@dougsoutdoors It depends on bullet weight and powder charge. You can load it so there isn't a lot of recoil. I don't personally think they have much recoil, but everyone perceives and gets affected by it differently. The 245 gr bullets I shot with 95 grains has a little kick, but it also depends on what kind of 12G ammo you shoot. Birdshot or slugs. Recoil will be different with those out of a 12G too. Hard to say man, you'll have to shoot it and see :D
@dougsoutdoors Its been my experience that with round ball you pretty much have to get close to max load for it to have any real recoil. Now, when I was shooting the 370 grain MaxiHunter bullets. I loaded semi heavy (hunting) AND a rather heavy bullet when compared to the 179 grain round ball. That kicked a bit..
@ gravedigr12, I have a .50 cal flintlock with a hooked breach, it's a lyman product and I enjoy the hell out of it. I clean it with boiling water and butch's triple twill patches, works great, then I use some gunslick after the barrel is dry to ensure it doesn't rust. I use triple f black powder in mine so I have to clean it after every use.
im new to muzzle loading what would you recomend to keep it clean a studys showd vasaline worked but id rather ask somone doing it also i hear there are better effects with cold water do you find this? and would you recomend rubbing alchahol to help get rid of moisture after drying it off from the water?
@gravedigr12 Soap and warm/hot water. If you want to help it dry out, stick the barrel in the oven on the lowest setting. Or let it air dry, the hot water makes the barrel warm, and help dry it out. Bore butter if you're concerned about rust in the bore, or any gun oil, but you'd have to clean it out again before you shoot so it won't get too gummed up. Bore butter works great on the outside too. Easy to use when the barrel is warm too. Depends on what you're shooting too...
i thought i`d get the Jim Shockey`s GOLD FFG. then i put it in my flask it`s to course to pour out of it...so i took the spout off it and poured into my powder measure just like the one shown here it is to course to pour out of the spout of it also. but it seems to clean up nice
good video EXCEPT there is no way i would put plastic wadding in that gun. if thats a hawken that i think it is, i would definitely think about switching back to cloth patch and lead ball. its cheaper, and just as accurate.
I definitely need to get more shooting in with it during the off season. The Powerbelts were shooting pretty well out of it. I did not like the sabot rounds, they were keyholing. Not good for accuracy at all. Patch and ball worked pretty good out of it. But, the Powerbelts are a lot less messy too. No bore butter to clog things up. This 777 powder burns much cleaner than black powder. Easier to clean.
haha as embarassing as it is to say, yes, that has happened. But only once. And at that time I was still new to the muzzle loading scene. And the speed loader I was using was a different type, one that you could start the projectile without having to open the loader to start it. So I don't use the style speed loader that with the extended bottom that helps start the projectile. You open the lid on these, you see only powder and have to dump it first.
my uncle has one that looks just like that but something is wrong with it
n1rm250fan 4 months ago
@n1rm250fan What is wrong with it?
MarshalZhukov 4 months ago
@MarshalZhukov i for got
n1rm250fan 4 months ago
I am getting a new muzzle loader next week and I never shot one do they have slot of recoil and by slot I mean more than a twelve gauge?
dougsoutdoors 4 months ago
@dougsoutdoors It depends on bullet weight and powder charge. You can load it so there isn't a lot of recoil. I don't personally think they have much recoil, but everyone perceives and gets affected by it differently. The 245 gr bullets I shot with 95 grains has a little kick, but it also depends on what kind of 12G ammo you shoot. Birdshot or slugs. Recoil will be different with those out of a 12G too. Hard to say man, you'll have to shoot it and see :D
MarshalZhukov 4 months ago
@dougsoutdoors Its been my experience that with round ball you pretty much have to get close to max load for it to have any real recoil. Now, when I was shooting the 370 grain MaxiHunter bullets. I loaded semi heavy (hunting) AND a rather heavy bullet when compared to the 179 grain round ball. That kicked a bit..
Adui13 3 weeks ago
@ gravedigr12, I have a .50 cal flintlock with a hooked breach, it's a lyman product and I enjoy the hell out of it. I clean it with boiling water and butch's triple twill patches, works great, then I use some gunslick after the barrel is dry to ensure it doesn't rust. I use triple f black powder in mine so I have to clean it after every use.
ZenSpider40 6 months ago
listening to Tool, Then Acca Dacca... I like your music tastes sir !!!!
TheKodiak72 7 months ago
He said hammer with the rod.....
whisperingdeath308 1 year ago
im new to muzzle loading what would you recomend to keep it clean a studys showd vasaline worked but id rather ask somone doing it also i hear there are better effects with cold water do you find this? and would you recomend rubbing alchahol to help get rid of moisture after drying it off from the water?
gravedigr12 1 year ago
@gravedigr12 Soap and warm/hot water. If you want to help it dry out, stick the barrel in the oven on the lowest setting. Or let it air dry, the hot water makes the barrel warm, and help dry it out. Bore butter if you're concerned about rust in the bore, or any gun oil, but you'd have to clean it out again before you shoot so it won't get too gummed up. Bore butter works great on the outside too. Easy to use when the barrel is warm too. Depends on what you're shooting too...
MarshalZhukov 1 year ago
i have a musket i forgot what it was called but i inherited it and i use the original musket balls and most of the the equipment shown
dcsilva10 1 year ago
the nipple is called Piston XD
Orkunis 2 years ago
subsitute powders work ok but i use goex blackpowder much more accurate
fireworkfan1 2 years ago
i thought i`d get the Jim Shockey`s GOLD FFG. then i put it in my flask it`s to course to pour out of it...so i took the spout off it and poured into my powder measure just like the one shown here it is to course to pour out of the spout of it also. but it seems to clean up nice
walyll0 2 years ago
good video EXCEPT there is no way i would put plastic wadding in that gun. if thats a hawken that i think it is, i would definitely think about switching back to cloth patch and lead ball. its cheaper, and just as accurate.
backwoodsboy1121 2 years ago
I definitely need to get more shooting in with it during the off season. The Powerbelts were shooting pretty well out of it. I did not like the sabot rounds, they were keyholing. Not good for accuracy at all. Patch and ball worked pretty good out of it. But, the Powerbelts are a lot less messy too. No bore butter to clog things up. This 777 powder burns much cleaner than black powder. Easier to clean.
MarshalZhukov 2 years ago
haha as embarassing as it is to say, yes, that has happened. But only once. And at that time I was still new to the muzzle loading scene. And the speed loader I was using was a different type, one that you could start the projectile without having to open the loader to start it. So I don't use the style speed loader that with the extended bottom that helps start the projectile. You open the lid on these, you see only powder and have to dump it first.
MarshalZhukov 2 years ago
You managed to load a projectile WITHOUT putting the powder in first??!! bet that was fun to get out!
silver760 2 years ago