I like lots of you have several muzzleloaders and it can get a bit unorganized with all the different gear for these different guns. One fella suggested a possible bag for each gun. Nice idea but the bags can get real spendy. I looked in my closet and there was this camera bag. It had a handle and shoulder straps and a flap with Velcro and pockets inside. It was perfect. I looked on-line at Wal-Mart and they have lots of them that are very reasonable. No they are not traditional but lots of them would make awesome possible bags and shooting bags dirt cheap. I have got to get me some.
do what a lot of us do . check the ladies hand bags at thrift shops . quite often you`ll find one or more that can be reworked into a nice possibles bag . or you can do what I`ve been doing since 78 , get yourself a piece of leather or heavy canvas , and make your own ! a cousin has the very first I made , and it`s still in good using condition after almost 40 years !
That's a great idea. I'll have to check that out and I know my dad has a old box that is full of old pieces of leather I might be able to make one with.
You're quite right and unless you are trying to be PC/HC (period correct/historically correct), whatever you find usable and fitting your needs will do. I know folks who construct powder containers made of plastic, copper pipe even bamboo to hold 3-4 single charges and just put them in their pockets along with the projectiles. Shooting/cleaning patches cut from a length of material tied around a belt loop or rolled up in an old RX bottle, you name it. This is "muzzle loading on the cheap" you know. ;D
I picked up a leather woman's hand/shoulder bag at the thrift store. I thought it would make a reasonable shooting bag. but no matter what I did to it, it still looked like a, well, you know.
Try choosing one that isn't pink or blue next time and see if that works better. hdsl
chrrs Sorry Hanshi, I just can't help myself when you make it so easy. srndr
Quote from: William on February 11, 2017
Try choosing one that isn't pink or blue next time and see if that works better. hdsl
chrrs Sorry Hanshi, I just can't help myself when you make it so easy. srndr
But it goes great with his high heeled mocs! (Sorry sensei, couldn't help myself either.)
I got a great small leather bag (purse) from a local thrift store for $3 and it worked great once I added a flap to go over the bangle in the front. It might have been even more manly if I had removed the clear beads and the teddy bears, I guess. At least the guys in the frontloaders club might have not laughed as much if I took them off. Oh well, they were laughing so much they couldn't aim and I won the shoot that weekend so I guess it worked out in the end.
Quote from: hotfxr on February 11, 2017
Quote from: William on February 11, 2017
Try choosing one that isn't pink or blue next time and see if that works better. hdsl
chrrs Sorry Hanshi, I just can't help myself when you make it so easy. srndr
But it goes great with his high heeled mocs! (Sorry sensei, couldn't help myself either.)
I got a great small leather bag (purse) from a local thrift store for $3 and it worked great once I added a flap to go over the bangle in the front. It might have been even more manly if I had removed the clear beads and the teddy bears, I guess. At least the guys in the frontloaders club might have not laughed as much if I took them off. Oh well, they were laughing so much they couldn't aim and I won the shoot that weekend so I guess it worked out in the end.
ROFL you don't have to be crazy to hang out here; but it helps. cuch
I picked up some gas mask bags from Sportsman's Guide pretty cheap and use those. Trouble with having all these bags is now you need to have a list with stuff that's common between guns or have duplicate accouterments to go in each bag. A great excuse to pick up more neat stuff though.
I have 3 'bags' for shooting and they are each packed for what I need for a particular purpose. I have a shooting bag for my 12 ga. shotguns with wads, shot capsules, etc. I have one for my flintlock rifle with patches, balls and powder flask plus pick, flints, 4F and 3F powders and I have a belt-mounted pouch with 2 pockets for hunting with a percussion rifle.
I just grab the one I need as I go out the door.