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moodyholler Oldtimer Offline Posts: 697 Location: Blue Ridge Joined: Oct 11^th, 2005	Powder measure help Jan 9^th, 2023 at 1:23pm	Print Post
	Where can I get a body and lid for this measure? Thanks
	« Last Edit: Jan 9^th, 2023 at 5:17pm by moodyholler »

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16077 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Powder measure help Reply #1 - Jan 9^th, 2023 at 3:16pm	Print Post
	I think I've got a half dozen of those bodies and lids! They look like this:

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11455 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Powder measure help Reply #2 - Jan 9^th, 2023 at 3:53pm	Print Post
	Better not crank his tail to much. He might get moody and start hollerin....

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moodyholler Oldtimer Offline Posts: 697 Location: Blue Ridge Joined: Oct 11^th, 2005	Re: Powder measure help Reply #3 - Jan 9^th, 2023 at 5:17pm	Print Post
	Duh!


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Arctic Participating Member Offline Posts: 49 Location: Yellowknife, Canada Joined: Jan 7^th, 2013	Re: Powder measure help Reply #4 - Jan 9^th, 2023 at 6:30pm	Print Post
	Buffalo Arms is where I got a few.


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Ray_Newman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 274 Location: Washington State Joined: Jul 13^th, 2004	Re: Powder measure help Reply #5 - Jan 9^th, 2023 at 7:30pm	Print Post
	I found a section of chromed sink drain pipe in the hardware store that fit.

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gnoahhh Oldtimer Online Posts: 807 Location: Annapolis, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Re: Powder measure help Reply #6 - Jan 9^th, 2023 at 11:32pm	Print Post
	Yeah, I wanted to make an extended tall hopper for one of mine once and found it to be a standard thin walled pipe size. 1 1/2" OD x 1 7/16" ID. Can't help you with a cap, I turned mine on a lathe.


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1925 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Powder measure help Reply #7 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 12:23am	Print Post
	I found some chrome plated tubing at a large plumbing supply, and some long brass tubing at a large surplus store in Denver, and some stainless tubing at the same surplus store. the Caps are easy. Small block Chevy brass freeze plugs, at Napa, or most large auto parts stores. I can get the number for the caps if interested. Also a lighter return spring I found useful, available from Ace hardware. Can also post the number if anyone is interested.

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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: Powder measure help Reply #8 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 3:50am	Print Post
	Drain pipe and freeze plugs. Good ole American ingenuity!

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boats Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7544 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: Powder measure help Reply #9 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 7:45am	Print Post
	Likely Belding and Mull used off the shelf components when possible. No need to manufacture tubing when it’s easily available. Harrell’s uses standard Nagaline bottles Boats


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rodneys Oldtimer Online Posts: 677 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: Powder measure help Reply #10 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 8:29am	Print Post
	rkba2nd wrote on Jan 10^th, 2023 at 12:23am: I found some chrome plated tubing at a large plumbing supply, and some long brass tubing at a large surplus store in Denver, and some stainless tubing at the same surplus store. the Caps are easy. Small block Chevy brass freeze plugs, at Napa, or most large auto parts stores. I can get the number for the caps if interested. Also a lighter return spring I found useful, available from Ace hardware. Can also post the number if anyone is interested. I would like the part number for the freeze plugs. The lighter spring makes it easier to you use also I take them apart and clean up and use Johnson’s paste wax on all the sliding surfaces. You can even take the spring completely out, that works just return manually.


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gnoahhh Oldtimer Online Posts: 807 Location: Annapolis, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Re: Powder measure help Reply #11 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 9:05am	Print Post
	I lubricate my B&M measure by periodically scribbling heavily on the sliding surfaces with a soft pencil. Good old graphite. A quick search in McMaster-Carr revealed clear plastic (cellulose/butyrate) 1 1/2" tubing. $20 for a six foot piece. Either make a ceiling-high hopper, or use 6" and have a lifetime backup supply, or give pieces to all your buddies for Christmas next year.
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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1089 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: Powder measure help Reply #12 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 9:24am	Print Post
	rodneys wrote on Jan 10^th, 2023 at 8:29am: rkba2nd wrote on Jan 10^th, 2023 at 12:23am: I found some chrome plated tubing at a large plumbing supply, and some long brass tubing at a large surplus store in Denver, and some stainless tubing at the same surplus store. the Caps are easy. Small block Chevy brass freeze plugs, at Napa, or most large auto parts stores. I can get the number for the caps if interested. Also a lighter return spring I found useful, available from Ace hardware. Can also post the number if anyone is interested. I would like the part number for the freeze plugs. The lighter spring makes it easier to you use also I take them apart and clean up and use Johnson’s paste wax on all the sliding surfaces. You can even take the spring completely out, that works just return manually. Part number will vary, is often just the size, and there are different depths if interested. 1 5/8” is what you’re looking for.


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cheatin_charlie Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 349 Location: ohio Joined: Jan 10^th, 2009	Re: Powder measure help Reply #13 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 9:39am	Print Post
	IF you know someone who shoots muzzleloaders the lid from a Remington percussion cap tin fits mine perfectly.


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gnoahhh Oldtimer Online Posts: 807 Location: Annapolis, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Re: Powder measure help Reply #14 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 10:20am	Print Post
	Hey Moody. Don't holler at me, but I dug around and found a piece of thin wall aluminum tubing 1 1/2" OD 6" long in my scrap, err, treasure pile. PM me and it's yours.


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