Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: Damnimissed on December 28, 2013, 01:18:44 PM
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This next season will be my 3rd year chasing elk with a muzzleloader. I wanna switch from pyrodex pellets to loose powder. What kind of powder measures or speed loaders are you guys using? I'm looking for the quickest to load, most practical, high quality gear.
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I use Butler Creek and have for years.
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I use the orange loaders,sorry not sure what brand.I measure up 6 of them at home and keep some powder at camp,I dont get in a hurry but they work well for me..I dont like to rush pouring powder down the tube to quick..I always have the feeling a lil ember might still be in there..Thats just me not sure its possible
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Haha, I guess if there were a little ember still going in there, you'd probably end up looking like Elmer Fud after taking a muzzle blast to the face.
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I use the T/C powder measure
][http://www.midwayusa.com/product/475504/thompson-center-hunter-black-powder-measure-20-to-120-grains-in-10-grain-increments] (http://[http://www.midwayusa.com/product/475504/thompson-center-hunter-black-powder-measure-20-to-120-grains-in-10-grain-increments)
The T/C magum speedloader
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/703837/thompson-center-rain-proof-quick-shot-muzzleloading-loader-50-caliber-magnum-black-pack-of-2 (http://www.midwayusa.com/product/703837/thompson-center-rain-proof-quick-shot-muzzleloading-loader-50-caliber-magnum-black-pack-of-2)
I have a funnel for my powder to pour into the measure
I use musket caps & T7 FF loose
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Thanks guys, some of the options out there looked kinda cheesy, and I just wanna buy something of good quality the first time. Next comes the experimentation with bullet/powder combos :bash:
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The biggest problem I have is all the speedloaders do not accomodate musket caps. I have looked and looked but can only find them for #11's. Not trying to hijack the OP's thread, but If anyone has had any luck finding them for musket caps I would be interested to know where you found them.
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I like the "orange" ones too, actualy I think they are T/C, anyhow the ones with just the one cap and the open end on the bullet end. I have a bunch of the Butler Creek loaders too, but they have a cap on each end. With the single cap ones then I can use a shotgun shell holder on the stock and have five loaded and ready to go.
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I use the brass holder for musket caps. Hangs on a cord around my neck, so it is easy to find. Fits into the breech of my Bighorn. The plastic one does not work in the breech.
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Just don't buy the Knight speed loaders. The caps do not lock securely and there's big stupid loops which connect (and pull open) the caps. Blows me away how bad they are. I've got three that I'll give you.
Why would Knight do that? (their scope rings suck too)
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I normally carry the plastic tubes with powder and patched ball. The number 11 caps carried in a Ted Cash cap loader. I used to use a traditional loading block and tubes with just the powder and the Ted Cash cap loader, worked fine. When measuring loose powder never load into fire arm directly from the powder can. There several methods that have a screw on powder cap that allows person to load from the cap. very dangerous. I once ran into a muzzle loader elk hunter near Naches that was missing his left fore arm. He was loading from the powder can to rifle and there was a spark. He lost his fore arm. He still muzzle loader hunted and rested the rifle over his shortened left arm. Always load from the can to a measure then to the fire arm. I have seen a muzzle loader go off when being loaded three times, not fun, never happened to me.
