.32 versus .36

[Rat Trapper]

Finding stuff for 32's and 36's is not hard if ya know where to look. Loading and cleaning was no more trouble than the larger bores. If you are having that much trouble, you must either have the wrong equipment or doing something wrong.

 

[BrownBear]

...except for fumbling with the small ammo.

Now we're on fertile ground when talking about differences and adjustments with small cals.

I can spray the ground with small lead balls while trying to load them with cold hands, wet hands, gloves, excitement, or phase of the moon.

Moreso than anywhere else in muzzleloading I feel the absolute NEED for a loading block (or several) on small game hunts. Reflecting the amount of shooting you do on our snowshoe hare hunts my favorite loading block holds 16 balls. And I carry a spare that holds 12. And I carry spare balls and patches for reloading them. My loading blocks for bigger bores all feature 2 or 3 holes.

You can't imagine how many balls I'd lose in a day of snowshoe hunting without the loading blocks! :rotf: