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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: JasonG on January 03, 2016, 10:52:45 AM

Title: Muzzleloader kits for a project?
Post by: JasonG on January 03, 2016, 10:52:45 AM: I've been thinking about possibly building a muzzleloader from a kit over this winter and maybe hunting with it. Has anyone built one any suggestions . I would be looking to hunt elk with it. Thanks Jason
Title: Re: Muzzleloader kits for a project?
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on January 03, 2016, 11:24:18 AM: I am in the process of building a Thompson Center Hawken .50 cal.
Almost finished with it, looking forward to shooting it, and possibly hunting deer with it next season.
My father got it back in the '70's, I finally decided to do something with it.
It is kind of a cool project. :twocents:
Title: Re: Muzzleloader kits for a project?
Post by: MountainDevil54 on January 03, 2016, 12:28:24 PM: lyman offers kits as well as Traditions. I'd like to try the traditions woodsman and their Crockett kit some time.
Title: Re: Muzzleloader kits for a project?
Post by: lokidog on January 03, 2016, 02:07:44 PM: If the barrel is in the white, look at the plum brown "bluing" by Birchwood Casey

https://www.birchwoodcasey.com/Refinishing/Metal-Finishing/Plum-Brown%E2%84%A2-Barrel-Finish.aspx

It gives a really nice finish and is much more durable than cold bluing.
Title: Re: Muzzleloader kits for a project?
Post by: MountainDevil54 on January 03, 2016, 05:12:35 PM: the BC stuff works good but man its really picky and hard to get a nice smooth consistent color on the barrel. Ive done a lot of rifles with it but you really have to work hard at it.

Theres another slow rust browning called Laurel mountain forge and while its slower and needs humidity/heat ( bathroom) it works very well and leaves a nice browned barrel. I like to take my barrels to a dark chocolate brown.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi293.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm53%2Fthepowerbeltforum%2FCustom%2520Sidelocks%2FIMG_6184.jpg&hash=b3992b9bf532b421728a72ab0d64c3131604151d)
Title: Re: Muzzleloader kits for a project?
Post by: nwwanderer on January 03, 2016, 05:22:54 PM: Been around two from kits, both killed elk
Title: Re: Muzzleloader kits for a project?
Post by: lokidog on January 03, 2016, 05:39:18 PM: Quote from: MountainDevil54 on January 03, 2016, 05:12:35 PM
the BC stuff works good but man its really picky and hard to get a nice smooth consistent color on the barrel. Ive done a lot of rifles with it but you really have to work hard at it.

Theres another slow rust browning called Laurel mountain forge and while its slower and needs humidity/heat ( bathroom) it works very well and leaves a nice browned barrel. I like to take my barrels to a dark chocolate brown.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi293.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm53%2Fthepowerbeltforum%2FCustom%2520Sidelocks%2FIMG_6184.jpg&hash=b3992b9bf532b421728a72ab0d64c3131604151d)

Interesting, I really liked it on the two guns I did as it seemed to go on fairly evenly, and it was easy to keep darkening it. If I had the money now, I would actually look at having it cerakoted in a similar color.
Title: Re: Muzzleloader kits for a project?
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on January 03, 2016, 05:43:30 PM: I used the Laurel Mountain stuff, pretty happy with the outcome, working on finishing the stock and final assembly.
Title: Re: Muzzleloader kits for a project?
Post by: BigGoonTuna on January 06, 2016, 07:42:09 AM: i'd like to maybe build an underhammer someday, on something like an allen action. reminds me of a ruger #1 a bit...all the other ones are ugly as sin to me, they look like one of those browning auto .22s...
Title: Re: Muzzleloader kits for a project?
Post by: jaymark6655 on January 06, 2016, 08:09:09 AM: This is a Traditions Hawkens with BC plum brown and the brass is blacked. I trimmed off the spur on the trigger guard and put the thumb notch in the stock. The plastic rod that came in the kit broke first season, so I am going to replace it with a wooden one. I also want to replace the brass and the plastic sights with iron pieces. When applying the plum brown I heated the barrel (forget what temp) before applying the bluing, which I think helped. I love hunting with the rifle and can't wait to build a few with the kids.
Title: Re: Muzzleloader kits for a project?
Post by: JasonG on October 16, 2016, 12:48:35 PM: I'm going to order a traditions hawken kit for a winter project. Hopefully to hunt next season.