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Toad1

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Would like some feedback on using a Traditions Hawken in dry conditions. Very dry here in MT and I am concerned about using a muzzleloader until we get some moisture. That said, would I better off using pyrodex vs goex for less possible sparks from barrel and using Great Plains lubed rounds vs patched round balls to reduce chance of a burning patch on ground. I had planned using my Kibler Woodsrunner but no go until we get some rain or snow. Thanks!
 
We are getting some light snow this evening over in Beaverhead county.
Good luck it is very crowded around here this year.
 
This is a good question Toad. It has been very wet for a while here in the Flathead, and I just got back from a wind racked antelope hunt in the Sweetgrass. It too, was already damp so the question may now be moot where you are.
But I think I will test this out at some point with dry grass where I can keep things under control. If a muzzle burst into it produces no fire, shooting standing should be pretty safe. But no one wants to be "pretty safe" when their butt is in jeopardy of a lawsuit. SW
 
Would like some feedback on using a Traditions Hawken in dry conditions. Very dry here in MT and I am concerned about using a muzzleloader until we get some moisture. That said, would I better off using pyrodex vs goex for less possible sparks from barrel and using Great Plains lubed rounds vs patched round balls to reduce chance of a burning patch on ground. I had planned using my Kibler Woodsrunner but no go until we get some rain or snow. Thanks!
If you are actually that concerned, then use a conical for such conditions. Black powder would be fine. As dry as it was in several NW states I use to live in, it never was a concern, nor was it a concern for anyone else I hunted with that was shooting patch and ball. I hunted with Maxi Balls.
 
I personally have not seen a smoldering cloth patch but have seen a smoldering paper cartridge. About a 12" little plume of white smoke and a bit of smell to it. It was on a gravel range so no concerns and nice to experience as a learning moment.
 
This is a good question Toad. It has been very wet for a while here in the Flathead, and I just got back from a wind racked antelope hunt in the Sweetgrass. It too, was already damp so the question may now be moot where you are.
But I think I will test this out at some point with dry grass where I can keep things under control. If a muzzle burst into it produces no fire, shooting standing should be pretty safe. But no one wants to be "pretty safe" when their butt is in jeopardy of a lawsuit. SW
Thanks for the info, definitely don’t want to be “that” guy!
 
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