A starter thread for powder measures. What kind do you use? Which kind did you start out with? What's your favorite and what is your least favorite? (That you own)
Here are the one's I have and use, please post a picture or two of your own.
No pictures, but most of mine are the adjustable type, and I have several for rifles and pistols.
I don't have a favorite, I just use whichever one is in the bag or box that I'm using.
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I do not have pics. I started with an adjustable powder measure and then made some out of deer antler measured for pacific rifles. I have now some fixed measures I bought for trader for the smaller cal. rifles
Quote from: William on November 28, 2018, 04:34:24 AM
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The one in the middle engraved with "Mongrel" was made to go with my 50 caliber Bown rifle that Mike made me some 6 years ago. It holds 75 grains and also has a caricature of a snarling dog.
Mongrel
For my .32 Squirrel rifle and my 20 gauge smoothy.
Good thread! I don't have photos of all mine but do have a few pics. I also have a couple of adjustable measures but only use them for making fixed ones.
A 60 and a 30 for my .45 and .36.
(https://i.ibb.co/s3vTJ0M/PICT0382.jpg)
A primer gifted to me some years back.
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A few on the right side of the bag. I make a lot of (crude) stuff.
(https://image.ibb.co/g19w0Q/PICT0568-zps9df29541.jpg)
Another view.
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That's the kind of stuff I want to see!
Real "on the cheap" or relatively so.
I was setting around a campfire at the Wayne county Pioneer days 10+ or so years ago,.. and a fellow was carving a face onto Red Cedar sticks. He said that he had been demonstrating Woodcarving for folks at Pioneer days, and was giving them out to Children during the event, I told him I thought they were awesome! He gave me one on the last day....It was about a foot long before I Cut it down and made it into a 50 grain powder Measure,. By drilling it out,.. and making a Powder pouring groove/spout on it..I have used this measure ever since..
Very nice! I really like all the different ways folks have come up with in order to feed their muzzleloaders.