Left it loaded for how long ????

[larry wv]

Might want to figure out what kind of problem you have. I don't think the 3 days was why it didn't fire. :v Larry Wv

 

[jaw69]

I know what it was pryo.... O never mind no one would listen anyway. :hmm:

 

[SgtSchutzen]

I can hear ya :grin: :applause:. That`s exactly the reason I don`t use pyro anymore.

 

[illuveatar]

I've since discovered a BP distributor within 50 miles of here and now I have two pounds of pyrodex 2f and 3f, one pound of Goex 3f and one pound of Swiss 4f. This gun is new to me and perhaps it will require some powder experimentation.

I'm presently converting it to flintlock

 

[CaptainKirk]

(I'm not gonna say a word, nope, I'm not. Not this time, nope, ain't gonna go there.) :shake:

 

[shootrj2003]

remember ,it's not unusual to find muzzleloaders still loaded after 100+ years and unfortunately unthinking or unknowing people have been killed and injured,probably people kept thier gun loaded in woolier times and just never checked then died and thier folks just put it in the attic ,it is a testament to the stability of BP[barring H2O]I've kept mine loaded far longer than I like to think and it still went bang.

 

[TFoley]

remember ,it's not unusual to find muzzleloaders still loaded after 100+ years and unfortunately unthinking or unknowing people have been killed and injured,probably people kept thier gun loaded in woolier times and just never checked then died and thier folks just put it in the attic ,it is a testament to the stability of BP[barring H2O]I've kept mine loaded far longer than I like to think and it still went bang.

Yup, as I noted before, a couple of times. We successfully fired a P53 Enfield that had been on the wall of a local pub, loaded, since the last time it was fired.

1897.

Wadding only though.....that's how we dated it.

tac
Supporter of the Cape Meares Lighthouse Restoration Fund

 

[Rhett Griffith]

I loaded my 10 gauge for turkey hunting in April last year, never got a shot and then just never got around to shooting it for the next 5 months. Both barrels went off without a hitch in September when I wanted to take it dove hunting.

 

[paradox]

Right On, being a rookie in ML, i fire a cap or two then run a couple of dry patches. Glad to read i aint the only one using this procedure. i dont really like running something dry over the wasted cap residue? is it even neccessary?