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Anything in particular bothering you? Or just cautious by nature? If you have any concerns, put it securely in a rest and fire it at arms length or even use a lanyard. Personally, I wouldn't be overly concerned about using it.

Good glove and just push it open.

Very nice.

Sometimes you just have to enjoy the stories for the entertainment. Been on a few tours which included healthy doses of pure el toro poopoo.

Hi Dry Ball. Pleased to meet you. There are some interesting names on here.

As longcruise asked; have you changed ball size or patching? Can you confirm that your patching hasn't changed in thickness from the nominal, even if still from the same source?

In the (now) Kings English, it is a doodads.

I've got an older one on my TC Hawken. Quite like it. My only problem was needing to drill another hole in the tang to mount it. If you prefer peep sights for whatever reason, such as getting to THAT stage of life, I think you'll find it useful.

I fail to understand how the Davenport can predict accuracy but perhaps it could somehow. Conical being heavier weight for caliber than a round ball should require more powder to achieve the same velocity for at least two reasons. Greater inertia and longer bearing surface creating more...

When are you wasting powder? When you're reaching for greater performance than required or unburnt powder is wasted coming out of the barrel. If you're happy with the energy and accuracy your gun produces, why reach higher? I would think that most hunters want the most power balanced with the...

Went to a not very local gun show today, not really shopping for anything in particular. Seldom see much muzzleloading stuff, $80 (Cdn) powder has ceased to be a shock or even much of a disappointment. Such is life. But all in all more muzzleloading guns than normal. As I'm strolling down...

If you're really worried about it, find a way to firmly and consistently seat the wedge. I'm personally inclined to think that unless your rear sight is tang mounted, and not both rear and front mounted on the barrel, you won't find an issue with small inconsistencies. Even if it is tang...

History (or any other subject) was not my strong suit in school.

Pretty sure that any powder not burned up in the barrel will do so before it falls to the ground. If it doesn't, personally I'd be looking for better powder.

I don't recall right off the top of my head who standardized wheat at 7000 individual grains of it in a pound. I believe it was a Roman ruler and IIRC Durum was their most common. Hence the 7000 grains in a pound. Anybody in a position to see if you can get approx 50 grains in that volume of...

Yes. It is possible to get more powder in a given measure. A couple possible ways. But, I bet almost everybody pours to fill the measure and doesn't worry about getting even more in. Otherwise you are making a 50 gr measure into a 53, 54, 55, etc. Do it however you want.

Received an email from ABPA. Contact Ken Steinhauer at 780-289-6346 by Sept 15. He's putting an order in. For folks in the south, my job enables me to get loads up to Edmonton or Grande Prairie so maybe some shipping can be saved if you're not in a particular rush.

Since you won't be able to control conditions each time you go out, a heavier projectile stays more "true". That is, bucks the wind better, different humidity, etc. Work up the most accurate load for the heaviest caliber you feel like handling and go for it. Book learning and ballistic...

Spit patch followed by dry patch after every shot.

Curious; does the density or duration of the smoke change with wind speeds?