Bullet lube and Power Belt

[JoeC]

Ok , stupid question time .
Been shooting muzzleloaders for about 30 years
always shoot patch/ball . or maxi/mini ball.
I picked up a Lyman Deerstalker for my son, to hunt with . Trying to keep things simple for him,picked up some Maxi-balls , also thought i would try some of those new-fangled Power Belt bullets. I haven't tried them yet , but i was wondering, i know that the lube in the maxi/'mini
balls keeps the fouling soft ,etc.
What the heck do you do with these plastic bullet things?????????? Especially the copper coated ones????
There are no lube grooves , what keeps the fouling soft, or cleaned out of the barrel ?
I can see where they would scrape some of the fouling back down the barrel while loading , but??????? then what .....???? :
Do you have to swab the bore every couple shots.
any answers will be appreciated.
Joe.

 

[Big John]

If you're hunting with the powerbelts, lube once and no problem, but target shooting you need to lube more often. But i'd stay with t/c maxi-balls or maxi-hunters.

 

[jernestc]

My experience with Powerbelts is that they can be loaded almost indefinitely without cleaning. The idea is that the plastic is oversized to make a gas seal and the bullet is actually a little undersized so they go down easily. The actual size of your guns bore will probably determine the 'range cleaning' regimen.

This was a response to the original question.