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What is this?

Post by Oldbloke » 30 Dec 2014, 11:37 am

I was given this about 4 yrs ago from a deceased estate. I never knew the bloke. But I have no idea what it is. My best guess is for measuring black powder? Does anyone know?

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Re: What is this?

Post by anthillinside » 30 Dec 2014, 3:15 pm

:o Oldbloke? you must not be that old if you haven't seen one of them before.

Your guess is right, it's a powder measure for a muzzle loader... or are you just fishing for fun :mrgreen:
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Re: What is this?

Post by Oldbloke » 30 Dec 2014, 4:20 pm

No not fishing. Just didnt know.
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Re: What is this?

Post by anthillinside » 30 Dec 2014, 4:53 pm

Yeah, just havin a shot.

Unless your interested in black powder no reason you would have seen one

The top Cone section should swivel open

The plunger should be marked for grains maybe 40 to 200

Set your # grains fill it up, swivel the cone closed and pour it down the throat, patch your led ball hammer it in ram it down tight, prime the pan. aim and pull the trigger, wait 5 minutes for the flash bang.

If you put a big hole in what you were aiming at, grin from ear to ear. :D :D :D
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Re: What is this?

Post by Oldbloke » 30 Dec 2014, 5:45 pm

Aha, had never noticed the end swivels open. Sheesh. And yep got marks upto 120 on the plunger. I will ask around casually if any one needs one. Just a curio to me, better that it go to good use. Thanks anthill
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Re: What is this?

Post by Gregg » 01 Jan 2015, 12:54 pm

Didn't give you a black powder muzzle loader along with it did he?

That would have been nice :lol:
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Re: What is this?

Post by Old Fart » 01 Jan 2015, 12:55 pm

anthillinside wrote:pull the trigger, wait 5 minutes for the flash bang.


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Re: What is this?

Post by Tiiger » 01 Jan 2015, 12:57 pm

Oldbloke wrote:I will ask around casually if any one needs one. Just a curio to me, better that it go to good use.


Not likely, they about $20 for a new one on eBay just FYI.

Nothing wrong with a shooting curio ;)
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Re: What is this?

Post by sha » 01 Jan 2015, 12:58 pm

I can tell you the one at the bottom is a ruler :mrgreen:

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Re: What is this?

Post by Oldbloke » 01 Jan 2015, 3:22 pm

sha wrote:I can tell you the one at the bottom is a ruler :mrgreen:

:lol:


lol you guessed right
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Re: What is this?

Post by Monty » 02 Jan 2015, 11:50 am

Your contributions to the forum are invaluable sha :P
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Re: What is this?

Post by Noisydad » 02 Jan 2015, 2:28 pm

Lady noisy uses one the same to load here front stuffer. Son of noisy made a 45gn measure (from the tip of a cow horn) to load his .45 cal.
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Re: What is this?

Post by Oldbloke » 02 Jan 2015, 5:48 pm

Gregg wrote:Didn't give you a black powder muzzle loader along with it did he?

That would have been nice :lol:

No, just the measure.and an old 243 die I dont need. yeh a muzzle loader could have been fun. I will ask around at work, there seems to be a few snooters and I can give them to a better cause.
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Re: What is this?

Post by threeoh » 03 Jan 2015, 10:35 am

Something I've seen on other sites, in the classified you mods could do a 'free to a good home' kind of thing where people can give away useful stuff they were going to chuck to forum members.

Members just pay postage or whatever.

An idea anyway.
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Re: What is this?

Post by Oldbloke » 03 Jan 2015, 8:49 pm

Sounds good. Where is the moderator when u need him/her
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Re: What is this?

Post by Westy » 04 Jan 2015, 7:50 pm

It's a suppository for snorting opium give it a try Oldbloke!!!!! :lol: :D :lol:
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Re: What is this?

Post by Carter » 05 Jan 2015, 8:55 am

Westy wrote:It's a suppository for snorting opium give it a try Oldbloke!!!!! :lol: :D :lol:


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Post by Monty » 05 Jan 2015, 8:57 am

threeoh wrote:Something I've seen on other sites, in the classified you mods could do a 'free to a good home' kind of thing where people can give away useful stuff they were going to chuck to forum members.

Members just pay postage or whatever.

An idea anyway.


Not a bad idea.

As always, one thing to be cautious of is too freely giving away addresses for delivery. Secure firearms storage and all that.

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Re: What is this?

Post by Monty » 05 Jan 2015, 8:58 am

Oldbloke wrote:Sounds good. Where is the moderator when u need him/her


We're always lurking around ;)
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Re: What is this?

Post by Oldbloke » 05 Jan 2015, 2:41 pm

Westy wrote:It's a suppository for snorting opium give it a try Oldbloke!!!!! :lol: :D :lol:


That could be an unsafe act. Westy, are you able to provide me with a safe method of doing that?
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Re: What is this?

Post by threeoh » 05 Jan 2015, 2:56 pm

Monty wrote:Not a bad idea.

As always, one thing to be cautious of is too freely giving away addresses for delivery. Secure firearms storage and all that.

Aster is away for a couple of days, I'll run it past him when he's back.


Easy mate.

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