Triple seven muzzle loader

[Angus 1895]

I am hunting elk with a muzzle loader this week. I plan on not cleaning it until after season or I harvest one.

I shot it three times then loaded it.

Am I asking for trouble in barrel corrosion?

Thanks

 

[Telemark]

Sounds like a bad idea. I never let mine go more than a few days before cleaning it.

 

[bigboreblr]

Triple seven pellets or powder? The black vs grey side of the pellet is actual black powder for easier ignition.

Easy to clean. A few wet patches of water or better yet Windex. Then wd-40 and wipe of the excess.

I'd be more concerned about ignition reliability. I clean the breech plug with soap n water only. I use a drill bit to clean the fouling out of the hole, just twist it with my fingers. Never need a fouling pop with a extra primer.

You could moisten a patch and at least swab what you can now.

Don't wanna make noise, open the breech plug and push the load out. I do not reuse the sabot for hunting, but seems to ok during target practice.

 

[Angus 1895]

Ok I will touch her off tomorrow.

And clean her up. I wish they allowed crossbows during muzzleloader season.

I use powder 777 FFFG.

I use a 16 ga 1 1/2 inch hypodermic aluminum hub needle to clean the nipple.

Got into a few groups of elk tracks today. The snow is only 3 days old.

The first two groups dropped into hell no! Too steep I’m not that hungry! Even at $6 hamburger.

The third group took me where I’ve never been before . I quit them as the tracks were over a day old.

Walking on the way back a group crossed the road but I didn’t get the drop on them. It was close! They were 80 yards but trotting and fell into a hell hole.

Must’ve hiked 6 miles plus.

I’m whipped!

 

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IVe cleaned the gun if the field a few times. Good enough for a few days. A few wet patches, a dry patch or two, a little wd-40 patch then a dry patch.

Get a spare breech and put it in. Perfectly clean, no fouling shot needed.

Windex, moose milk, 20:1 water/ballistol, or just water for the wet patch.

Done that with stainless barrels and regular steel flintlock barrels too. I use goex 3f black powder, so I am more corrosive. triple seven and pyrodex is not totally clean. It's a bit different enough to prevent fire and legal issues with traditional black powder vs regular gunpowder..

I know several people who are not that good with their guns with imr white hots.

Wipe down the action and the outside of barrel too.

Good luck down there.

 

[Feelslikefar.]

Windex with Vinegar is your friend. Clean rifles great, easy to apply and you can also use it like... windex.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

I left a charge in my encore last year for a few weeks. Copper jacketed bullet fit to bore, smokeless powder, Stainless barrel, mostly stored inside my house in safe - when i went to shoot out after season it walloped me with recoil and I slightly bulged the $1000 barrel. Gunsmith thinks the copper jacket oxidized and bonded to some degree with the stainless bore. I wont leave them sit for long in the replacement barrel.

 

[Angus 1895]

I scope the bore before I cleaned it. It looked great.

But she is all cleaned up now.

 

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elk meat?

 

[Angus 1895]

That’s a negative ghost rider.

I never went back….my tag also lets me hunt cows within a mile of ag land with any weapon. While I was irrigating I had to un clog the neighbors culverts on the common ditch. He also had a tag so I went with him in his side by side. Man the country I got to see was unbelievable ! We saw lots of mule deer…..over 15 bucks! It was amazing…a herd of antelope also, But no elk….I am grateful for the experience but I kinda regret not “ hunting “ the elk and country I know. But I need to scout more as the elk have at least for this year have become scarce near my house.

Looks like I will be able to defrost the deep freezers this year.

Tag soup.!