Firearms pieces, but their kits are not my favorites of their rifles. The St. Louis might not be too bad. The double set triggers rock!

I am building my pistol from scratch. might be more than I can handle... Hopefully not. I should have started with a kit probably...

Here is a good site for kits and all stuff muzzleloading:
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/default.php?cPath=22_162_192
They were quick at shipping a bunch of other stuff for me.

Of course Cabela's is always in front for everything...
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/compchart/comp-chart.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/index/index-body.jsp.6_A&_DAV=false&chartName=trd_blk_pwdr_rfl&backLink=/cabelas/en/templates/index/index-display.jsp%3Fid%3Dcat20815&backTitle=Rifles&cmCat=netcon&cm_ven=netcon&cm_cat=&cm_pla=&cm_ite=netcon&hasJS=true

My Uncle passed away. I got his M1 Garand. I just handloaded 10 rounds. My first reloads ever... Confused

If i go quiet, it is because his gun or my bullets weren't up to snuff. Wink

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Drunken Monkey · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:10 pm Post subject:

is that a hawkins???

been looking at getting a virginia rifle in .54 for some time now....just cant justify the expence yet......

love flintlocks though

might even get a brown bess some years from now for reinacting....good number of my ansestors used that musket on both sides of the revolution....and also on the british side of the french and indian war......dont really know what they used for the king philips war though.....maybe a matchlock for all i know lol
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Brutus · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject:

King Phillip's war folk still had pikes and halberds to compliment gunners - matchlocks were still kicking then. Even still used crossbows. Wheel lock pistols were supposedly the shiz.

Both my rifles are .50s. I am considering a .32cal pistol.

Shooting is expensive. Especially with all those guys in Montana hoarding ARs, ammo etc. Wink

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anonymousity · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:59 pm Post subject:

Yeah man it's a shit show. You'd think the feds would have invaded by now from the word in small town Montana Razz

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Brutus · Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 1:43 pm Post subject:

God bless em all. Very Happy

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nav · Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:17 pm Post subject:

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It figures you also pwn with muskets in real life.

I shudder to think about what the other members of your fencing and sword-fighting clubs must look like by now.
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Brutus · Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:57 pm Post subject:

http://www.calcoatinginc.com/images/ag_fence_installation_web.jpg
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