Busyhands94
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i have a rather nice possibles bag, it rests on my belt when i go shooting. it's a nice light brown leather one, and is beautiful looking. Mum got it for me some years ago at a garage sale! inside i carry many homemade items, not much in there is factory made. so, in my bag is:
a bag containing about 50 lead round balls i cast myself
on that bag's drawstring loop i have attached a 50 grain powder measure made from antler that i made myself and an antler tine, that i cut and drilled for use as a flint sharpener.
a small leather pouch containing about 10-15 flints that i knapped MYSELF.
a spare piece of lead to wrap my flints in (also in with the flints)
a leather bag of Minnie balls that i cast myself
some cloth scraps i got from my mother, she is a quilter and fabric scraps are in abundance! i use them as patches and they work well!
a cock wrench i forged out of some steel, and hardened. it's for tightening or loosening the jaws of the cock to either let go or hold onto the flint n' lead.
the following were not made by me (except for the char cloth and the flint)
a round tin about 5" diameter containing the following:
a hunk of sharp flint i found and chipped into a suitable piece.
a steel striker
some char cloth
a length of thick hemp twine. that kit is my fire starting method.
a priming tool for my flintlock
the other stuff that accompanies me in the woods!
attached to a sling is my powder horn that i made. attached to the strap is a powder measure that holds 80 grains.
around my neck on a lanyard is my homemade patch knife. i made it from an old file, and used some deer antler as the handle. the leather sheath was made by me. i use the butt of it to break a new edge on my homemade flints once they get dull and to sharpen the edge on my flint for fire starting.
on my belt is my favorite knife for use in the field. it's a nice little antler handled knife with a carbon steel blade that i gold plated to protect it from rust. this baby will shave the hair off my arm!
and last but not least, my favorite hatchet. it's a nice little hatchet, a vintage "True Temper Flint Edge" head that i bought at a flea market for $2.50 and i gave it a nice new hickory handle, sanding off the ugly "wear glasses" safety warnings to reveal some nice looking wood. this hatchet will take a RAZOR sharp edge and will keep it too! i highly recommend it especially with a good hickory handle. it is very ergonomic, and i can throw it too. well balanced, it will stick almost everytime i throw it, of course i have been throwing sharp things for many years now, ever since i was 10 or maybe 11 and now i am 17. it's well made, like my rifle. oh yes, let's not forget that too!
my rifle is a Tradition's Frontier flintlock, in .50 caliber. i built the rifle from a kit, put a brass star inlay in the buttstock. the recoil is nothing, my dear ol' mother can handle it or even my kid brother. people want to shoot it and all of the sudden i tell em' it's a .50 caliber and they think there will be a massive recoil that only Rambo could shoot. however, i shoot it a couple times, they give it a try, and realize it's nothing to be scared of. it's so very fun! it is probably more accurate than ANY cartridge gun i have ever fired, and i shoot a lot. i have shot a LOT of guns. I'll bet i can shoot the sweat off a gnat's brow with it at 100 paces! man i love that rifle! it is not only the most amazing and fun rifle i have ever shot but also the most beautiful gun i have ever seen, and i own it! oh yeah! life is good! i drilled out behind the buttplate and made it possible to store 2 paper cartridges as well as a small fishing kit in case i really need a shot or to fish! that is why i carry that wrench/flathead screwdriver i made, it serves more than one purpose!
i also keep a hawk feather tied to a leather thong at the end of my barrel. it's not only ornamental, but it tells me the direction of the wind. and, don't tell me that if you attach a wing feather from a hawk to your barrel, an animal that can swoop down hundreds of feet traveling 200 MPH, slow down, and pick up a single fish from the water without getting wet, that that won't have some kind of positive effect on your accuracy!!!
i also like my NAA Super Companion riding in my pocket in it's wet-molded (but not wet and moldy) leather holster that i made. it's great for once you don't quite blow something away and you want to go all "Dick Cassul" on whatever you were shooting at!
i feel i was born in the wrong century, i am thinking about finding a good tough but sweet girl to marry and then heading up to Alaska to start homesteading! then, i shall raise two kids that will hopefully be as hopelessly addicted to blackpowder as Pa' is. haha! that would be the life!
now anybody who has some cool homemade accessories post em' below or tell me about them!!
hope you enjoyed my little thread i started! Stay safe, shoot straight, and keep your eyes on the target. God bless America and long live the republic!
Sincerely, Levi "Hawken" Dabney
a bag containing about 50 lead round balls i cast myself
on that bag's drawstring loop i have attached a 50 grain powder measure made from antler that i made myself and an antler tine, that i cut and drilled for use as a flint sharpener.
a small leather pouch containing about 10-15 flints that i knapped MYSELF.
a spare piece of lead to wrap my flints in (also in with the flints)
a leather bag of Minnie balls that i cast myself
some cloth scraps i got from my mother, she is a quilter and fabric scraps are in abundance! i use them as patches and they work well!
a cock wrench i forged out of some steel, and hardened. it's for tightening or loosening the jaws of the cock to either let go or hold onto the flint n' lead.
the following were not made by me (except for the char cloth and the flint)
a round tin about 5" diameter containing the following:
a hunk of sharp flint i found and chipped into a suitable piece.
a steel striker
some char cloth
a length of thick hemp twine. that kit is my fire starting method.
a priming tool for my flintlock
the other stuff that accompanies me in the woods!
attached to a sling is my powder horn that i made. attached to the strap is a powder measure that holds 80 grains.
around my neck on a lanyard is my homemade patch knife. i made it from an old file, and used some deer antler as the handle. the leather sheath was made by me. i use the butt of it to break a new edge on my homemade flints once they get dull and to sharpen the edge on my flint for fire starting.
on my belt is my favorite knife for use in the field. it's a nice little antler handled knife with a carbon steel blade that i gold plated to protect it from rust. this baby will shave the hair off my arm!
and last but not least, my favorite hatchet. it's a nice little hatchet, a vintage "True Temper Flint Edge" head that i bought at a flea market for $2.50 and i gave it a nice new hickory handle, sanding off the ugly "wear glasses" safety warnings to reveal some nice looking wood. this hatchet will take a RAZOR sharp edge and will keep it too! i highly recommend it especially with a good hickory handle. it is very ergonomic, and i can throw it too. well balanced, it will stick almost everytime i throw it, of course i have been throwing sharp things for many years now, ever since i was 10 or maybe 11 and now i am 17. it's well made, like my rifle. oh yes, let's not forget that too!
my rifle is a Tradition's Frontier flintlock, in .50 caliber. i built the rifle from a kit, put a brass star inlay in the buttstock. the recoil is nothing, my dear ol' mother can handle it or even my kid brother. people want to shoot it and all of the sudden i tell em' it's a .50 caliber and they think there will be a massive recoil that only Rambo could shoot. however, i shoot it a couple times, they give it a try, and realize it's nothing to be scared of. it's so very fun! it is probably more accurate than ANY cartridge gun i have ever fired, and i shoot a lot. i have shot a LOT of guns. I'll bet i can shoot the sweat off a gnat's brow with it at 100 paces! man i love that rifle! it is not only the most amazing and fun rifle i have ever shot but also the most beautiful gun i have ever seen, and i own it! oh yeah! life is good! i drilled out behind the buttplate and made it possible to store 2 paper cartridges as well as a small fishing kit in case i really need a shot or to fish! that is why i carry that wrench/flathead screwdriver i made, it serves more than one purpose!
i also keep a hawk feather tied to a leather thong at the end of my barrel. it's not only ornamental, but it tells me the direction of the wind. and, don't tell me that if you attach a wing feather from a hawk to your barrel, an animal that can swoop down hundreds of feet traveling 200 MPH, slow down, and pick up a single fish from the water without getting wet, that that won't have some kind of positive effect on your accuracy!!!
i also like my NAA Super Companion riding in my pocket in it's wet-molded (but not wet and moldy) leather holster that i made. it's great for once you don't quite blow something away and you want to go all "Dick Cassul" on whatever you were shooting at!
i feel i was born in the wrong century, i am thinking about finding a good tough but sweet girl to marry and then heading up to Alaska to start homesteading! then, i shall raise two kids that will hopefully be as hopelessly addicted to blackpowder as Pa' is. haha! that would be the life!
now anybody who has some cool homemade accessories post em' below or tell me about them!!
hope you enjoyed my little thread i started! Stay safe, shoot straight, and keep your eyes on the target. God bless America and long live the republic!
Sincerely, Levi "Hawken" Dabney
