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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: MountainDevil54 on July 09, 2020, 10:26:13 PM

Title: My first powder horn attempt
Post by: MountainDevil54 on July 09, 2020, 10:26:13 PM: Done! Made the staples myself out of a coat hanger, flattened them, heated then up and put a twist in them. A little wood glue for some support and they tapped into the horn and wood base plug nicely. The base plug & spout I lightly torched for some age and color. A hand rubbed coat of linseed oil and shes done! Already hanging off my shooting bag. 100% sealed air tight including the staple that goes through the horn.

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Title: Re: My first powder horn attempt
Post by: Dan-o on July 09, 2020, 11:38:35 PM: Cool craftsmanship.

Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: My first powder horn attempt
Post by: Tracker0721 on July 10, 2020, 07:04:05 AM: I like the brass tip! I made a little wood plug for my first but out of softwood and broke it’s first time out. I think I still have 5 or so horns in a box with some india ink waiting to be made up.
Title: Re: My first powder horn attempt
Post by: Rem14 on July 10, 2020, 09:31:56 AM: Very nice, always like the personal touch stuff.
Here is my first attempt. Old shed half eaten and hollowed out. Holds 1000 grs. FF
Title: Re: My first powder horn attempt
Post by: MountainDevil54 on July 10, 2020, 01:47:23 PM: not a brass tip guys. Its aged mule deer antler i lightly hit with the blow torch.
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Title: Re: My first powder horn attempt
Post by: Tracker0721 on July 10, 2020, 04:05:40 PM: Ha! Zooming in I can see it’s not now. I had an incident with a saw and a Woodchip getting in my eye and scratched it pretty good so a quick look with one blurry eye looked like brass!
Title: Re: My first powder horn attempt
Post by: Buckhunter24 on July 10, 2020, 05:24:47 PM: Rem, how did you go about hollowing out the shed?
Title: Re: My first powder horn attempt
Post by: Rem14 on July 10, 2020, 09:25:46 PM: Quote from: Buckhunter24 on July 10, 2020, 05:24:47 PM
Rem, how did you go about hollowing out the shed?
The main beam of the shed was chewed off and some of the inside was soft. I cut off the end and the branch to get entrance holes, then used long drill bits and round rasp files to finish hogging it out. I used some antler pieces to cover the branch hole and the end with the plug. Truoil to seal.
Didn't mean to jack your thread Mountain Devil :dunno:
Title: Re: My first powder horn attempt
Post by: OutHouse on July 11, 2020, 12:25:30 PM: Two very cool pieces fellas. I've been thinking about a mini horn type of powder horn to replace the plastic containers I got for reloads.