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Offline PA BEN

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Muzzleloader and fires.
« on: August 21, 2021, 08:20:49 AM »
I'm not trying to be that guy, but it's so dam dry out I've been waiting for rain to shoot my muzzleloader. It's had a load in it for 3 years. I'm west side elk hunting this year with son in law. We got a ton of rain last night so I shot it to see if it was still on. Yes, it's still on. I saw where the bullet cut into the ground and to my surprise it was dry as a bone just under the pine needles. This is just a FYI. Not trying stir the pot. I evacuated a friend last Sunday when the Ford,  Corkscrew canyon fire broke out. It was coming fast, we loaded what we could and got out of there. Thanks to the DNR his home was saved.
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Re: Muzzleloader and fires.
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2021, 09:13:05 AM »
I think it's a great message . :tup:

Just curious though, how would you feel about someone bear hunting after recent rains.

I think I'm going with.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Not sure that a muzzle loader is the best way to test fire danger. :dunno:

I rather piss in the wind,then have piss down my back.

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Re: Muzzleloader and fires.
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2021, 10:08:25 AM »
I dont see any more danger shooting a modern muzzleloader than a rifle.  :twocents:

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Re: Muzzleloader and fires.
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2021, 10:24:46 AM »
I always thought it was about muzzle flash.
Shooting through dry grass or brush.
More than the bullet hitting dirt.
I don't know ,I might be wrong.

Don't get me wrong guys, If there was a day to target shoot today is better than any other day we have had.
Trust me I thought about it that's for sure. I got a rifle I need to sight in. And just for the fun of target shooting.
And I don't blame PA BEN for firing that muzzleloader when it's been loaded so long.
Better today than tomorrow.
That might be a better message.
Few hours of sun and will be back in the dry zone.
We have so much dry fuel that it won't take long to dry back out.

I rather piss in the wind,then have piss down my back.

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Re: Muzzleloader and fires.
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2021, 04:35:30 PM »
I dont see any more danger shooting a modern muzzleloader than a rifle.  :twocents:
Only a rifle doesn't have the muzzle flash like a muzzleloader. I've never been shy about shooting my rifle until this year, it's not the muzzle flash I worry about. 1 spark off a rock could start a fire. Most likely not, but I definitely don't want to be that guy.

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Re: Muzzleloader and fires.
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2021, 09:09:17 PM »
I dont see any more danger shooting a modern muzzleloader than a rifle.  :twocents:
Only a rifle doesn't have the muzzle flash like a muzzleloader. I've never been shy about shooting my rifle until this year, it's not the muzzle flash I worry about. 1 spark off a rock could start a fire. Most likely not, but I definitely don't want to be that guy.

I’ve never seen a muzzle flash from my musket, let alone any embers falling from my barrel lol

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Re: Muzzleloader and fires.
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2021, 09:28:58 PM »
I dont see any more danger shooting a modern muzzleloader than a rifle.  :twocents:
Only a rifle doesn't have the muzzle flash like a muzzleloader. I've never been shy about shooting my rifle until this year, it's not the muzzle flash I worry about. 1 spark off a rock could start a fire. Most likely not, but I definitely don't want to be that guy.

I’ve never seen a muzzle flash from my musket, let alone any embers falling from my barrel lol

You might be surprised... shoot it at night and the light might come on!  We have held night shoots and it like fireworks from the muzzle.

Keep shooting muzzleloaders - They are a blast!!

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Re: Muzzleloader and fires.
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2021, 10:45:22 PM »
Maybe DNR could hand out silencers and muzzle flash cans.
Just sayin.
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Re: Muzzleloader and fires.
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2021, 08:59:50 AM »
I dont see any more danger shooting a modern muzzleloader than a rifle.  :twocents:
Only a rifle doesn't have the muzzle flash like a muzzleloader. I've never been shy about shooting my rifle until this year, it's not the muzzle flash I worry about. 1 spark off a rock could start a fire. Most likely not, but I definitely don't want to be that guy.

I’ve never seen a muzzle flash from my musket, let alone any embers falling from my barrel lol
:tup:

You might be surprised... shoot it at night and the light might come on!  We have held night shoots and it like fireworks from the muzzle.

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Re: Muzzleloader and fires.
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2021, 09:21:26 AM »
I have used a muzzle loader shotgun for hunting doves in California when I lived down there.  And yes I have started a couple of small fires in the dried grass area next to the planted row crops.  Burning embers/powder and burning wads will start a fire in dry grass and weeds.  It got to where I always had at least a 5 gallon jug of water with me when I went hunting with the muzzle loader.
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Re: Muzzleloader and fires.
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Re: Muzzleloader and fires.
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2021, 09:21:02 PM »
I dont see any more danger shooting a modern muzzleloader than a rifle.  :twocents:

 Just a pet peeve, but FYI most muzzleloaders are rifles.

 It is the rifled bore that makes a rifle, not a metallic cartridge.
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