Muzzleloader, left loaded

[yamaha200]

How many have left thier Muzzleloader loaded from one year to the next ? A few times, that I didn't shoot it, and it was loaded with a clean gun I have left it loaded til the next year. Everytime I shot it before season started, and everytime it went off just perfect. I have always been afraid to hunt with it like that, cause you never know what might happen. Going to take it apart in a few, and clean it this year. That way it want be so dirty to clean.

 

[trealtree]

Shot mine yesterday, has been loaded since December of last year. Went off perfectly. I always clean my gun before I load it though.

 

[TWVOLS]

Left mine loaded for 6 months after the season and went off fine when I fired it.

 

[lpo1981]

Done it before to but I never hunt with it like that. Always discharge and clean it before I hunt.

 

[Football Hunter]

Done it before to but I never hunt with it like that. Always discharge and clean it before I hunt.

yep

 

[Phil1979]

Done it before to but I never hunt with it like that. Always discharge and clean it before I hunt.

Same here.

 

[varminthunter123]

Done it before to but I never hunt with it like that. Always discharge and clean it before I hunt.

 

[Winchester]

Not a problem for me as mine is Smokeless and its non corrosive!

 

[Deerhunter]

Not a problem for me as mine is Smokeless and its non corrosive!

X2

 

[Anonymous]

Unload mine after hunt by taking breach plug out and pushing load out. Easier to clean but always worried when pulling speed breach out about discharge.

 

[Kingston]

Used to leave mine loaded from one year to the next. Now I have seen the light somewhat about keeping it a tad cleaner. It gets fired on last day of late season and cleaned proper these days.

 

[Spikes Tactical]

Used to leave mine loaded from one year to the next. Now I have seen the light somewhat about keeping it a tad cleaner. It gets fired on last day of late season and cleaned proper these days.

Same here - fire it at the end of the season and give it a good cleaning before putting it away until the next year.

Jp

 

[Gravel]

For the last 5 years I would always leave it loaded from year to year and never had a problem. I shoot the savage smokeless and never had a problem, until last weekend.

I hunted Friday in the rain and should have shot it when I got back to the truck and cleaned it. Hunted Saturday and Sunday and on Sunday morning I went to shoot a doe and it made a quiet "thwop" and the bullet went about 10 yards and fell in the leaves. I seen it hit. The powder burned 100%, but didn't have much of a charge to it.

Needless to say, I cleaned it up real good and won't let that happen again.

 

[UTGrad]

I pull the breech and push out the charge and sabot after the weekend. I clean it and reload before the next time I go. I shoot Blackhorn 209 but it is still succeptible to moisture and can cause corrosion.

 

[Scioto]

Ahh you in-line dudes. Me, I use the real thing. If I don't shoot a deer, I discharge after every hunt and clean it after every hunt. Boiling water, dry it, and run a patch with some bore butter. The inside of my barrel is like a finely seasoned cast iron skillet and will still be shooting long after your inlines have long failed you.

Also, I always shoot off a cap before loading to remove any moisture.

 

[Brisco Darlin]

Ahh you in-line dudes. Me, I use the real thing. If I don't shoot a deer, I discharge after every hunt and clean it after every hunt. Boiling water, dry it, and run a patch with some bore butter. The inside of my barrel is like a finely seasoned cast iron skillet and will still be shooting long after your inlines have long failed you.

Also, I always shoot off a cap before loading to remove any moisture.

attaboy. better watch though. these dudes get touchie about the inline vs. sidelock arguments.

 

[DaveB]

Since I am taking my trusty in line into the woods tomorrow, the predicted afternoon rain will arrive right at dawn and stick with us all day. Kinda cuts down on mr flintlock's hunting cause no way he covers it up with a plastic bag. Right?

Oh and no matter what, I always fire them at season's end, store the rifles with the breech plug out and the barrels stuck full of cotton balls and bore butter.

 

[KANATI McD]

When muzzle season ends, i take breech plug out and let it sit in a sealed container filled with WD-40

Watch my buddies year after year try and fight getting theirs broke down because they shot it and never cleaned it. 10 minutes will go a long way

 

[Scioto]

Since I am taking my trusty in line into the woods tomorrow, the predicted afternoon rain will arrive right at dawn and stick with us all day. Kinda cuts down on mr flintlock's hunting cause no way he covers it up with a plastic bag. Right?

Oh and no matter what, I always fire them at season's end, store the rifles with the breech plug out and the barrels stuck full of cotton balls and bore butter.

Don't hunt in heavy rain. Haven't had a problem with mist and drizzle. Maybe because it's percussion cap, not flint lock. I'm no purist. Wouldn't have a problem using a plastic bag, but never have felt the need to. Now watch, tomorrow ......

 

[yamaha200]

Ahh you in-line dudes. Me, I use the real thing. If I don't shoot a deer, I discharge after every hunt and clean it after every hunt. Boiling water, dry it, and run a patch with some bore butter. The inside of my barrel is like a finely seasoned cast iron skillet and will still be shooting long after your inlines have long failed you.

Also, I always shoot off a cap before loading to remove any moisture. [/quote I have one of the original knight muzzleloaders, when they came out the first year with them. I have never had it fail me. Hope it continue to be true. I had one of thre old ones like you have, no way I would trade back. I always had good luck with it, but I like the inline better.

 

[Wobblyshot1]

I don't like to leaving my muzzle loaders lying around loaded for extended periods of time. For me it's a safety issue.

 

[UTGrad]

Is it me or was there a guy that posted on here today talking about how his muzzleloader misfires this week while hunting.

I noticed his post quickly disappeared lol

 

[Savage]

My uncle left his loaded for 20 yrs. He went to get it out and clean it, fired a cap thru it an blew a flower pot across the back porch!