What to do in between hunts....

[exPAtriate]

Hi,

First time doing traditional ml hunting this winter. What do I do in between hunts with my percussion Renegade? Should I just shoot into the ground and clean, or can I just take off the cap and ignore it like my unmentionable IL?

The "brass suppository season was a bust here at home and I'm looking forward to ml season next week and primitive season here in MD in early February. My ugly ILs are rtg, but the Renegade is just calling/screaming to me ...

 

[2 shots]

pull the load , no need to clean [ other than maybe run a patch down to remove any powder left behind] , if you shoot it, you have to clean it.

 

[exPAtriate]

pull the load , no need to clean , shoot it, have to clean it.

Should I then use the ball puller then the patch puller? (I haven't had a need to use them yet.)

 

[marsh trapper]

Hi,

First time doing traditional ml hunting this winter. What do I do in between hunts with my percussion Renegade? Should I just shoot into the ground and clean, or can I just take off the cap and ignore it like my unmentionable IL?

The "brass suppository season was a bust here at home and I'm looking forward to ml season next week and primitive season here in MD in early February. My ugly ILs are rtg, but the Renegade is just calling/screaming to me ...

Im a fellow marylander as well, i just shoot up in air at slight angle. Then clean

 

[oldwood]

I keep saying this , but again.....Any time you clean a m/l , If percussion , dry the firing chamber , and store muzzle down to cause any liquids to flow foreward to be removed by a dry patch before loading again. Same thing with a flinter , clean and stand muzzle down.

 

[ETipp]

Hi,

First time doing traditional ml hunting this winter. What do I do in between hunts with my percussion Renegade? Should I just shoot into the ground and clean, or can I just take off the cap and ignore it like my unmentionable IL?

The "brass suppository season was a bust here at home and I'm looking forward to ml season next week and primitive season here in MD in early February. My ugly ILs are rtg, but the Renegade is just calling/screaming to me ...

How long between hunts?

Unless the ML has been exposed to wet conditions, I do not unload it or clean it until seasons end.

You can use a Co2 cartridge to push the load out, or pull the ball if you so desire. Obviously you will have to clean the ML if you shoot it.

For any extended sit time on any of my ML's, they get shot, cleaned, and then oiled well before putting them to bed for months at a time. Even then, I still try to run a dry patch down the bore every now and then followed up with a well oiled patch.

I have never stored a ML muzzle down and I have never ran into any Issues from doing so. I always wipe them out before loading, remove the nipple, then run some lacquer thinner down through the flash hole. That will remove any build up if there is any down in the breech.

 

[sheriff john]

For many years our group fired the charge each evening, then completely cleaned each night. Hot barrels from water bath dried off fast, then lightly oiled and wiped clean. In later years, hunting alone, I've just left the guns loaded with caps pulled and pan emptied/wiped. Wet weather, everything gets stripped, cleaned, and left unassembled 'til morning. Still Fun !!

 

[exPAtriate]

Im a fellow marylander as well, i just shoot up in air at slight angle. Then clean

I don't know about shooting up at a slight angle. I really like my neighbors (that's where I hunt) and I live in a Red county.

 

[azmntman]

Shoot into a tree, NOT in the air. 1 in 100,000,000 chance but if I did it I'd make Yahoo for sure.

I had elk then deer hunts 2 weeks apart. Shot cow first evening (reloaded in the blind). Left that rifle loaded and in the truck or that garage till last day of deer season (3 weeks) and it went off like a centerfire. DO NOT BRING IN THE HOUSE OR TENT. Then it's likely to mis or hang fire. Or as per above the CO2 things are supercool.

 

[Stykbow]

I pull the cap and leave the powder in place. It gets unloaded when I shoot a deer or the season is over.

 

[johnraleksa]

I pull the cap and leave the powder in place. It gets unloaded when I shoot a deer or the season is over.

I loaded my muzzleloader and kept in the back of my Jeep and in my unheated garage for over 3 weeks .removed the cap and put a dried patch over nipple hammer down.I never worry about not firing and it did when I shot it.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Start shooting for pleasure and practice. Clean between shooting sessions. You will be a better shot and even more ready when the next hunting season comes around.

 

[Juice Jaws]

pull the load , no need to clean [ other than maybe run a patch down to remove any powder left behind] , if you shoot it, you have to clean it.

Never figure out why some people think cleaning a ML is a major chore,

 

[Juice Jaws]

I keep saying this , but again.....Any time you clean a m/l , If percussion , dry the firing chamber , and store muzzle down to cause any liquids to flow foreward to be removed by a dry patch before loading again. Same thing with a flinter , clean and stand muzzle down.

I have never stand my muzzle down and never had any problems, one more old wife's tale

 

[Juice Jaws]

I don't know about shooting up at a slight angle. I really like my neighbors (that's where I hunt) and I live in a Red county.

The guy was just kidding

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

If you shoot it, CLEAN IT.

I never leave any of mine loaded more than a couple of weeks.

I have never stand my muzzle down and never had any problems, one more old wife's tale

Well, it really helps for those who think that drowning the bore in oil is necessary.

 

[ETipp]

If you shoot it, CLEAN IT.

I never leave any of mine loaded more than a couple of weeks.



Well, it really helps for those who think that drowning the bore in oil is necessary.

I'd much rather have a fair amount of oil in the breech and/or barrel then not enough. Just ascertain the oil is removed prior to loading. To the best of my knowledge, I have never rusted a ML barrel by doing so.

What's that ole saying "an ounce of prevention............

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

I'd much rather have a fair amount of oil in the breech and/or barrel then not enough. Just ascertain the oil is removed prior to loading. To the best of my knowledge, I have never rusted a ML barrel by doing so.

What's that ole saying "an ounce of prevention............

 

[LSLibelo]

Maybe I'm not understanding something, but can't you still hunt with a muzzleloader during "Firearms" season?

 

[Century to late]

No it won't cause damage to the barrel loaded. If the gun had been fired then reloaded well then that's a problem. I leave mine loaded and pull the cap. Right now I've got 3 loaded so when I get to my property I pick the best gun for the situation. Or my mood.