Loading Blocks?

[Muley]

Are they PC for the fur trade era?

[Riley/MN]

Are they PC for the fur trade era?

"Fur Trade Era" covers a pretty big stretch of time! Tell us when & where.....

[Muley]

Pre 1840 in the Rockies. Mountain man era.

[Muley]

I hope it's ok to post a thread on another forum. The subject has been covered pretty good. I feel safe in using a loading block.

http://muzzleloadermag.infopop.cc/eve/f ... 022918/p/1

[Riley/MN]

Yeah, I would not hesitate to use one in the "percussion era", even if shootin a flinter. I don't have documents bookmarked, but based on the reading I have done, I would not have a problem with it. I usually use one when I go out huntin...

[pathfinder]

I've worn them in all my different persona's and no one ever said anything to me. I particularly dont care for them,just want to see if anyone notices and if they do,do they have the same size cohonies face to face as they do behind the keyboard. I even wore them at juried event's in the F&I period and still,no issue's. They do look kida cool. I have a couple made from wormy curly Maple and bird's eye that are eye catching to say the least.

[Muley]

I know we should never need a second shot, but that's not always reality. It would seem a loading block would speed up the process. If I knew for sure they were never used. I'd just deal with doing it the slow way.

[Fletcher]

No mention of such in Lewis & Clark journals - not sure when they first showed up or were
documented.  Would love to know.

[mario]

Completely and totally undocumented for the 18th century (and before).

What little I've looked at for later on, they seem to show up mid-19th century.

Mario

[greyhunter]

Don't know about provenance for their use in the 1700 or 1800's, but I know they work real well for a .32 cal crockett and arthritic fingers in the 2000's! I'll use whatever it takes to keep on shootin, pc or not. But if I went to a juried event I wouldn't upset the apple cart. Their rodeo, their rules.