Reloading and ML Questions
01-20-2003, 05:33 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Sherwood AR USA
Posts: 84
Reloading and ML Questions
How exactly do you reload a muzzleloader? My dad has no experience with them and either do i. So, How exactly do you reloading a muzzleloader, becuase next season my bud and me are going deer hunting and i dont want to feel like a dumb@$$..lol
Thanks
ALSO, do you have any diagrams of a ML?
Edited by - Hunter501 on 01/20/2003 19:10:08
Thanks
ALSO, do you have any diagrams of a ML?
Edited by - Hunter501 on 01/20/2003 19:10:08
01-21-2003, 06:29 AM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
Posts: 6,270
RE: Reloading and ML Questions
1. Thoroughly dry all oil/grease out of the bore with 4 or 5 patches.
2. Pop two or three caps on the nipple to burn out any remaining oil, and to see that the flash channel is clear.
3. Measure out a charge of powder with an adjustable measure.
4. Pour the powder down the bore. Slap the side of the barrel a couple of times to shake all powder down to the breech.
5. Start your bullet or patched round ball into the muzzle and push it down several inches with your short starter.
6. Using the ramrod, seat the bullet all the way down onto the powder charge with about 40 LB of pressure.
7. Make a mark on the ramrod at the muzzle with a pencil or pocket knife when it is all the way down. You must seat all subsequent bullets to this same depth!!
8. With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, bring the hammer to half-cock, and place a cap on the nipple.
The gun is now fully loaded. All you have to do now is cock it to full-cock, aim and squeeze the trigger. Boom!
Keep yore powder dry!!
2. Pop two or three caps on the nipple to burn out any remaining oil, and to see that the flash channel is clear.
3. Measure out a charge of powder with an adjustable measure.
4. Pour the powder down the bore. Slap the side of the barrel a couple of times to shake all powder down to the breech.
5. Start your bullet or patched round ball into the muzzle and push it down several inches with your short starter.
6. Using the ramrod, seat the bullet all the way down onto the powder charge with about 40 LB of pressure.
7. Make a mark on the ramrod at the muzzle with a pencil or pocket knife when it is all the way down. You must seat all subsequent bullets to this same depth!!
8. With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, bring the hammer to half-cock, and place a cap on the nipple.
The gun is now fully loaded. All you have to do now is cock it to full-cock, aim and squeeze the trigger. Boom!
Keep yore powder dry!!
