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Post by huxbux on Aug 4, 2006 16:10:37 GMT -5
Ditto
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Post by greenhunter5364 on Sept 20, 2006 22:52:38 GMT -5
Just remember boys, don't go hunting with a clean barrel, foul it with some powder and primer/cap before you drop in your hunting load. Muzzleloaders have a tendency to be more accurate when shot from a fouled barrel as opposed to a clean one.
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Post by wolfhound on Sept 21, 2006 6:58:08 GMT -5
Just remember boys, don't go hunting with a clean barrel, foul it with some powder and primer/cap before you drop in your hunting load. Muzzleloaders have a tendency to be more accurate when shot from a fouled barrel as opposed to a clean one. That's not always necessary. It just depends on how you do it.
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Post by greenhunter111 on Oct 24, 2006 1:21:05 GMT -5
Wolfhound------ WOLFHOUND____What does your comment mean? It just depends on how you do it? ? HOW DO YOU DO IT? Are you one of these guys that likes to argue but not offer an answer? I pour 50 gr. of powder down the barrel and fire it off, then I put my hunting load down the barrel. I am then ready to hunt. A clean barrel is not the accurate barrel, its not hearsay, it is an observed fact.
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Post by wolfhound on Oct 24, 2006 6:58:24 GMT -5
I pour 50 gr. of powder down the barrel and fire it off, then I put my hunting load down the barrel. I am then ready to hunt. A clean barrel is not the accurate barrel, its not hearsay, it is an observed fact. Not neccisarily. Some barrels are more accurate fouled but not all. Even the barrels more accurate fouled can be shot clean if you do it right. My Disc Extreme isn't picky. It'll shoot good fouled or clean and so I shoot it clean. My omega is picky but I shoot it clean. I simply completely clean the barrel before loading. This means snapping caps and completely cleaning the barrel before hunting. A clean DRY barrel with a tight fitting sabot is the secret. Most of the time folks who say their barrel won't shoot clean just don't have a clean barrel. The oil they use to lube the barrel is the culprit. You have to remove every trace of it before loading. And after a shot a simple swab isn't enough, you have to get back to the clean dry barrel. It's more hassle at the range but less in the field.
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Post by Indianahunter on Oct 24, 2006 19:54:16 GMT -5
Wolfhound------ WOLFHOUND____What does your comment mean? It just depends on how you do it? ? HOW DO YOU DO IT? Are you one of these guys that likes to argue but not offer an answer? I pour 50 gr. of powder down the barrel and fire it off, then I put my hunting load down the barrel. I am then ready to hunt. A clean barrel is not the accurate barrel, its not hearsay, it is an observed fact. greenhunter, it sounds and reads pretty clear to me!!!
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Post by greenhunter111 on Oct 24, 2006 20:59:07 GMT -5
Wolfhound---- your answer afterwards was clear as to what you mean , but just saying "It depends on how you do it" and stopping there doesn't explain anything. You and I will just have disagree as gentlemen on this issue and leave it at that. It will just be our personal preferences. I know I can't convince you nor can you convince me.
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Post by wolfhound on Oct 24, 2006 21:09:45 GMT -5
My dislike of fouled barrels is just due to not wanting to clean my rifle every day after hunting. If I shoot something then I clean it but I just don't want to mess with it every day. I don't clean my ML's unless; a. I shoot it or b. I'm hunting in wet conditions.
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Post by dearbornx on Oct 26, 2006 21:09:55 GMT -5
after any day I shoot it
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Post by wolfhound on Oct 26, 2006 21:38:36 GMT -5
That's fine if you have a place to discharge your rifle safely. In the hunting woods firing it can potentially frighten game you can't see and firing after hunting hours is illegal.
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