[Manyirons]

When i'm not up to my posterior in work or those 'honeydo' household responsibilities, like to grab up my boondocking kit, usually with metal detector and afield in search of......who knows what?!

As rivers attracts various biting creatures and of course, the odd viscious tin can in the wild, ya gotta have SOMETHIN' to deal with the threat!!

My rig!

Three extra cylinders, one pouch of caps, one pouch of preassembled paper charges, one capper and self dumping/self measuring flask.

'Possibles bag' in the form of a small shoulder pack gets rest of the gear. Please note, despite all the Rugers, the boondocking gun is a Remmie!!

[Steve499]

Manyirons, ain't that Kukri the thing? I have used one for years and years and nothing else I've tried does as good in as many applications.

I've posted it before, but here's my hunting rig. An accessory pouch with about 20 quick load tubes, capper, caps and lube pills.

Steve

[Stickjockey]

Stainless or nickeled, ManyIrons?

[Manyirons]

Stainless or nickeled, ManyIrons?


STAINLESS!!! Local blackpowder gunsmith, kraut, shown me enough /when hes' patient which is seldom! that italian stainless head, shoulders, entire BODY above&beyond their carbon steels for strength&quality! If ya want the best in italian steel, get 400 series Stainless.

The Revolver frames are cast 300 Series, and yet better than their carbon steels.

[Manyirons]

Manyirons, ain't that Kukri the thing? I have used one for years and years and nothing else I've tried does as good in as many applications.

I've posted it before, but here's my hunting rig. An accessory pouch with about 20 quick load tubes, capper, caps and lube pills.

Steve

Steve!

Yup! Looks like my mark I rig before i swapped aroud for more revolver security (gun flipped out of holster) and got some extra cylinders possibles bag and lunch/water on my back. Enough for 200 TALL loads and a spare plinker (.31 Remmie steel frame) and we's ready ta go!!

[rlltdjpr]

Manyirons, you wear that remmie butt first like an old-west gunslinger? Nice looking rig--I haven't gotten that advanced with mine, yet--I don't keep spare cylinders with me, all I really have to shoot here are snakes.

[Manyirons]

Manyirons, ain't that Kukri the thing? I have used one for years and years and nothing else I've tried does as good in as many applications.

I've posted it before, but here's my hunting rig. An accessory pouch with about 20 quick load tubes, capper, caps and lube pills.

Steve

Steve!

Yup! Its a kukhri! Emulating my hero, that big kraut barrel maker gunsmith, has one of stainless steel, handmade. Also doesn't look silly wearing it! GOOD piece of steel though, does it all from light cutting to hacking! that curve gives ya quite a power stroke and makes ya kinda wonder how long it too
work this design out!

[BP Hunter]

question on those presassembled paper cartridges: how long can you keep them out before they aren't "shootable"?

[Duncaninfrance]

Steve!

Yup! Its a kukhri! Emulating my hero, that big kraut barrel maker gunsmith, has one of stainless steel, handmade. Also doesn't look silly wearing it! GOOD piece of steel though, does it all from light cutting to hacking! that curve gives ya quite a power stroke and makes ya kinda wonder how long it too
work this design out!

I trust that you NEVER sheath your Kukhri after it has been drawn unless it has tasted blood.
If you can get hold of it look at a book called ' GURKHAS ' by Sandro Tucci. Guild Publishing, London. A great book about Fantastic Soldiers.

Duncan

[Beartracker]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/Beartracker/Cap-N-Ball/kniferem.jpg

[Manyirons]

question on those presassembled paper cartridges: how long can you keep them out before they aren't "shootable"?

Longest i've kept them around is a month, anythin' longer easy enough to tear down and start over, good question though! will put next one back from field on window sill for a few months and see what happens!!

[Manyirons]

I trust that you NEVER sheath your Kukhri after it has been drawn unless it has tasted blood.
If you can get hold of it look at a book called ' GURKHAS ' by Sandro Tucci. Guild Publishing, London. A great book about Fantastic Soldiers.

Duncan

Finally! A use for politicians&lawyers!!

[BP Tess]

Hello again, question on Steves quick load tubes. Are those home made or can you buy those? They are pretty nifty! Would come in handy on y'all little excursions;) . How do they work...I know a newbe...but I just gotta know! I saw the thread on the paper ones, really cool too. I see how those are loaded but these look different. Always curious!

Nice here in Indiana today...warm...but the rain is a cumin'. Didn't get to shoot today. Ahhh...but maybe this weekend. Thanks in advance...Teresa:)

[f4t9r]

Thats a cool setup !!!!

[BP Hunter]

yes, could we see some pictures of those quick load tubes. they might be quite handy in the woods.

[Beartracker]

Dixie Gun Works sells the tubes. Mike

[Boom-stick]

I trust that you NEVER sheath your Kukhri after it has been drawn unless it has tasted blood.
If you can get hold of it look at a book called ' GURKHAS ' by Sandro Tucci. Guild Publishing, London. A great book about Fantastic Soldiers.

Duncan

It's a nice romantic image of past times, but I was informed by a retired Gurkha, that the myth, of never sheathing the knife before it tasted blood was just to stop people asking to look at the dam knife.

This was also echoed buy my best mate who whilst trecking through Nepal last year, bought me a knife the from actual "factory" where they are hand made for the Gurkhas. It is a beautiful knife and razor sharp and cost next to nothing. The workers that make them are on about 60pence a day and it takes 3-6 days to make each knife.
He got me the "jungle model" as he felt it would be easier to get back through customs than the model designed for be-heading goats;)

[Steve499]

Tess & Hunter, the tubes came from Dixie Gun Works in packages of 50. I don't recall what they cost but it wasn't much. They are just vinyl tubes open on one end only. You put a pre-measured powder charge in first and the ball on top of that seals it off. When you load, pinching the tube behind the ball squeezes it out so you can dump the charge from the tube directly into the chamber. My Remington .44 has lots of clearance allowing a clean transfer of powder from tube to chamber but the Colt pocket .36 was a different story. I had to bevel the front of the tubes to make a sort of spout so I could get the powder cleanly into the chambers.

I took a picture of my rabbit rig. It's all scratched up from wading through briars but I made it to use. This is the way it looks when I start out,one side full of loaded tubes with caps and lube on the other side.

Old Dragoon, the pocket navy is considerably smaller than the Remington. I attempted to illustrate how much smaller by putting the little one on the big one. The pocket navy has to be one of the slickest little revolvers ever. It reminds me of a Ruger Bearcat as I remember the only one I ever held several years back.

Steve

[Old Dragoon]

Steve499,
If I recall the pocket Navy is the same as a '51 navy only with a shorter bbl. is that right? Or is it smaller version of the 51? Is it 31 Cal. or 36?
anyway it's a great looking gun, as is the Remmy.

[BP Tess]

Steve, thank you for thay explaination...those are nifty little critters! Great for in the field or a quick outing at the range. I'm gonna try those paper loads too. I really enjoy the tinkering you get to do with CnB. That's half the fun;)

[Steve499]

O.D., The pocket navy is a 5 shooter .36 of the same frame size as the 1849 pocket .31. Mine has a 5 1/2 inch barrel. I'm not real sure if they are offered in the 4 inch barrel length like the .31s are or not. I think the 1851 was actually a scaled up copy of the 1849.

Steve

[BP Hunter]

i think those quick loaders will be quite handy even in the range. rather than using a spout or measuring your pwoder in the range, you can have all the loads ready for the shooting session. i think it's convenient as your paper cartridges. well, it look like i might be reordering some more stuff from dixie.

[Low Key]

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c54/LowKey58/myrig.jpg
Sometimes the knife goes with me and sometimes not, but the 58 is always on my hip when I'm going plundering around in the woods. :)

[Old Dragoon]

I still need the knife but I got the pistola and the other stuff.
LK,
Got the pin and the nipple picks yesterday, Good job.

Low Key makes some pretty nice small nipple picks.