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Muzzleloader Hunting
Practical considerations on a first m/l hunt after Christmas in snow in Missouri for deer.
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<blockquote data-quote="wildcat westerner" data-source="post: 2916415" data-attributes="member: 21361"><p>Hi Shane,</p><p>I looked at the tiny flashole in my breechplug and wondered how in -ell I was going to clean it properly. Was it not you who suggested I look at the Bestill Ultralite Breech Plug? I have been sucking up all the info I could get so far and believe by the time my hunt rolls around the rifle will be completed and I shall have tested 10 different bullets for it, 2 of which you suggested ,both Sabot and bore rider. I ordered the Midway cleaning kit.</p><p></p><p>If you don't mind I shall bring you up to date as I continue to learn about Muzzleloading. I perceived that this factory breechplug was no ultra premium, and somebody suggested the Bestill ultralite breech plug. This gunsmith has several improvements on his basic one, but that original plug will do for me, especially for my Missouri hunt. I sent the video of this device to my gunsmith and suspect he will only have to turn off .002-003 to make a perfect fit for the new plug/bolt interface. I suspected that the best powder to use was Blackhorn and in months have never seen any here in the Rockies. Hodgdon was kind enough to let me know they created it and had it on hand-so I ordered all I could. The price+shipping was staggering BUT I recently received 25 pounds of H570 for my .338 Win mag. for free, so it kind of balances out. </p><p>My gunsmith will be: changing the thumbhole stock for another with a conventional shape which is camouflaged. This is necessary due to the vernier sight to be mounted on the wrist next Spring to make this weapon legal for New Mexico. This stock will be further modified by adding a longer set screw to hold not only the trigger mechanism in the action, thrugh a custom pillar, but now also the stock itself Both the original set screw for the stock and the newer trigger/ stock set screw will be attached through a steel floor plate. It didn't takea genius to arrive at this conclusion. Reading extensively in reloading of Knight rifles I noted that accuracy suffered. when loads were increased. Of course it did. It was applied physics. As pressure built up with the increased powder loads, that barrelled action was "squirreling around " in that stock held in place by such a small, single screw. So this is how we shall deal with it-the 2 screws set in pillars with a steel floorplate. The stainless steel barreled action bedded properly and the barrel free floated, a Limbsaver recoil pad- The camoed stock we shall use has 1 7/8" by 4 7/8" long buttplate that is hard and serrated. No wonder I was given this rifle! A muzzlebrake threaded to the rifle. I am finicky about triggers and have several Jewells, but this factory trigger seems good to me, so we shall keep it.</p><p></p><p>So Shane, that's where I am at now.</p><p></p><p>Thanks ever so much. The enthusiastic shooters on this site have been ever so helpful to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wildcat westerner, post: 2916415, member: 21361"] Hi Shane, I looked at the tiny flashole in my breechplug and wondered how in -ell I was going to clean it properly. Was it not you who suggested I look at the Bestill Ultralite Breech Plug? I have been sucking up all the info I could get so far and believe by the time my hunt rolls around the rifle will be completed and I shall have tested 10 different bullets for it, 2 of which you suggested ,both Sabot and bore rider. I ordered the Midway cleaning kit. If you don't mind I shall bring you up to date as I continue to learn about Muzzleloading. I perceived that this factory breechplug was no ultra premium, and somebody suggested the Bestill ultralite breech plug. This gunsmith has several improvements on his basic one, but that original plug will do for me, especially for my Missouri hunt. I sent the video of this device to my gunsmith and suspect he will only have to turn off .002-003 to make a perfect fit for the new plug/bolt interface. I suspected that the best powder to use was Blackhorn and in months have never seen any here in the Rockies. Hodgdon was kind enough to let me know they created it and had it on hand-so I ordered all I could. The price+shipping was staggering BUT I recently received 25 pounds of H570 for my .338 Win mag. for free, so it kind of balances out. My gunsmith will be: changing the thumbhole stock for another with a conventional shape which is camouflaged. This is necessary due to the vernier sight to be mounted on the wrist next Spring to make this weapon legal for New Mexico. This stock will be further modified by adding a longer set screw to hold not only the trigger mechanism in the action, thrugh a custom pillar, but now also the stock itself Both the original set screw for the stock and the newer trigger/ stock set screw will be attached through a steel floor plate. It didn't takea genius to arrive at this conclusion. Reading extensively in reloading of Knight rifles I noted that accuracy suffered. when loads were increased. Of course it did. It was applied physics. As pressure built up with the increased powder loads, that barrelled action was "squirreling around " in that stock held in place by such a small, single screw. So this is how we shall deal with it-the 2 screws set in pillars with a steel floorplate. The stainless steel barreled action bedded properly and the barrel free floated, a Limbsaver recoil pad- The camoed stock we shall use has 1 7/8" by 4 7/8" long buttplate that is hard and serrated. No wonder I was given this rifle! A muzzlebrake threaded to the rifle. I am finicky about triggers and have several Jewells, but this factory trigger seems good to me, so we shall keep it. So Shane, that's where I am at now. Thanks ever so much. The enthusiastic shooters on this site have been ever so helpful to me. [/QUOTE]
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