AmericanLongRifles Forums

General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: Iktomi on April 19, 2018, 05:35:59 PM

Title: My first horn
Post by: Iktomi on April 19, 2018, 05:35:59 PM

 I had a couple of old, and I mean OLD, small buffalo (bison) horns, so I thought that I would try my hand at a powder horn. It was pretty weathered, with deep fissures and I wasn't able to scrape enough to remove all of them and still have structural integrity and airtightness. It's small, but will make a decent day horn for deer/elk hunting or a priming horn for the day I get my flint longrifle built. The end cap is a piece of Claro, I just need to make a plug and fit it with a strap though it is small enough to tuck into my bag if I wish


(https://i.imgur.com/4oo0K5l.jpg)

Title: Re: My first horn
Post by: alyce-james on April 19, 2018, 06:41:43 PM

Iktomi; good morning sir. I think you completed a very nice looking and serviceable day or priming horn. Should be a go to horn and pouch horn. Have a great day. Thanks for sharing. Aj. 

Title: Re: My first horn
Post by: Tim Crosby on April 19, 2018, 11:45:15 PM

 Nice look'n little horn.

   Tim C.

Title: Re: My first horn
Post by: Iktomi on April 20, 2018, 03:43:31 AM

Thanks gents. I filled it and measured the capacity. It hold about 700 grains (volumetric), which will give me a 1/2 dozen reloads for my .54 GPR with a bit to spare. More than enough for a day's hunt.

Title: Re: My first horn
Post by: Tracker0721 on April 20, 2018, 04:14:12 PM

I like how it looks! A really good horn for a day hunt or even a multi day if you’re only chasing one species of game.

Title: Re: My first horn
Post by: Greg Pennell on April 21, 2018, 01:57:03 AM

Nice job...buffalo horn ain’t easy to work. I’ve only made one, and it fought me so hard I had to check and make sure the buffalo wasn’t still attached... :o

Greg

Title: Re: My first horn
Post by: Iktomi on April 21, 2018, 05:36:41 AM

Quote from: g.pennell on April 21, 2018, 01:57:03 AM

Nice job...buffalo horn ain’t easy to work. I’ve only made one, and it fought me so hard I had to check and make sure the buffalo wasn’t still attached... :o

Greg

 I've never made a powder horn before, but I've worked with horn a fair amount making horn nocks for longbows, thumb rings and other archery gear, and I agree that bison horn is harder to work with. I prefer good cow horn or water buffalo.