Blackpowder newbie

[gyman98]

Another good point !
My wife forgot to fire two caps after cleaning the oil from the bore, and when she fired her first shot, the went bang and ignited,----------but powder closest to the nipple was oil soked and burned like a fuse took approx 1or 2 secs for it fire. Fortunately she had kept the rifle shouldered and pointing down range.
Ao after you run a patch down to remove any oil in the barrel, fire two caps to burn any oil left in the barrel.

Thanks for that one cause I wouldn't of though to do that

 

[sheephunter]

Thanks for that one cause I wouldn't of though to do that

One thing to consider is that there is no need for oil inside a well cleaned barrel unless it is being stored for extended periods but I still snap a couple caps before loading regardess. Not sure how necessary it is with a 209 gun but it's a habit I picked up with my caplocks and older in-lines using #11 caps where it was a must so no harm in doing it with a 209 gun.

 

[JacquesT]

One thing to consider is that there is no need for oil inside a well cleaned barrel unless it is being stored for extended periods but I still snap a couple caps before loading regardess. Not sure how necessary it is with a 209 gun but it's a habit I picked up with my caplocks and older in-lines using #11 caps where it was a must so no harm in doing it with a 209 gun.

I beg to differ on the ''no oil'' statement...part of cleaning the barrel in my book includes oiling/protecting the bore...just ambiant humidity and change in metal temperature calls for protection...bare metal will suffer from lack of protection....Before the range cleaning includes drying up the bore/clearing the flash hole/nipple....but again this is the way I trained....an opinion amongst others.
regards
J

 

[mbogo3]

Newsflash the first inline was invented in the 1600's.Modern NO...........Forget all the horsepower hype about 150gr charges as most inlines shoot their best groups with 100gr.For convience sake 777 is made in 50gr compressed pellets for easy loading behind a plastic Sabot containing a pistol bullet.Not all of the Traditions inlines are rated for 150gr magnum charges check with the manufacturer before touching off a grenade.Try huntingnet.com under the blackpowder section and they are full of great advise for the beginner and advanced............Harold

 

[sheephunter]

Newsflash the first inline was invented in the 1600's.Modern NO...........Forget all the horsepower hype about 150gr charges as most inlines shoot their best groups with 100gr.For convience sake 777 is made in 50gr compressed pellets for easy loading behind a plastic Sabot containing a pistol bullet.Not all of the Traditions inlines are rated for 150gr magnum charges check with the manufacturer before touching off a grenade.Try huntingnet.com under the blackpowder section and they are full of great advise for the beginner and advanced............Harold

Your statement about pistol bullets was accurate 7 or 8 years ago but make no mistake about modern muzzleloaders bullets, they are designed to perform at the speeds being attained by modern muzzleloaders. They are muzzleloader bullets....not pistol bullets. There is some truth to what you say about powder charges but again, modern guns like the Triumph and Omega offer virtually identical accuracy with 150-grain loads. The best advice to offer about powder charges is to experiment until you find what your individual gun shoots best. And, yes, stay within manufacturer load recommendations!

 

[gyman98]

It is rated to 150gr's but I'm likely going to go with 100gr's

 

[mbogo3]

You have a 1-28 twist to deal with so extra heavy conicals will work[never said they wouldn't? ]Powerbelts etc..........................some guys even got plinking accuracy with patched RB loaded light.Too bad they don't make one with a 1-48" then you could buy a mold and go wild................they are cheap and reliable from the feedback I've read.$152 new from SIR in Winnipeg for the blued model.......................Have fun..........Harold

 

[sheephunter]

One of the issues with cheaper in-lines is that barrel tolerances are pretty loose and as shooting conicals is an exact science requiring well machined barrels, you often can't get conicals to shoot well. Plastic sabots on the other hand don't require such tight tolerances to deliver their payload accurately.