Blog O'Stuff

It is a USGI canteen cup made by Ingersoll Products sometime in the early 1970s. I got in around 1985 after I joined Civil Air Patrol....

This is a very good video on fire starting with flint and steel, including the use of a flintlock, from Jas. Townsend's & Son's ...

One of my oldest memories is associated with this rifle. The year was 1970 and I was two years old. We were visiting my paternal grandpare...

I bought this steel years ago at Dixon's Muzzleloading Shop but today was the first time I made fire with it. It was made from an old fi...

I've had this rifle since 2008 but only just got around to taking some good detailed pictures. It can be a challenge to get a good, fu...

One rifle I've been shooting lately is my Cabela's Hawken, made in Italy by Investarms. At some point I'd like to take it huntin...

Earlier this week, I ordered a Universal Sling from October Country , who caters to black powder shooters. I wanted a sling for my Cimarron ...

My preferred lube for several years has been Track of the Wolf's Mink Oil , which is actually more of a grease. It's what I used las...

In the pre-flintlock era, before the invention of paper cartridges, it became common for musketeers to carry pre-measured powder charges in ...

(Post has been edited for clarification.) Please be on the lookout for a stolen Winchester 1892 Sporting Rifle, serial number 100156, cali...

Today I took advantage of unusually warm weather for January 1st and got the Cabela's Hawken out to the range and got it zeroed with its...

Several years ago I bought a Cabela's Traditional Hawken rifle in .50 caliber. It isn't a faithful copy of the real Hawken rifles of...

I ran across Denny Ducet's YouTube Channel a few days ago. He's got a bunch of muzzleloader shooting videos that are really well do...

Today I took a spin up to Dixon's Muzzleloading Shop and came home with these: The tomahawk is an H&B Forge Medium Camp Hawk...

I'm off this week and made it to the range today with my GL Dech longrifle and my Cimarron 1860 Henry. I've probably posted this p...

These videos were posted by InRange TV last year but I only saw them tonight. I thought they were worth sharing. The first one is an opera...

I removed the right side plate from my Cimarron Firearms Henry tonight. This was the first time I’ve done so after buying it back in March. ...

I put up a couple new posts over on my Survival & Emergency Preparedness blog: Jämä Blanket Shirt from Varusteleka Cold Weather Cam...

I shot the Polymer 80 "Glock 19" last night. My dad and I put about 150 rounds through it, mostly Herter's 115 grain ball (mad...