Powderhorn Safety

The end cap of a horn and how it is installed is the difference between a useful living history tool and a decoration. No more than four to six brass or wood pins with a beeswax pressed seal for the end cap. This will allow for an explosion path, Always cap your horn after dispensing powder, never pour a charge into the barrel from your horn, use a measure. Swing the horn behind you before firing, don’t affix your horn to your possibles bag like a sissy. Never wear your horn when making fire or around the campfire, avoid fire around powder. Ignore these warnings and you may end up with a bellyful of horn pieces. The 28 "Rules of Ranging" are a series of rules and guidelines created by Major Robert Rogers in 1757, during the French and Indian War (1754–63). Number 5. Don’t never take a chance you don’t have to.