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Author Topic: Priming Antler  (Read 2423 times)

Offline Winter Hawk

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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2019, 04:57:55 PM »
Kinda neat how you can use your drill press, files, and sandpaper to turn out plugs.

Oh dang, now I'm going to have to buy me a drill press!  :lol sign  And where, in my overcrowded shop, am I going to set that up? :Doh! :o

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Offline Ohio Joe

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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #16 on: April 03, 2019, 05:01:14 PM »
Sounds like a good plan Russ.

I have one those 3 grain brass plunger primers in my Range Box - however I don't take my Range Box with me to the Range anymore. In fact, the only place I ever take my Range Box is to Rendezvous and keep it in my tent until I need to get it out to clean my muzzle loaders back in camp after the shoots.

For many years now I've found it so much easier to grab my (rifle, shooting bag, and horn) and off to the Range I go... I also take along a little leather bag with, cleaner, oil, patches & brushes, q-tips, and pipe cleaners in it - to give my muzzle loader(s) a quick Range cleaning before heading back home where they get the full cleaning experience... I only live about 1- 1/2 miles from my local Range.

Anyway, I do find the little priming horns handy especially if you have powder horns that aren't very friendly to prime with - such as some that I own.

Have fun with it Russ and enjoy the build. And welcome to the tinkering club! :laffing  :shake



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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2019, 05:03:01 PM »
Kinda neat how you can use your drill press, files, and sandpaper to turn out plugs.

Oh dang, now I'm going to have to buy me a drill press!  :lol sign  And where, in my overcrowded shop, am I going to set that up? :Doh! :o

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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2019, 04:25:04 PM »
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I'm a little late to the party, Joe (sorry) - but think you did right by that hunk of antler.    .  :hairy



My Son has dozens of antlers in his basement from the smaller deer he's taken over the years (he has the giants taxidermied), so maybe I can get my paws on a few of the smaller/thinner antlers, and make some priming horns with brass push spouts.

(HMmmmmm)   8)


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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2019, 08:10:19 PM »
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I'm a little late to the party, Joe (sorry) - but think you did right by that hunk of antler.    .  :hairy



My Son has dozens of antlers in his basement from the smaller deer he's taken over the years (he has the giants taxidermied), so maybe I can get my paws on a few of the smaller/thinner antlers, and make some priming horns with brass push spouts.

(HMmmmmm)   8)


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That sure sounds like a winner. I've tested this one twice now with two outings, and I like it. It rides nice in the shooting bag.  :bl th up
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2019, 09:18:02 PM »
I had one of the brass priming do-goodies with the push spout when I was in Ketchikan.  With all the rain there, the FFFFg in it turned to slush, the insides corroded and it ended up in the trash.  It was a less than impressive performance.

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Offline WonkoTheSane

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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #21 on: April 10, 2019, 08:06:47 PM »

 :hairy

Got here a bit late, but that is really nice. 
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Re: Priming Antler
« Reply #22 on: April 10, 2019, 08:24:04 PM »

 :hairy

Got here a bit late, but that is really nice.

Thank you WTS.  :shake

Let's see,,, I've had it out 4 times now field testing it at our local Range and I've got no complaints. I'll have to wait for awhile now before I can get out and use it some more. Winter decided to return to NW Nebraska... I was perfectly happy with nice weather... :)

Oh by the way, I'm using it without the leather lanyard - I'm just taking it in and out of my shooting bag to prime.
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