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How long can i leave muzzleloader loaded?
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<blockquote data-quote="Antler Daddy" data-source="post: 5765141" data-attributes="member: 20930"><p>I don't want to hijack this thread, but wanted to follow-up on this post.</p><p></p><p>First, I put black electrical tape over my loaded Savage each time. It is just an extra safety measure that lets me always know it is loaded. I also have my ramrod marked.</p><p></p><p>Second, I think this load was loaded last October 2022. I recall shooting once at Catoosa range just to make sure it was still on target. That load was also over a year loaded.</p><p></p><p>Third, I would not leave a ML with pyrodex loaded beyond current season. The powder is sugar based, attracts moisture, and will corrode..unlike smokeless. </p><p></p><p>And finally, my daughter is like a bloodhound. I decided to hunt with my son till 9:30 and then went to see if I could find a hit and look for deer before momma and daughter came. No luck. We scoured the area again after they arrived and nothing. I had set down and did not have much hope when my daughter found leaves with blood over 80 yards from where deer had first bedded. It took two hours of searching and then sending her on a deadbody search. The deer had bedded 3 more times and traveled over 1000 feet from the stand. Meat was cold and insides were cold at 1pm. Nastiest field dressing that I ever recall. That bullet just bunched through both sides of the paunch and there is not much blood.</p><p></p><p>The buck is not her biggest. Her second buck made the TN Deer registry for ML and we need to register it.</p><p></p><p>Baby girl "the bloodhound" will skip the next hunt for high school playoff cheerleading. This past weekend, her squad took 3rd in state competition cheer on Friday, she cheered football Friday night, and then we got to bond on Saturday and Sunday. Great times! She is tenacious.</p><p></p><p>My son and I are off to LBL for Friday and then we also have Fort Knox early gun this weekend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Antler Daddy, post: 5765141, member: 20930"] I don't want to hijack this thread, but wanted to follow-up on this post. First, I put black electrical tape over my loaded Savage each time. It is just an extra safety measure that lets me always know it is loaded. I also have my ramrod marked. Second, I think this load was loaded last October 2022. I recall shooting once at Catoosa range just to make sure it was still on target. That load was also over a year loaded. Third, I would not leave a ML with pyrodex loaded beyond current season. The powder is sugar based, attracts moisture, and will corrode..unlike smokeless. And finally, my daughter is like a bloodhound. I decided to hunt with my son till 9:30 and then went to see if I could find a hit and look for deer before momma and daughter came. No luck. We scoured the area again after they arrived and nothing. I had set down and did not have much hope when my daughter found leaves with blood over 80 yards from where deer had first bedded. It took two hours of searching and then sending her on a deadbody search. The deer had bedded 3 more times and traveled over 1000 feet from the stand. Meat was cold and insides were cold at 1pm. Nastiest field dressing that I ever recall. That bullet just bunched through both sides of the paunch and there is not much blood. The buck is not her biggest. Her second buck made the TN Deer registry for ML and we need to register it. Baby girl "the bloodhound" will skip the next hunt for high school playoff cheerleading. This past weekend, her squad took 3rd in state competition cheer on Friday, she cheered football Friday night, and then we got to bond on Saturday and Sunday. Great times! She is tenacious. My son and I are off to LBL for Friday and then we also have Fort Knox early gun this weekend. [/QUOTE]
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