Unloading a muzzleloader question

[DUSTY 14]

use bees wax oil mix for lube or just go with bore butter. nothing with any water in it. pull your cap or dump prime when done for the day. a piece of leather or lubed patch over nipple or plug the touch hole with a feather, then close frizzen. i had mine loaded for 2 weeks and 3 days it poured rain and still they went off on first cap.

 

[deseeb2001]

I don't like leaving it loaded as I don't get to go shooting nearly as much as I would prefer and I have never had much luck with a ball puller. As a result I just pick a nice target & fire it off. At least that way I get to make some smoke and go home happy :thumbsup:

 

[mjulihn]

The obvious problem with not clearly flagging your muzzleloader as still loaded is that you may push another charge and ball down the bore. I once purchased an early TC Hawken that was shipped in this condition -- two charges and two conicals.

 

[larryp]

I'm another one who shoots the load out. Like others have said another practice round is always good and a single shot is easy to clean up afterwards.

 

[StewartLeach]

Charley, you are so right about observing ALWAYS Rule #1 when using a CO2 discharger. After a local match we did some field ballistic testing of a discharger with a new 16 gram cylinder. Ball from a 50 cal went about 80 yards with the barrel elevated a bit from level.

White Fox

 

[crockett]

I thought I posted something but I guess not. If I'm going to be hunting for two days in a row (weekend) on Saturday night I uncap, lower hammer on a leather pad over nipple, and then put the ramrod in the bore- then the rifle in a case. The ramrod serves as a reminder the gun is loaded and if for any reason someone else comes across the firearm- the ramrod is sort of a flag the rifle may be loaded.

 

[The Hungry Hunter]

Why use leather over the nipple? I use a piece of seran wrap.am I wrong in doing this?

 

[azmntman]

WEll, I for one have lost more than a few deer leaving my gun deprimmed or decapped a cold truck and having a misfire. I will leave t as is (de capped or primmed of course)and then SHOOT IT IN THE MORNING away from my hunting area. I find if I shoot it just before light, load and get to my ridge, water hole or what have you I have no misfires. I will also shoot a round from a clean gun in the morning and reload...a recently fired MZLDR rarely misfires.

 

[TLanoy]

Like others, I just shoot the load out at the end of the day. Don't mind cleaning it as I usually have gone through cobwebs and whatnot roaming around in the woods all day.