Muzzle loading tips? Add your own

[jackmaster]

Learned my lesson Monday that it might be a good idea to have an extra Ramrod incase you break one in half like I did. Its kinda hard to shoot when the Bullet is only 5" down the barrell. 

yeah i got rid of the wooden one and bought a fiberglass rod, didnt worry anymore

[hillbilli]

I've heard a lot of muzzle covering tactics, but i was taught early on that with an open-breach muzzleloader (I shoot a black diamond), that once you are out of the truck, weapon capped- you make a little electical tape barrier to keep rain off the breach. One maybe 2 inch piece across the rear, one across the front of the opening, and maybe 3 lengthwise pieces (3in long or so) over the opening. make sure of course that it wont intterfere with striker movement, but it never has on mine, and its real good rain insurance for the maybe minute it takes..

[DeerThug]

If you choose to be the only jerk in the canyon that discharges you gun and relaod it every day.  DO NOT shoot the gun at 3:30 am every morning.   You will not make any friends....

[TopOfTheFoodChain]

If you choose to be the only jerk in the canyon that discharges you gun and relaod it every day.  DO NOT shoot the gun at 3:30 am every morning.   You will not make any friends....

[carpsniperg2]

Learned my lesson Monday that it might be a good idea to have an extra Ramrod incase you break one in half like I did. Its kinda hard to shoot when the Bullet is only 5" down the barrell. 

I hope you didn't shoot it out with it only being 5" down the barrel  that is one of the most dangerous things to do with a muzzleloader. If you did I would have it inspected by someone. The air gap between the powder and bullet can cause the excess pressure to buldge the barrel or blow it up. That is a 100% fact and very dangerous.

[50CalJim]

Learned my lesson Monday that it might be a good idea to have an extra Ramrod incase you break one in half like I did. Its kinda hard to shoot when the Bullet is only 5" down the barrell. 

I hope you didn't shoot it out with it only being 5" down the barrel  that is one of the most dangerous things to do with a muzzleloader. If you did I would have it inspected by someone. The air gap between the powder and bullet can cause the excess pressure to buldge the barrel or blow it up. That is a 100% fact and very dangerous.

Come on Dude give me some credit I'm not that dumb.

[carpsniperg2]

Learned my lesson Monday that it might be a good idea to have an extra Ramrod incase you break one in half like I did. Its kinda hard to shoot when the Bullet is only 5" down the barrell. 

I hope you didn't shoot it out with it only being 5" down the barrel  that is one of the most dangerous things to do with a muzzleloader. If you did I would have it inspected by someone. The air gap between the powder and bullet can cause the excess pressure to buldge the barrel or blow it up. That is a 100% fact and very dangerous.

Come on Dude give me some credit I'm not that dumb.

I don't give anyone credit when it comes to being safe. I just wanted to make sure you were aware and others as well. So someone else didn't read that and say I can just shoot it out. Which your post makes it seem like you did. Just wanted to make sure everyone understood

[50CalJim]

Fair enough.FYI  I went & bought a new Rod. 

[carpsniperg2]

  yep I saw that, just didn't know if you left it loaded until you got the new rod. Sounds like you did just fine