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Offline Semisane

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Re: I think I am going to throw my short starter into the fire.
« Reply #30 on: September 11, 2011, 06:45:42 PM »
Quote from: Rock Home Isle on September 09, 2011, 01:27:34 PM
Quote from: lakota on September 09, 2011, 11:50:41 AM
Well I'm thinking my problem might be more along the lines of forgetfullness. I went out to shoot this morning. Got the rifle to the range and swab the bore out with alcohol. Get ready to load...no shooting bag its back at home hanging on the wall ???
 
Luckily I had a few hundred rounds of 380 in the car so I got a little practice in with my CCW gun otherwise the trip would have been a supreme waste of gas.

Went to the range 2 weeks ago and had to run home 3 times because I kept forgeting things...my last trip home was to get round balls so that I could even shoot.
 
Words cannot describe my state of emotions by the time I finally got to shoot. Thank Gawd my shooting range is only 5 minutes from home, I didn't even have my CCW with me. :o

What you guys need to do, Rock Home Isle and Lakota, is set yourself up a "Go Bag" like this.  The bag itself is the $6 eleven-inch canvas tool bag from Harbor Freight.  A gun, some targets, and a Go Bag and you're set for a long range session.


 

 
See that little tool box at the 12 o`clock position in the last picture?  This is what's in it.
 

 
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Re: I think I am going to throw my short starter into the fire.
« Reply #31 on: September 11, 2011, 07:22:23 PM »
Good idea. I like the set up you have there.
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Re: I think I am going to throw my short starter into the fire.
« Reply #32 on: September 11, 2011, 08:35:41 PM »
WOW!......Thats alot of stuff!
I never took my front stuffer to the range before, so I guess I never thought of having a range bag. If it didn't fit in the leather possibles bag I made, it didn't go along. I had loops and small pockets for the few tools I used to take with me. Nipple pick and wrench, ball puller and stuff.
Good idea though for the rifle range!
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Re: I think I am going to throw my short starter into the fire.
« Reply #33 on: September 12, 2011, 04:12:23 AM »
Quote from: Semisane on September 11, 2011, 06:45:42 PM
Quote from: Rock Home Isle on September 09, 2011, 01:27:34 PM
Quote from: lakota on September 09, 2011, 11:50:41 AM
Well I'm thinking my problem might be more along the lines of forgetfullness. I went out to shoot this morning. Got the rifle to the range and swab the bore out with alcohol. Get ready to load...no shooting bag its back at home hanging on the wall ???
 
Luckily I had a few hundred rounds of 380 in the car so I got a little practice in with my CCW gun otherwise the trip would have been a supreme waste of gas.

Went to the range 2 weeks ago and had to run home 3 times because I kept forgeting things...my last trip home was to get round balls so that I could even shoot.
 
Words cannot describe my state of emotions by the time I finally got to shoot. Thank Gawd my shooting range is only 5 minutes from home, I didn't even have my CCW with me. :o

What you guys need to do, Rock Home Isle and Lakota, is set yourself up a "Go Bag" like this.  The bag itself is the $6 eleven-inch canvas tool bag from Harbor Freight.  A gun, some targets, and a Go Bag and you're set for a long range session.


That is exactly what I need...it had been a while since I had last been to the range and all my bits and pieces had become somewhat scattered. Law of nature and Chaos I guess.
 
I started this last weekend, after we got back from the Trapper Days shoot, and I made out a list of what I need for each calibre. I have a great pattern for a shooting bag; so I'm sewing up a shooting bag for each calibre/gauge that I shoot and setting up the shooting bag so it has everyhting that I need to shoot that calibre (whether Flint or percussion). All I do is grab the shooting bag, and my Haversack and head to the range.
 
Those are awesome photos...very nice. Fantastic Idea.  8)
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Re: I think I am going to throw my short starter into the fire.
« Reply #34 on: September 12, 2011, 07:41:02 AM »
I've got one similar only it's a "go box".  Just a tackle box with all the assorted items.
 
However, I also make a habit of asking myself a few questions before backing out of the driveway.
 
Did I pack:
Gun?
Powder?
Patches?
Balls?
Flints/caps?
 
It's a great habit because I do it before heading out for the day's hunt - whenever I take my muzzle loader whether it's to the range or woods.  While I'm asking myself these questions I envision whether I checked the status of the powder horn before loading it, whether I checked the ball-bag, patch material, and cap tin.
 
Gun, powder, patch, ball, caps/flints - the rest is just fo-faraw.
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Re: I think I am going to throw my short starter into the fire.
« Reply #35 on: September 12, 2011, 07:43:22 AM »
Semisane,
 
Are those flowers on them cleaning patches?
 
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Re: I think I am going to throw my short starter into the fire.
« Reply #36 on: September 12, 2011, 08:34:09 AM »
Semisane,
That "Go Bag" is a neat idea! I have done a similiar thing for all of my centerfire Lee Hand Loader calibers with zip up bags that I got from the Army surplus! Really helps keep things organized and easy to find when I get ready to reload a certain caliber. I think I will check out Harbor Freight and get some of those bags for my muzzleloaders!
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Re: I think I am going to throw my short starter into the fire.
« Reply #37 on: September 12, 2011, 08:58:44 AM »
Quote from: Black Jaque Janaviac on September 12, 2011, 07:43:22 AM
Semisane,
 
Are those flowers on them cleaning patches?
 
 8)

They sure are Black Jaque.  I made those patches from my old pair of "footie" PJ's.  I sure miss those PJ's.  ;D
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Re: I think I am going to throw my short starter into the fire.
« Reply #38 on: October 12, 2011, 03:09:12 PM »
Quote from: lakota on August 31, 2011, 04:23:37 PM
Quote from: Semisane on August 31, 2011, 11:55:24 AM

 
Evidently your barrel survived the short starts without damage lakota, or this thread would have been a real downer.  I've done it twice over the years and got the willies before checking the barrel and finding no damage, much to my relief.

I glad the rifle in question is a .45 caliber flintlock. Light powder charges and at least some pressure could be released through the vent. I wonder if a larger bore caplock loaded heavier would fare as well?


 I did this exact thing with a gorgeous .45 T/C Hawken once...it was the 4th or 5th shot, short started then got to gabbin with my buddy, forgot to ram the load home. Wound up with a severly ringed  barrel, ruined the accuracy of that rifle. It pays to keep your mouth shut when loading and always double check.
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Re: I think I am going to throw my short starter into the fire.
« Reply #39 on: October 13, 2011, 02:57:43 PM »
   I always try to kinda keep away from the crowd when on a Trail or Mountain Man Walk. Also, when taking shooters around the course I keep back and keep the talking to a minimum. In others words, keep distractions away...And, yes, ringed a GPR Barrel.....
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