[jjmitchell60]

A habdy little trick to BP balls for rifles (can be used for revolvers as well I reckon) and single shot hand guns is to find a piece of cane that the balls will fit into. Cane has a natural barrier in it every so many inches so cut one end below the barrire and one end above. The end with the barrier in it will be the bottom allowing you to stack balls in it and use a cork or wood stoper on the open end to close it up. You can then carry enough for a 1-2 day hunt easier than carrying them in a possibles bag loose or in a ball bag plus when you want a ball, uncork the olen end and you can easiely get one ball out at a time. When on a day hunt or a short 2 day hunt I carry them that way so I only carry a limited amount of stuff in my possibles bag or just carry a haversack with no possibles bag plus a powder horn. Cane can also be used to carry pre-set powder charges as well thus you do not have to carry a powder horn.