I enjoy making my own gear. I'll go to Dixon's to get ideas, then I come home and produce my own versions of loading blocks, antler tip measures etc. You'd be surprised how easy that stuff is to make and you don't need any fancy tools. Best of all is you're not paying somebody to do it. Those guys are in it for the money and charge top dollar for something that costs pennies to make trust me.tdd said:As for priming, I bought a little priming horn from a vendor at Lewisburg. I see him there every year, and at Dixon's every year. I should know his name, but I don't. I got my loading block and powder measure from him, too.
Anyway, I used to use a brass plunger with a valve. For YEARS. I like the horn better. A lot better. I find it's a lot easier to prime rather than pressing on that plunger valve. I just pour and done.![]()
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So....the gun is finished...I don't wanna start another yet...well...I do...but timing isn't great as fall is approaching quickly...and I wanna do more research before the next build....
I found a fella selling bison horns..he put a nice start on them...but they need finished...
I bought one and it came today....
Nice curly maple cap installed...of the horn is still pretty scaly... definitely going to take some cleaning up...
I hit or with the scraper for a bit and buffed it quickly with some wax to see what it might look like when finished....
After a bit that's what it looks like...
I hVe some scraping left to do yet...and I'm going to polish it by hand with rottenstone...
For the end, I have a brass priming valve I am thinking about using opposed to a plug...I'm used to priming with a valve and like using it...
I haven't decided if I wanna slim down the end of the horn to meet my valve, install a piece of maple I saved off my gunstock and use that between the valve and the horn, or use deer antler between the valve and horn...or even considered pouring pewter between the valve and horn...
I think any of the options could turn out very nice...
No matter what I have some work to do...
I usually wear my pan primer on my neck from a leather lace..this one might be a little too big..but maybe not..I ear a walkie talkie the same way and it's similar size and weight..we'll see...
I will post pics as I progress!
I found a fella selling bison horns..he put a nice start on them...but they need finished...
I bought one and it came today....
Nice curly maple cap installed...of the horn is still pretty scaly... definitely going to take some cleaning up...
I hit or with the scraper for a bit and buffed it quickly with some wax to see what it might look like when finished....
After a bit that's what it looks like...
I hVe some scraping left to do yet...and I'm going to polish it by hand with rottenstone...
For the end, I have a brass priming valve I am thinking about using opposed to a plug...I'm used to priming with a valve and like using it...
I haven't decided if I wanna slim down the end of the horn to meet my valve, install a piece of maple I saved off my gunstock and use that between the valve and the horn, or use deer antler between the valve and horn...or even considered pouring pewter between the valve and horn...
I think any of the options could turn out very nice...
No matter what I have some work to do...
I usually wear my pan primer on my neck from a leather lace..this one might be a little too big..but maybe not..I ear a walkie talkie the same way and it's similar size and weight..we'll see...
I will post pics as I progress!
