DougB
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I'm going to be participating in a 3-day "Pioneer Trek" with a church (Mormon) youth group next week. Is is more-or-less a re-enactment. Personal gear will be pushed in handcarts (one for each "family" of 8-10). This is similar to the way some Mormon pioneers came west in the 1850's.
Anyway, I'll be carrying a .50 Cal Hawken-style rifle and a Colt 1960 revolver clone in a civil war style holster. I may also let one of the other adult leaders carry my flintlock .50 Cal Kentucky-style rifle. I'm trying to figure out exactly what I need to bring, and how best to carry it. I generally have a big tool box full of black powder shooting stuff, but obviously that won't be practical on this trip. Here's what I have:
Hawken-style Rifle:
Powder Horn for rifle powder
Adjustable powder measure
Ball & pre-lubed patches
#11 Percussion caps
Short Starter
Revolver
Colt-style powder flask/measure
Pre-lubed wads & balls
Crisco & T/C Bore Butter (do I need both?)
#10 caps
Flintlock
Same as rifle above, except spare flints, and FFFFG priming powder ins a small spring-loaded brass dispenser.
Plan to carry a fairly small leather sholder bag, with the basic shooting supplies, plus a powder horn over my sholder. I have a spring-loaded straight line capper, but I've never tried it. I've been told (after I bought it) that they don't work very well and I should have bought one of the round ones. I'm not sure how best to carry wads, lubed patches, etc.
I always seems to have stuff all over, and to wish I had three hands when loading at the range (especially the revolver) - so I'm trying to figure out how best to feed my guns on the trail, have everything I need (but not too much), and to keep things looking fairly authentic.
I'm also concerned about how to clean the guns enough to keep them shooting without taking them apart or having a lot of extra supplies, hot water, etc. Anyway, sorry to have gone on so long, but I would be grateful for any tips about what to bring and how to carry it.
Doug
Anyway, I'll be carrying a .50 Cal Hawken-style rifle and a Colt 1960 revolver clone in a civil war style holster. I may also let one of the other adult leaders carry my flintlock .50 Cal Kentucky-style rifle. I'm trying to figure out exactly what I need to bring, and how best to carry it. I generally have a big tool box full of black powder shooting stuff, but obviously that won't be practical on this trip. Here's what I have:
Hawken-style Rifle:
Powder Horn for rifle powder
Adjustable powder measure
Ball & pre-lubed patches
#11 Percussion caps
Short Starter
Revolver
Colt-style powder flask/measure
Pre-lubed wads & balls
Crisco & T/C Bore Butter (do I need both?)
#10 caps
Flintlock
Same as rifle above, except spare flints, and FFFFG priming powder ins a small spring-loaded brass dispenser.
Plan to carry a fairly small leather sholder bag, with the basic shooting supplies, plus a powder horn over my sholder. I have a spring-loaded straight line capper, but I've never tried it. I've been told (after I bought it) that they don't work very well and I should have bought one of the round ones. I'm not sure how best to carry wads, lubed patches, etc.
I always seems to have stuff all over, and to wish I had three hands when loading at the range (especially the revolver) - so I'm trying to figure out how best to feed my guns on the trail, have everything I need (but not too much), and to keep things looking fairly authentic.
I'm also concerned about how to clean the guns enough to keep them shooting without taking them apart or having a lot of extra supplies, hot water, etc. Anyway, sorry to have gone on so long, but I would be grateful for any tips about what to bring and how to carry it.
Doug