Went to Pricketts Fort in WV today. Saw a lot of nice stuff. But I came home with only a 65 grain powder measure. Sorry for no pictures, but this old flip phone doesn't take good pictures and I wouldn't know how to get them on the forum anyway.

Thank you Rob. I got that outer locking part off and I'm ready to apply the True Oil to my ramrod.

Well I was going to do do something muzzleloading today, but it doesn't look like it's gonna happen. Wanted to put some Tru Oil on a ramrod. The bottle has one of those lids on that have to be pushed down on to open. Try as I may , I couldn't get that lid off no way. Wondering if I submerge the lid in some hot water if that might loosen it up? By the way Mark, that's a good job of taking care of those pets.

Remove the outer locking cap - it's useless - grab the actual remaining cap with vise grips; it'll open up. 

I use a lot of Tru-Oil and first thing I do with a new bottle is to remove the outer locking cap, then puncture a 3/32" or so hole in the middle of the mouth foil seal - this helps keep the oil fresh.  When finished using, wipe off the top and threads before replacing the cap.  I always warm up the oil by putting the bottle into a cup of very warm water - helps flow the oil onto the wood.

Well I was going to do do something muzzleloading today, but it doesn't look like it's gonna happen. Wanted to put some Tru Oil on a ramrod. The bottle has one of those lids on that have to be pushed down on to open. Try as I may , I couldn't get that lid off no way. Wondering if I submerge the lid in some hot water if that might loosen it up? By the way Mark, that's a good job of taking care of those pets.

On this day in 1836, William Barret Travis, commanding the Texans under attack in the Alamo, wrote his famous letter addressed "To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World."

In the letter, he pledged that he would "never surrender or retreat" and swore "Victory or Death." The predominant message, however, was an entreaty for help: "I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch." Travis knew that his men, besieged by Mexican forces under Mart?n Perfecto de Cos, could not hold out long without reinforcements. Inspired by his letter, more troops did make their way to San Antonio, but too few and too late to avert disaster. Travis was among the first to die in the battle of the Alamo, on March 6.