We made everything for a gun

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Willard McBain here. Thanks for the shout out!

[@glenj.taylor2938]

It's awesome that you chimed in. I've been wanting to get into Black Powder for a while now and I'll definitely look into y'all for that journey.

[@TaigiTWeseDiplomat--Formosan]

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[@CarlGeers]

I love that your kids are all calm and collected and you're the spaz dad squealing like a little girl with excitement! Super fun video.

[@proudwhitesettler7746]

I got a kick out of that too.

[@alanparadis5061]

I love how she was the voice of reason hahaha

[@flmason]

That's because this was probably, really, Dad's project, not her idea...

[@6663N3]

yebhamoth 11b. "sexual intercorse with a gentile child is permitted under the age of 3 years. -jewish talmud.

[@sonofeloah]

@@6663N3: But true Hebrews abide in the Torah, NOT the talmud. I am a b'nai Y'sra'el of the tribe of Dan and we abide in the Torah and look upon the talmud as theology. But, here is the truth as what you posted is fiction: "Yebhamoth 11b: "Sexual relations with a girl are allowed if the girl is 3 years old.” Fiction. There is no such thing in the treatise Yevamot. A young girl can only be assigned as a wife to one of the Jews; non-Jews are not mentioned there at all." In ancient times, the daughters were "promised" if an agreement is made with the family of a boy as it is then an "arranged" marriage/betrothal. And as there =was no such form of "marriage license", the act of intercourse was done between the two when they were of age and then they come out to announce their union as husband and wife and then the marriage feast begins. But, it seems that many anti semitic types love to pull up these falsehoods of what is attributed to being "jewish" to slander and belittle the Hebrew people. In other words, pure racial hatred/racism built on lies, just like nazi germany who said we made our Passover unleavened bread using the powdered bones of non jewish children.

[@d.g.n9392]

Thank you for sharing this. That’s some great work you’ve done. I’m 68, and in 1966 my dad made me a Kentucky rifle. He bought some parts from Dixie Gun Works, and use an original lock and trigger set from an older piece salvaged. It was a 40 caliber cap and ball. I was 11 years old then. We shot many muzzle loaders, he made 3 total. At the time he sent a photograph of him giving me the rifle to the magazine muzzle blasts. They featured our picture with a caption of the birthday present. We had a friend who was a machinist who helped with a couple things, mountings and drilling. I still have the rifle.

[@turkidaws7182]

wow .. 💪👍

[@andycalcutt2177]

That's a great story, thanks for sharing.

[@timoakley1923]

Time spent with your Dad, priceless. 50 yr.s later and you still remember.

[@ronaldjewell5426]

Too Kool!! My grandfather & stepdad started me out. At the same age! The next year my step dad taught me how to reload ammo! Still hunt shoot and reload!!

[@mikeblair2594]

Yeah, I built my kid a flintlock rifle a few years ago. Didn't think to take pictures though. People don't realize how easy a scratch build is so they buy a kit. Kits are ok, but there's not much individuality per rifle. That's why I love scratch building muzzleloaders. Everyone is different.

[@dhlwood]

This world needs more dads like you and more kids like her great job mom and dad

[@ronaldjewell5426]

Yeah probably why he lives in the sticks!!! To protect his family!! It's more civilized there!!

[@Timberhunter]

Get your lead to about 750 degrees. Grab a hammer handle for hitting the sprue plate and tapping the mold so the balls fall out. Keep casting as quickly as you can to get the mold very hot. This will throw a smoother more consistant ball. And DO NOT HAVE WATER AROUND MOLTEN LEAD. Molten lead explodes when it hits water. Good job on the flinter.

[@Gridlessness]

Great advice, thanks!

[@Timberhunter]

I am just down in 100 mile. Next time you are passing through give me a shout. I have 3 flinters and we can go do a bit of shooting. Also show you a commercial bullet casting set up.

[@deano.7533]

@@Timberhunter- I'm not sure if the YT program will send your reply to their inbox. Content creator channels will see your original comment and they may or may not reply to that comment. But I'm fairly certain that your response to their reply is only posted in the comment section to cut down on notification traffic. So long story short I think your invitation to do a bit of shooting with them should be resent in it's own stand alone comment. That way you can be certain that Jeff will see it. Take care. sincerely, Dean O. :-I

[@MrMuDD01]

@@deano.7533 Ya they need to reply directly to their comments to make sure they see it by tapping the 3 dots to the side of Gridlessness comment or like you said a complete new comment.

[@MrMuDD01]

Tap the 3 dots to the side of the Gridlessness comment and tap reply and repeat your message so they are tagged and will see it for sure

[@theyakuza4927]

It’s awesome that your whole family is involved in this build, at the same learning about Americana. You can be proud that you learned and taught your family a new skill. In the days flintlocks were used nobody, drove to the Bass Pro Cabelas and bought 50 rounds of cartridges. This video was more than I expected to see. I had no idea you were going to make your own lead balls,cut your own flint and make your own black powder from scratch too ! I am really impressed and will think about this video every time I buy my ammo. Also it was nice to see a person your daughter’s age not staring down at a cell phone ignoring the real world. Thx again. The 893

[@alanparadis5061]

You sir, deserve the father of the year award!! Bravo to you and the girls! VERY COOL! Muzzleloading rocks! And your keeping a great tradition alive! 👍 👏

[@mvtorigian4364]

Father of the year indeed, I second the nomination. Moral fiber, self reliant, confidence, safety minded young people. You and your wife have ever right to be proud of your girls and pleased with yourselves.

[@dakansa]

A happy father! Thanks for this great presentation!

[@michaelprue9024]

I have been a hunter my entire life. I’m in my mid 50s right now, but my point is, I’ve never built my own weapon. I think this is so cool, that you did this with your daughters. Watching this video, I was actually excited for you all. Great job. Obviously there’s a learning curve involved, but I think that rifle actually has the ability to feed you guys. Makes me want to build one myself.

[@mikeblair2594]

Its easy

[@patrickkelly7838]

I have been shooting for 65 years and still my favorite thing is watching someone just starting out. Good job

[@hinduwarrior123]

Absolutely astounding, to see a loving Dad teach his child, with so much fun and happiness! We have loads of these beautiful muzzle loaders where I come from! Lots of love and good wishes from the Indian Himalayas ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ktrain6724]

Really great family that does things together. Great family time and skills are needed these days. I'm tuned in and loving it! Thanks...!

[@seantilson6330]

It warms my heart to see someone teaching their kid's the right way.!!! Not Drag Queen storytime.!!! Teachers have fallen of these days.!!! GOD bless you and yours.!!!! 💯💪🇺🇲🙏🏻

[@davepoidvin2364]

Use a flash-hoe pick while putting powder in the pan, that clears the way for the flash to reach the main charge. Once you set the frizzen down, tilt the rifle slughtly to the right, tap the rifle to settle the powder in the pan to the opposite side of the flash-hole. Upon ignition the flash will go left through the clear passage and posdibly decrease your ignition time, the lag time between trigger pull and the rifle firing. God luck and congrats. Dave & The Girls

[@stevenfairless4931]

I made a pick .. put a little handle in a guitar bass string, just flexible enough to turn corners, with some abrasiveness from the wound wire.

[@steelyankee]

That tip should reduce your hang time on the ignition of the main load. Good tip. 👍

[@gregkleen3492]

@@steelyankee definitely, I just watched this video yesterday and noticed this. Putting powder in the flash-hole makes it burn slow like a fuse.

[@Fireworks_are_Awesome]

Even though it’s called a cold blue, if you heat it with a heat gun after you’ve cleaned it up, the blue will cure better and last forever. Also, your front sight is backwards. Other than that well done! I love watching people learn about firearms and black powder firearms.

[@Gridlessness]

That's Hilarious! Julia and I argued about which way to put it....... I take the blame:(

[@lcampbe7]

I was thinking hrmmm that just looks wrong... Makes complete sense now 🤣🤣🤣

[@johne5493]

@@Gridlessness Was going to point out the front sight till I saw this comment. Keep up making more. I have a LARGE collection of single shot pistols to go with my percussion rifles and a handful of ball and cap revolvers. Once you start making them you get hooked on wanting to make more.

[@Lardbeane]

@@johne5493 I made a percussion pistol from traditions. Safe to say it got a little addicting and my kentucky rifle stock is drying and I just blued the barrel... I am gonna put it together tomorrow when the stock finish dries. If I had more money I can definitely say I would have genuine boatloads of blackpowder guns.

[@robertrobert7924]

Love the learning curve. Learn from your mistakes like I did 50 years ago. I have made percussion pistols, flintlock and percussion rifles, powder horns, brass, bone and antler powder measures, buckskin clothes, and leather shooting bags. It is a lot of fun and great as Winter projects in the cabin. Keep up the good work and be safe.

[@HiddenBlessingsHomestead]

That was awesome. We were actually looking at the kit at Cabela's recently. My favourite part of homeschooling is being able to do awesome projects like this together as a family. Way to go! It's so nice to see more families raising children that will actually know how to survive.

[@benfromalbuquerque6083]

Cabela’s is alright. They’re always there and have most of the stuff, just like Applebees. But when you want to go far down this rabbit hole and really geek out- Dixie Gun, trackofthewolf has everything.

[@HiddenBlessingsHomestead]

@@benfromalbuquerque6083 Thanks something to keep in mind.

[@bucketosudz]

I was raised in Wyoming and spent a goodly many years doing Mountain Man Re-enactments (Rendezvous) and blackpowder rifles (percussion/flintlock) rifle shoots were a staple of each event as were tomahawk throwing. I shot mostly percussion but that requires buying caps whereas flintlock doesn't require such. Flintlock will have a milliseconds of delay before ignition of the barrel powder where percussion is bit more expedient. Either way, you all have done awesome with your build from kit to shooting and it's (excuse the pun) a blast!!! The girls can make there own powder horns from cow horns, powder measures from antlers or wood, and a slew of other accoutrements to go with your rifle. For patches, we would often use 1" strips of cotton pillow ticking and rather than waxing, we'd simply tear off a piece, soak it with spit (yes, saliva) and place over barrel with ball. It works and you don't ordinarily end up with wax in your rifling (grooves/lands) that way. Blackpowder as you know is corrosive so make sure to have a bore jag, lots of cotton squares and good ole soapy water to clean up when you're ready to put your rifle away. It's a tremendous amount of fun and you can use it for harvesting game, friendly competition among other shooters, or in a pinch protect a homestead. As you probably already know now, shooting sports is incredibly addictive and now you've discovered another realm of it. IPSC, SASS, re-enactments...SO, many fun things to do! Cheers from Alaska.

[@leonhart2452]

I don't do black powder, but I have been casting bullets and fishing weights since the 70's. I cast bullets for most of my firearms. Casting is a skill that is learned. The science behind it is not hard to undrstand. Putting it into action can be tougher. When I started out finding good sources of lead for casting was easy. Nowdays it is harder and much more costly. For muzzle loaders needs to be pure lead. For other firearms you need to use alloys containing tin and antimony. These additives make the bullet harder so it can handle the higher pressure from smokeless reloading powders and improve terminal ballistics. Good for you to learn how to do as you have done. This makes you even more self sufficient. You don't have to depend on others for what you need to provide for your family.

[@pumptruckjim]

Great video guys. The Bullitt purse is called a " Possible Bag " It carries anything you could possibly need for the gun. Please wait a good minute or two before reloading the pan after a misfire. The main charge could still go off after a long delay. Now you also know where the old saying " Just a flash in the pan " comes from.

[@krickette5569]

GREAT TIP!

[@annwithaplan9766]

Good tip. I thought the flash in the pan came from gold panning.

[@howler6490]

PossibleS bag...the S is important...

[@maxpinson5002]

Actually, possibles bag is for other necessities. A shooting bag is for your immediate shooting necessities such as patching, caps, ball, flints if appropriate, etc. You really shouldn't put non shooting related items in your shooting bag as a practice. When you're digging in your shooting bag for the stuff for a reload, you should be able to identify everything by feel and not have to stir through a bunch of random goods to get your firearm back ready to shoot again. Your other stuff that is for maintenance and food items and all that goes in your possibles bag or haversack or whatever you want to call it. You should never clutter up your shooting bag with anything that does not make a firearm ready to make a shot

[@boomstick4054]

I think I’ll try a kit blackpowder pistol, single shot. Surely I can do better than the wood & metal finishes that I’ve seen on used kit guns for sale at yard sales & flea markets.

[@_golly]

Hi guys, I am also new here and this is my first vid on making stuff. I am from Australia and dont have the luxury of items and our legislation makes it hard to do what you guys can. But i loved watching this. All 3 of you are really awesome and thanks for this content. You got me hook line & sinker:)

[@frugalsurvival.]

Learning as many skills as possible is important today. This father is creating wealth among his children. These girls are going to be hearth throbs when they start dating, and they will be able to protect themselves as well. Great job .

[@edwardcullen606]

In the middle 70's I spent about a half of a monthly pay check for a CVA 50 caliber Hawkin rifle kit and spent a lot of evenings making it into the most loved gun I ever had. An old friend taught me a lot about casting bullets for it, we had a lot of fun. Now I can watch your film.

[@dwade2026]

Jeff more excited than a little girl 🤣

[@anthony71571]

literally. lol

[@mervwebber5448]

Great video! It doesnt matter about anything you may have done wrong-you made something that works and most importantly you had your kids involved with a very historic experience. Very well done!

[@edwarnock9884]

Lol! I really enjoyed watching this. Nice to see your excitement, by the way it is not called a purse! It is a "possibles bag!" The name was for "everything you could possibly need for you rifle." That usually meant "turnscrews" (screwdrivers to fit the screw slots of your rifle), a "ball worm" to retract balls from the bore if needed, vent pick to clean out the vent hole in the pan as they plug up with burnt powder residue, and cleaning supplies (usually a jag, bore brush and a bore mop to fit on a threaded ram rod.) along with a container of light oil for lubrication and to put on a patch and run down the bore to keep it from rusting. (You will want to run clean patches down the bore to remove the oil before loading the rifle.) If the bag is made to fit on a belt, then it is a "belt bag." Now she needs a cool looking powder horn! So, she can pack along more powder and look like a real mountaineer while doing it. I have built locks, using mild steel and case hardened them myself using bone meal packed around the parts in a metal can then heated red hot, then quenched in boiling water. Unfortunately, my lock springs broke as they were too hard and did not last. Probably need a better control of the heat treating or use a different tool steel.

[@alanliebenberg5443]

Hello from South Africa , I also shoot black powder . Love the video congratulations . Like they say "He who hath once smelt the smoke is never again free"

[@bubbakemp5817]

Outstanding! I don't think you all know how much motivation you all give and share with everyone! You guys are so AWESOME! Thank you for all that you do! God bless you all!

[@jorgequinones991]

Jeff is everything giving instructions and does nothing of work. Over sleeping and over eating,This is why he is so obese and talks of lot of shit. with he's silly laugh you could see he a has child mind. Playing with gunpowder bombs, when a man does that at 10 years old. His older daughter learned that she will not marry a fat man who speak a lot shit like her dad.

[@harlech2]

Not only is your daughter going to break the hearts of boys all over the world when she gets older, she is going to have more skills and world experience than them too! Simply awesome!

[@WiseOwl_1408]

Creepy dude

[@kycornbread6990]

Everything I think of as no big deal, you take joy in each step and your joy is infectious. Great job

[@diktatoralexander88]

reminds me of first doing this stuff with my dad. i remember when he was holding one of the 1860s and he literally said "where has this been all my life?"

[@charlescombs-qu9yn]

❤ I remember my Grandpa showing me how to stay in a shelf I made. I wish more kids add these opportunities and would use them. Great job

[@lancewhalen3493]

I am so late to this party but! I am so glad you are teaching your daughter how to do some amazing things! Fantastic job being the men all our daughters need us to be! Great video!

[@Well-groomed_Hobo]

Something I learned from the foxfire books is to dissolve steel wool in muriatic acid, paint it on the stock, then heat the stock. It turns it a deep red color. Also, grapevine charcoal is pretty good for making black powder, and use a more beveled flint. Knapping the flint will give you a good bevel, but it takes more practice

[@stickfighter1038]

These type kits have been around since at least the early 80s. Neat little project to learn explore the fundamentals of firearms and create something truly special.

[@nigelgibbens9864]

Reminds me of how many skills my dad taught me What a great teacher you have my utmost respect!!!

[@davidtrammell4453]

Jeff; your spirit is contagious ! Your girls are amazing. Awesome job Julia

[@matthewcharles5867]

Cut agate works well but you need a sharp bevel on it not a square edge. With the pan it's a good idea to use a small pick to clear the touchole and don't need as much powder as u were priming with. With your flintlock property set up it will be as quick as a modern rifle. The pan where the flint strikes will sometimes need wiping with a dry cloth. Well done. You can also prime with the same powder as you shoot if you want. The larger 2f powder will work very well in larger guns like muskets and shotguns. New subscriber from Australia ( have hunted 🐫 here with muskets quite a challenge)

[@NarnianRailway]

From Julia's "Kid Caliber" video to gunsmith - awesome to see the many steps involved, all the girl's craftsmanship and Jeff's excitement. Great job young Ladies!!!

[@aaronshoyt]

This is exactly how I raise my kids.. Its wonderful that you teach them these things.

[@stevenmanheim3070]

Great job! If you can't buy 'em.... build 'em!!

[@mikes9759]

Glad to see kids growing up like I did with my buddies and learning how to do stuff and become a responsible person!! So much good to do in the world we need to go back to! Thank you for a great video!!!!

[@briantreat9482]

......really love watching how you all accomplish needs & goals .......well done you all .......

[@MusicOnTheBoat]

it's always great to see you :) you are a real family .... also for me .... on a lonely Saturday night . many thanks and keep up 🤩🤩🥰

[@bofilen-ii4fs]

First of all....i thank you from the bottom of my heart... I have been looking at KZbin a long time and i got bored of all lies and bs...and then... Waow i found your video... You all are so nice and all your daughters are really cute, nice, very nice looking. They reminds me of my own girls... You have made my youtube time worth everything. I enjoy everything so much.. Everything is so perfect done...the filming how to make things and warnings... Iam so happy thankful... I really whish you all the best from the bottom of my hesrt... Chris from sweden

[@michaelrehberg5198]

Great video, a simple thing to remember. Lean the rifle slightly so the pan is up and then tap the opposite side away from the pan with the palm or edge of your fist. This will help move the priming powder into the chamber.

[@Gridlessness]

Ok, thanks

[@dustyak79]

Shouldn't have to do that, contrary to what some believe the trail of powder in the touch hole actually has a fuse effect giving more a delay than the explosive fireball entering the pan giving a quicker ignition. Sure if you are dealing with troublesome powder (or substitute BP) as I suspect was the case here it will at least make it go bang.

[@ukaszdziadek9053]

@@dustyak79 100% true based on my flintlock experience. Keep the powder on the pan away from the touchhole and pour just enough to have it ignite reliably. Physics will do the rest and there will be no waiting time between pulling the trigger and bullet leaving the barrel (well, there will be but you won't be able to notice). After a few shots wipe the hammer and the agate - residue from previous shots might impair the sparks. Also it's worth to grab a needle or a feather and clean the touchhole after you load the main charge, before putting powder on the pan.

[@clintondouble7633]

Great video #1 rule is that black power explodes it does NOT burn, so words fuse effect or burn do NOT apply to a flintlock. So you want the explosion as close to touch hole as possible, turn the lock to the sky and tap this will cover touch hole with fine powder, the resulting explosion will ignite the main charge. this works so good that I don't even carry a vent pick anymore. After all would you stand close to an explosion or a block away? I have been building flintlocks for 60 yrs but I have never made my own black power, one upped by a little girl at 69, yup you read correct I built a BP pistol at 9 yrs old . Black powder now runs through your veins this is a hole you can't climb out of but do you want to??

[@rmd9032]

Priming hole should be clear of powder. it will slow ignition if it's not

[@philwright8280]

Brilliant! I'm sitting here laughing with you, your excitement is so infectious! Great 'can do' attitude but with caution. What an amazing family!

[@lcampbe7]

Always keep broadening your knowledge... Its better to be a mile wide and an inch deep than a mile deep and an inch wide. Well done pops, perfect example for your family.

[@scottmattoon9054]

How cool. Three girls! Im a dad with three also... I wish they had been into these things growing up... Be proud as I know you are. Beautiful family👌

[@adventureswithducky4088]

Great video! that ammo purse is called a possibles bag. It'll carry everything you possibly need for the gun including powder, balls, patches, a starter rod, knife, cleaning tools, and a nipple, or touch hole pick. With the flintlock you might carry extra flints or even a napping tool. Typically you might fire off a pan full before loading to clear the vent hole of any possible grease or oils from cleaning. If you just put a wee bit of flash powder to the outside of the pan you might find it touches off better. Normally I carry a piece of "ticking" cloth and cut the patches by starting the ball and using the end of the barrel as the gauge. Also ..... wetting the patch with spit is generally sufficient. Ballistol is the cleaner of choice for all black powder!

[@tmoomoo42]

Great video. So much teaching. I have a muzzle loader with a 46" barrel. I use 135 grain in mine. The finer the powder the better ignition you will get. That is with mine. Your girls are so much of a tomboy. Just started watching and the things that you teach are so great. They are life lessons. Keep on teaching and creating knowledge. (hint) make sure your balls are somewhat polished so they don't scratch the inside of barrel over time and create a groove. (learned the hard way)

[@FerociousSniper]

KZbin is amazing. I'm sitting in my living room, watching hillbilly Dean Cain and his kids make everything to shoot a muzzleloader out in the woods. What an age.

[@lesthompson5907]

I like English flint But I'm from England. So what di i think well you did very well i last shot a Muzzleloader back in 72. It was one i perches at a markit sail. for 5 pound's a flint lock. The seller thought it an Anticky & did not work. it was up for sail for five quid as it has an brass oxygen barrel. I built a new stock for it & used it for a long time. it has a smooth bore so it could be used for shot or round ball i rifles the last 7 " & used conical in it very accurate was 35 round or conical making it a 410, shot . often i had rabbit. for super

[@RigiLiquid945]

Very cool! I handload for my 45 Colt revolver, and have also made hunting rounds for my rifles, but never had experience with black powder, or muzzle loaders.

[@kb6lcw99]

Julia: I am so impressed with your craftsmanship! You should add this to the things you will make for others. Such a great job!

[@goodole1usa]

I built one years ago and y'all did pretty good. I gave it yo my son who is an arms enthusiasts like me and he went hunting with it and a nice size buck. He still fires it along with all the C&R's I gave him back in March in 2011. I had pancreas issues and gave me 3 to 6 months to live. So I willed them to my grand-daughte who is also an arms freak. I gave him 10 C&R's and she got the rest of them. I think was 83 total for her. The one I made someone made an offer of $1100 about 8 years ago. He declined and I'm think of doing another one. But I didn't make my powder. Didn't have the time because I traveled for a living. The girls are super nice. I loved watching the video.🤗

[@gavintrousdale7585]

One safety tip that I am not sure you folks practiced (could not see clearly because of the camara angle) when you are loading your gun is to position the gun so the side of the barrel with sights, the top of the barrel is facining your body . That positions the muzzle so it is not pointed towards your head. you are not standing over the muzzle.If you have just fired and pour another powder charge down the barrel, and there is a smoldering ember in the barrel that ignites you fresh charge you only have to cleaned up your clothes ,and not be tasked with putting your face back together. Enjoyed your video. I have builded four of theses wonderful guns. you are making me want to go for the fifth.

[@alvinwoods639]

This video was OUTSTANDING!! You should be so proud of your daughters. I love how you bring Science, History and Family fun all together in a very practical experience that your children will remember and pass on to the next generation. I can't help but think about the history of North America 250 years ago when the flintlock rifle was an essential tool to protect and feed families in the early frontier. This is why I'm such a true believer in your channel..

[@timothyhines7845]

Learned how to make blackpowder in high-school. Have made my own ever since. For those of us who live places other than a permanent refrigerator and have a lumber store nearby, you can usually get the shims from the lumber units for free. Well both of the stores here locally just throw them away. The lumber type depends on the unit of coarse, but they make for EASY charcoal as they are already 3/16 strips. The other ingredients are also readily available lawn care products so for around $20 you can make 3-4 pounds of blackpowder.

[@stevehall4330]

About the only suggestion that I have, is to have your mold warm when casting your lead. Great job teaching your kids to be self-sufficient. You never know when one of these skills might become necessary. After saying that, I do actually have one other suggestion. You might want to try sealing the wood on your muzzle loader with a clear varnish, or boiled linseed oil.

[@SilvaDreams]

Bluing the steel doesn't really protect the steel from rusting, it is in fact a controlled type of oxidation that creates a black oxide instead of the red one we normally see in rusting iron and steel. You still need to oil the barrel to keep it from rusting. As for the black powder, treat it like you are making dough, slowly add the water and work it till you get the right consistency. You can always add more liquids you can't remove them.

[@milododds1]

Wow what an amazing family project! During a hunting trip when I was maybe 13 years old, one of my dad's friends who was a mountain man let me shoot his .50 cal muzzleloader. Still to this day the coolest rifle I've ever shot. The fact that you all put the kit together, molded the lead shot, fashioned the flint, and made your own gunpowder must feel really rewarding. How many kids let alone adults can say they can do such a thing, very few. I am certain this will empower your daughters to know they can do just about anything if they set their minds to it. There's only so much you can get out of books and watching videos. It's the hands on projects that really make a difference, that's the experience part that's lacking in our schools. We did lots of dangerous things in both grade school and high school, literally things that could have easily killed us but we were also taught how not to die while arc welding, or working with the forge or dealing with all types of high powered tools and cutting devices. I just don't see that being taught in many suburban or urban schools these days.

[@brentscott5359]

Late to the show. Made 3 of my 5 front stuffers from CVA and Traditions kits. I believe Ardesa in Spain is the manufacturer. I'm a righty but have a dominant left eye. When I saw a left hand Hawken flintlock I jumped. SOOOOOO much fun. Be glad when the Skoockumchuck Black Powder Range is open. Can't get over how much your daughter looks like Hannah Barron.

[@russellkeeling4387]

If you bake corn starch for a few hours at a low oven temp. until it turns golden it becomes dextrin which may be added at about 5% to make the granulated powder harder and less crushable. It makes the powder faster. Add the dextrin for about the last hour of tumbling.

[@tseals5248]

Good build, that's real quality time with the kids. Better than a video game any day. Enjoyed the build, and watching the smiles. God bless all of you. Tennessee Hillbilly, Out.

[@stanwessler3623]

Your flint should be sharp with a beveled edge. Wiping the bore between shots helps you shoot longer and maintain better accuracy. After you load the main charge clear the touch hole. Put the priming powder to the right side of the pan. That way it will flash into the touch hole and give you the fastest ignition. I've been shooting black powder for about 50 years now finally learnt a little bit. Good luck to yall. I really enjoy your videos and I reckon I've seed em all. Take care and may God bless you.

[@stewartbishop5023]

Agree with charging the pan to the right. I use the finest powder for priming also. The front sight might be better if it were flipped around for a vertical aiming point.

[@rjoetting7594]

Instead of running a cleaning after you shoot, just seat the next patch and ball with the cleaning jag with a cleaning patch over it. I have observed this in target competitions,so I tried it myself, and you can pretty much shoot indefinitely. Eventually, there will be a build-up where the powder and ball sit, but that can be taken care of at the end of the day of shooting. Shoot safe and have fun, God bless.

[@rmd9032]

Impressive from scratch to finish. a few pointers. Put some kind of sealer on the stained wood. Oil or poly. 2. To increase ignition of the main charge DO NOT allow pan powder to go into the touch hole. It will burn slowly like a fuse. I keep my touch hole clear with a piece of wire or paper clip attached to my sling. 3. Tighten the screw on the flint as hard as you can A loose flint will not cause sparks.

[@chrisdore6387]

Fantastic video, as always. Thank you for all your effort and time that you invest in making these videos. All the best from Australia.

[@kevinstrieter4915]

So cool to see this video. Thank you. One of the neatest videos I've seen this year.

[@davidscott8400]

Good day my favorite family, right down my line for deer hunting next weekend here in Vermont

[@Gridlessness]

Good luck!

[@craiglandrum]

While linseed oil will work, I finished my own muzzleloading kit using Tru-Oil. You put a couple drops on a finger and rub it into the wood (its why they call it a hand rubbed finish). Only takes 10 minutes to do the whole stock. I applied four coats over four days (light sanding between coats) and the end result over stained curly maple looks awesome.

[@fredford7642]

You are very fortunate to have such a willing assistant. Great work on that little rifle! And what an great accomplishment, making rifle, ball, flint and powder, all from scratch. My compliments. One lone tip, never bump or bang your bullet mold, if it gets misaligned, bullets will be malformed. You guys did GREAT!

[@tormauseth6022]

If you varm the barrel with boiling vater, dry it and add oil on the barrel when it is still hot, the surface vill be moore resitant again rust. Do this after adding the bluening. After bluening the barrel, it is important to clean of some chemikals from the surface.

[@klasv7174]

You guys are so AWESOME! Thank you

[@georgesinclair1393]

Great project for her

[@Ivftinianvs]

1) the sharper the flint, the better the sparks, so knapping the edge better than sawing the edge. 2) heat the bullet mould in the fire or puddle of hot lead, so it doesn’t cool the lead being poured into it as fast - makes better balls. 3) use FF for the barrel charge but FFF for the pan. 4) 60 grains in the barrel sounds right. 5) crisco works for patch and barrel lube.

[@CplSkiUSMC]

Use some paraffin wax on your molten lead to clean it. It will bring the impurities to the surface. And I'd get some linseed oil on that stock, that will really bring out the grain and protect the wood. That flintlock might be the only gun that King Trudeau plans to allow you to have so it's a good thing you have one. You might not be able to get even that by next year.

[@frederickmoller]

Didn't you mean Dictator Turdeau?

[@CplSkiUSMC]

@@frederickmoller Two words... regime change.

[@GunnerAsch1]

@@frederickmoller That should be Fidel Turdeau.

[@kevinfilbin7688]

TruDue is not a real boy, he's made of wood and has strings tied to his arms and legs. His mouth moves but the words come from his puppet masters.

[@MeYou-yz2yz]

@@GunnerAsch1 Yeah Comrade Castreau. He belongs in Guantanamo.

[@sirjanhaugen732]

Hi, I'm a new viewer to your KZbin channel. I really love this video. I am looking forward to seeing more of your family fun and learning 😊 Love and respect from Norway 🇳🇴

[@Gridlessness]

Welcome!!

[@brianengel1392]

The front site is on backwards and when preparing the molten lead it helps to drop a small piece of candle or bees wax in the lead. It will burn and show all the slag (trash in the lead). Then scoop out the slag for a more pure bullet.

[@janicewessel9603]

I was wondering if anyone else seen the front sight is on backwards

[@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation]

Brian you just taught me something, Thank you!

[@maxpinson5002]

Beat me to it, but as long as everybody else noticed. Easy and quick enough to correct

[@NewEngland462]

As long as u hitting target it don’t matter lol

[@billwessels207]

I enjoyed your video very much. One proud Papa, for certain. Before casting any balls, float the mold on top of the lead to preheat the mold to the same temperature. Smoke the mold ball holes with wooden matches or with a candle flame to prevent the balls sticking to the mold.

[@krickette5569]

Carrying 'balls' around in a purse ..... could be a real 'cute' advertisement. 😁 Congrats on building and using your own gun. In the current culture that could come in Handy!

[@briantreat9482]

......amazing job, start through finish.......many blessings from Syracuse , N.Y.....

[@davidmerkel1874]

Another great experience with the girls,things they will never forget

[@bjornl9458]

That's cool. Shot an American revolutionary Era blackpowder rifle once. I felt lucky to hit a pallet size target at 50yrds. It takes practice. Your girls are going to be well versed young women! Wish more people took parenting more serious.

[@Busted-Buzzard]

Great video thank you from Colorado 👍

[@Gridlessness]

Thanks!

[@earlmiller6093]

I liked your enthusiasm doing it with your girls. They did awesome!

[@cglenncowdell2408]

your girls ROCK and are very talented.

[@thetaz3910]

What a great job your young lady did. I too built a kit, from Lyman Arms years ago. I would make one suggestion. Remove all hardware, wipe down the stock, very well. Then using warm linseed oil wipe it on the stock with a lint free cloth. Really saturate it very well, lay it a side on card board to drain. Do this everyday for a week. Once you a finished lay the stock outside in the sun for a day. now buff the stock with a lint free cloth. You have just finished your stock, with a water repellant finish for a life time. One other thing, keep a small screw drive in your bag at all times. If you ever ram a ball home and realize you forgot the powder, don't panic and don't ever think you will pull that ball. Remove the flash hole insert, pour charge in, reinsert the flash hole insert and your good to go, add some flash power, pull the Triger. Your young ladies just amaze me. You and your wife have done such an amazing job teaching them about life. Thank you both1

[@brentarmstrong6202]

Think it is great to see a dad do things like this with his kids.so Much of this stuff is is being forgotten about not to mention the work ethic and pride the kids will learn from a job well done.great job dad and great kids

[@lawrymccarthy3292]

When I was much younger I made a muzzle loader from scrap steel and wood in my Dad's workshop, not a flint lock but a cap lock. I designed and built the action and trigger system. I had been making gunpowder since I was 5 years old. I made my own projectiles from cast lead. We regularly went rabbit hunting, a major pest problem here. The first time I shot a rabbit with that muzzle loader, using only what I had made, it was a great feeling; just knowing I could survive if civilization was taken away.

[@brianfalls5038]

I've never shot a black powder rifle but I "do" have a few black powder pistols that I've shot and I can tell y'all that it is a real blast to shoot black powder firearms! I was quite the hit when I'd go to my buddies house for his gun club events he would hold every month. When his friends found out I had my black powder stuff then they all wanted to shoot my stuff. They had all kinds of modern firearms that were way cool to shoot but yet they wanted to shoot my black powder pistols. We all had a great time at those events. For anyone that hasn't had the chance to shoot black powder then I highly recommend you try it. It is like a night and day difference to modern smokeless powder fire arms.

[@davidsims1329]

Great job Julia

[@RDPproject]

26:34 ....the *BEST* part of the video...the excitement in your voices...That was *BRILLIANT!*

[@papasstuff6381]

A quick comment that might help. The twist of rifling inside of the barrel of the rifle, for example ( a 1 in 24-inch twist would be for a conical bullet and a 1 in 77-inch twist would be for a round ball ) So check your rifle, use the correct projectile, and LOTS and LOTS of practice! Have fun and become a deadly killer.

[@rogermorrill4700]

The twist is on barrel 1/48. That will work with round ball and conical, that is the twist that was used by Thompson Center in the Hawkins

[@Lardbeane]

in the kit that I believe they bought its a 1/66 in twist as are most kits from traditions

[@raymondbrown940]

You sent me this way from the 10k video and I want to thank you for that. We really need a platform that will show all the good videos. Thank you for sharing!

[@Real11BangBang]

I'v often stated that a flintlock musket is probably one of the best prepping tools out there you can literally make everything for it including your potassium nitrate and charcoal the only thing you really have to buy is sulfur

[@rjoetting7594]

There are several good videos out there about Muzzleloading, one them is (I Love Muzzleloading) lots of great information on the history and shooting and cleaning. Be safe and God Bless I almost forgot, you don't want the priming powder in the flash hole, get or make a vent pick to clear the flash hole. otherwise you end up with a fuse and that's what is causing the hang fire.

[@fiona8452]

That was so cool ✌🏼💚 Great video ❤

[@tomrehmann1531]

Think y'all did a fine job and the gun looks great but the leather work is awesome great job .

[@russellkeeling4387]

Good job. My homemade powder is not as dense as Goex so it takes about 25% more to match factory powder. In my .50 caliber I use 120 grains of powder.

[@rogerelzenga4465]

That smile into the camera.... "Dad is nuts!"

[@stevencunningham4680]

Great job guys , I hope y'all take the tips we give they'll help you in the long run. The barrel looks like it could use another bluing it showed some light spots around the muzzle. After bluing rinse with cold water really good and don't be afraid to rub the barrel as you rinse it. Also be sure to oil all blued parts. The black powder turned out great , I've been making my own for years. Y'all did a great overall job for your first time.

[@rafaelferreira4011]

This video is incredible, seeing you doing this together is even more rewarding. Knowing that this in my country would be a crime for more than years in prison (Brazil) One day we got there. tks for the video