mjulihn
40 Cal.
I recently picked up a early TC Hawken in 50 cal. on GunBroker. First order of business of course was to disassemble, clean and inspect it carefully. I suspected there was something in the bottom of the barrel by the amount of ramrod still showing when fully inserted. I gently probed with a ball puller jag and out came a plastic sabot. Below the sabot was a felt wad and a modest charge of 2F powder. Next came a conical bullet, another felt wad and more powder before I reached the bottom of the breach. I emailed the seller that it would be good idea in the future to inspect any muzzleloader before selling for this condition. Imagine what may have happened if an unwary buyer were to have simply fired off a percussion cap to "clear" the nipple??