Post by: RC on September 29, 2021, 01:52:54 PM
Post by: Smokepole on September 29, 2021, 01:56:35 PM
Post by: high_hunter on September 29, 2021, 02:03:37 PM
Post by: IFunk on September 29, 2021, 03:05:40 PM
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Post by: phildobaggins on September 29, 2021, 03:38:05 PM
Post by: Mtnwalker on September 29, 2021, 03:41:13 PM
I loaded up my Bighorn in early September of last year and finally discharged it on the last day of ML season (Dec 15th). It went boom! I wrap my bore with electrical tape and it rained nearly every day I hunted. Not ideal, but I live in the city and can't just discharge it in the backyard. You can always unscrew your breech plug and push everything out through the breech which I've done, but it's messy. That loose powder will stick to the breech plug grease if you use it and then you have to make sure and get that crap out of the threads.
I always get sketched out doing that even though I know it's technically safe :chuckle:
Post by: cbond3318 on September 29, 2021, 03:46:28 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on September 29, 2021, 03:52:05 PM
11 months, 28 days
What if it's a leap year?
Post by: cbond3318 on September 29, 2021, 04:29:21 PM
11 months, 28 days
What if it's a leap year?
I archery hunt.
Post by: JakeLand on September 29, 2021, 06:07:45 PM
Post by: haftard on September 29, 2021, 08:06:10 PM
Post by: Dan-o on September 29, 2021, 09:25:05 PM
If it's wet when I hunted, I reload. I just don't trust a must cap to keep water out.
If dry, I will hunt all season.
I've also left loads in for months at a time just to see.
They go boom if protected.
Post by: riverrun on September 29, 2021, 09:36:24 PM
Post by: LDennis24 on September 29, 2021, 09:44:00 PM
Post by: duckmen1 on September 29, 2021, 10:00:24 PM
Post by: wadu1 on September 29, 2021, 10:03:09 PM
Post by: LDennis24 on September 30, 2021, 07:50:18 AM
Post by: duckmen1 on September 30, 2021, 08:16:09 AM
Yeah I'm willing to bet all this other talk is from people who use the "improved" newer in-lines and I'll bet they shoot pellets. Pellets are the reason for hangfires and misfires in almost every situation I know of when a gun doesn't go off. That and using old primers or those CCI brand ones. They suck. Use only RWS caps and you should be good. Changing temps allows moisture to collect between the pellets or down the core of them and then you might be screwed and have to use one of those fancy CO2 discharging kits. I don't even own one cuz I don't need one. I have had one or two misfires when I was crawling through the wet brush and grass and completely soaked my gun. With that I usually carry a film canister full of FFFF and I take out my nipple and pack some in behind it and into it and boom goes the dynamite. :twocents:
I personally use Pyrodex rs loose powder. German musket caps. Follow my own judgment in conditions that I feel my gun has encountered and keep gun clean and dry accordingly. Again. Never any issues for me. But yeah you are right on some of those thoughts for sure on others.
Post by: phildobaggins on September 30, 2021, 08:18:05 AM
Yeah I'm willing to bet all this other talk is from people who use the "improved" newer in-lines and I'll bet they shoot pellets. Pellets are the reason for hangfires and misfires in almost every situation I know of when a gun doesn't go off. That and using old primers or those CCI brand ones. They suck. Use only RWS caps and you should be good. Changing temps allows moisture to collect between the pellets or down the core of them and then you might be screwed and have to use one of those fancy CO2 discharging kits. I don't even own one cuz I don't need one. I have had one or two misfires when I was crawling through the wet brush and grass and completely soaked my gun. With that I usually carry a film canister full of FFFF and I take out my nipple and pack some in behind it and into it and boom goes the dynamite. :twocents:
I'm those people LOL
I've never had a hang fire with CCI primers/pellets haha. The trick is to remember to put the pellets in the correct direction, and to not touch them with your fingers.
Post by: JakeLand on September 30, 2021, 08:23:41 AM
Heading to muzzy elk camp ! Good luck every one
Post by: Scruffy on September 30, 2021, 08:47:01 AM
Post by: dilleytech on September 30, 2021, 09:18:54 AM
Post by: wadu1 on September 30, 2021, 09:25:17 AM
Not an issue to leave loaded, (unprimed) but DON'T FORGET IT IS LOADED AND DUMP ANOTHER CHARGE AND BALL IN THE BARREL. They don't like dbl loads.....You got that right, no double loads. I mark my ramrods to indicate loaded. Watching a Aquachigger U-tube on finding civil war relics, he has a barrel that he had x-rayed it has 7 or 8 charges.
Post by: haftard on September 30, 2021, 09:49:55 AM
Not an issue to leave loaded, (unprimed) but DON'T FORGET IT IS LOADED AND DUMP ANOTHER CHARGE AND BALL IN THE BARREL. They don't like dbl loads.....
Not an issue you just have more projectiles coming out the barrel. I will admit it the shot sounds funny and you'll know something is wrong. But didn't hurt the gun at all
Post by: HntnFsh on September 30, 2021, 12:50:04 PM
Post by: LDennis24 on September 30, 2021, 10:03:37 PM
Yeah I'm willing to bet all this other talk is from people who use the "improved" newer in-lines and I'll bet they shoot pellets. Pellets are the reason for hangfires and misfires in almost every situation I know of when a gun doesn't go off. That and using old primers or those CCI brand ones. They suck. Use only RWS caps and you should be good. Changing temps allows moisture to collect between the pellets or down the core of them and then you might be screwed and have to use one of those fancy CO2 discharging kits. I don't even own one cuz I don't need one. I have had one or two misfires when I was crawling through the wet brush and grass and completely soaked my gun. With that I usually carry a film canister full of FFFF and I take out my nipple and pack some in behind it and into it and boom goes the dynamite. :twocents:
I'm those people LOL
I've never had a hang fire with CCI primers/pellets haha. The trick is to remember to put the pellets in the correct direction, and to not touch them with your fingers.
No trick to loading them the right way, they collect moisture regardless of how you load them. An open cavity is still there inside the pellets unlike a packed loose powder round. I know plenty of competition muzzleloader shooters and have used a muzzleloader for hunting almost every year in every environment. They all agree pellets suck. Wet environments and pellets will cause misfires and leave alot of residue in your gun. And CCI primers foul easily in the rain. This I know.
Post by: Dan-o on September 30, 2021, 11:11:43 PM
Not an issue to leave loaded, (unprimed) but DON'T FORGET IT IS LOADED AND DUMP ANOTHER CHARGE AND BALL IN THE BARREL. They don't like dbl loads.....You got that right, no double loads. I mark my ramrods to indicate loaded. Watching a Aquachigger U-tube on finding civil war relics, he has a barrel that he had x-rayed it has 7 or 8 charges.
I saw that!
That poor guy must have been scared out of his mind to just keep packing loads down the barrel.
Post by: Scruffy on October 01, 2021, 01:43:19 AM
Not an issue to leave loaded, (unprimed) but DON'T FORGET IT IS LOADED AND DUMP ANOTHER CHARGE AND BALL IN THE BARREL. They don't like dbl loads.....
Not an issue you just have more projectiles coming out the barrel. I will admit it the shot sounds funny and you'll know something is wrong. But didn't hurt the gun at all
You may have gotten away with it but certainly not a recommended thing to do. There are plenty of exploded barrels out there to prove to consequences. I personally shoot my muzzleloaders after the season is over. Hate taking that shot, just means I am in for a good cleaning after.....
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on October 01, 2021, 05:34:47 AM
Post by: LDennis24 on October 01, 2021, 07:17:31 AM
Just remember if you are hunting in freezing conditions, you can end up with moisture inside your barrel which can affect your powder. Especially if you bring your gun inside at night. Frozen metal in a warm space will cause condensation. Think of your car window after a cold night. you will have condensation on the inside. It can happen from the barrel getting cold then bringing it inside a warm vehicle too. Some times many times in a day.
:yeah:
Especially with hollow core pelleted powder. It's a lot less likely with loose powder packed tightly into your chamber.
Post by: 3cityhuntr on October 01, 2021, 06:51:47 PM