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Offline Ohio Joe

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Priming Antler
« on: April 01, 2019, 01:28:39 PM »
Made myself a "priming antler yesterday and finished up the plug and strap this morning. I have some old pieces of deer antler laying around in my workshop that's been in there for years just bugging me to do something with them so here's how this one turned out.



Kinda neat how you can use your drill press, files, and sandpaper to turn out plugs. This one now has 4fg powder in - in case I'd need it, and I think I'll do another one this week. Horn is much easier to work with, but I'm happy with the way this piece of antler turned out. It'll do!  I might mention I got a little piece of brass tubing (about 5/8" long) lining the inside of the spout. :bl th up
« Last Edit: April 01, 2019, 01:32:35 PM by Ohio Joe »
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2019, 01:38:05 PM »
I like it!!  :hairy :toast
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2019, 02:15:21 PM »
Thanks Rondo.  :bl th up

I just got to thinking, I've now got primers made from; brass, cow, buffalo, and deer,,, I might see if I can do one from antelope?
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2019, 02:19:36 PM »
Thanks Rondo.  :bl th up

I just got to thinking, I've now got primers made from; brass, cow, buffalo, and deer,,, I might see if I can do one from antelope?

Antelope horn works good for a priming horn,.... I used to have one, but gave it to a friend.  :hairy :*:
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2019, 05:16:17 PM »
Nery Nice!

How much, ie how many grains do you think that will hold?

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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2019, 06:08:54 PM »
Nery Nice!

How much, ie how many grains do you think that will hold?

 :hairy

You know, I don't know Russ. I just filled it about 2/3 thirds of the way and felt that was good. I reckon it holds enough for over 30/40 shots? I'll go back out in the shop and find out in a little while, and post it here.  :bl th up
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2019, 06:39:33 PM »
Nery Nice!

How much, ie how many grains do you think that will hold?

 :hairy

You know, I don't know Russ. I just filled it about 2/3 thirds of the way and felt that was good. I reckon it holds enough for over 30/40 shots? I'll go back out in the shop and find out in a little while, and post it here.  :bl th up

Ok Russ, it will hold 150 grains of 4fg so the break down would be roughly;

...3 grns = 50 shots
...4 grns = 37 shots (Rounded down)
...5 grns = 30 shots
...6 grns = 25 shots

I probably prime 4 to 5 grains since it's this type of primer that's a guess and by golly,,, so I'm going to say I would get 30 to 40 shots from this priming antler.
« Last Edit: April 01, 2019, 08:09:12 PM by Ohio Joe »
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2019, 06:44:00 PM »
That's a lot of prime.  Do you really need that much?  I generally use 3-4 grains of 3 or 4fin my flinters.

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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2019, 06:57:19 PM »
No, you don't. However when dumping it in the pan it sometimes goes a bit heavy - so just allowing for that to happen, and it will.  :shake
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2019, 08:11:00 PM »
Thats mighty nice Joe!

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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2019, 08:12:24 PM »
Thats mighty nice Joe!

Thank you Spotted Bull.  :shake
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2019, 11:23:18 PM »
I just thought of something. When I was making this antler primer my intentions where to carry it in my shooting bag in case I would need some 4fg - as I plan on priming from my main powder horn with the 2fg... So,,, I took the leather lanyard off (except for the part that holds the spout plug in place and it now resides in my shooting bag. Thought I'd clear that up in case anyone was wondering.
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2019, 03:06:56 AM »
Nery Nice!

How much, ie how many grains do you think that will hold?

 :hairy

You know, I don't know Russ. I just filled it about 2/3 thirds of the way and felt that was good. I reckon it holds enough for over 30/40 shots? I'll go back out in the shop and find out in a little while, and post it here.  :bl th up

Ok Russ, it will hold 150 grains of 4fg so the break down would be roughly;

...3 grns = 50 shots
...4 grns = 37 shots (Rounded down)
...5 grns = 30 shots
...6 grns = 25 shots

I probably prime 4 to 5 grains since it's this type of primer that's a guess and by golly,,, so I'm going to say I would get 30 to 40 shots from this priming antler.

Looks like it's a bit larger than I thought it was.
150gr FFFFg is a lot of prime for me to carry, but I certainly would carry that much, if it was right, this "priming horn" you've made does seem about right to carry in the pouch.....I like it even more now that I know it likely holds about twice as much as I was thinking it would.
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2019, 10:21:15 AM »
Nery Nice!

How much, ie how many grains do you think that will hold?

 :hairy

You know, I don't know Russ. I just filled it about 2/3 thirds of the way and felt that was good. I reckon it holds enough for over 30/40 shots? I'll go back out in the shop and find out in a little while, and post it here.  :bl th up

Ok Russ, it will hold 150 grains of 4fg so the break down would be roughly;

...3 grns = 50 shots
...4 grns = 37 shots (Rounded down)
...5 grns = 30 shots
...6 grns = 25 shots

I probably prime 4 to 5 grains since it's this type of primer that's a guess and by golly,,, so I'm going to say I would get 30 to 40 shots from this priming antler.

Looks like it's a bit larger than I thought it was.
150gr FFFFg is a lot of prime for me to carry, but I certainly would carry that much, if it was right, this "priming horn" you've made does seem about right to carry in the pouch.....I like it even more now that I know it likely holds about twice as much as I was thinking it would.

Here you go Russ, this picture puts it in better prospective. 

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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2019, 02:37:10 PM »
 :hairy
That, to me, would be just perfect.
I have a couple of the brass, plunge type primers, not sure who made them, but one is calibrated to drop 3 gr, the other is 4 gr, and neither one works well with FFFg powder.
I know I can get the parts I want, to do the things I want a pocket primer to do from Track, and I have several Deer Horns laying around the shop, so guess what I'm going to be doing during all this rain.....😊
Another good part of rain is I don't have to break my back shoveling it!
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