I started shooting muzzleloaders over 30 years ago when I built a flintlock pistol kit while going to college, & hunted with only frontstuffers for some years(flintlock squirrel rifle, caplock shotgun, & various caplock "Hawkens" but got away from it for a while. I'm back big time & am anxious for M/L deer season. I used to wipe the barrel & pop a couple caps before loading my caplock Hawken replicas before loading for deer hunting but the only time I ever drew a bead on one, my Browning Mountain Rifle misfired :cursing:
How do you boys prep & load your caplocks before hunting? I'm tempted to hose it out good with carb cleaner & blow it out with compressed air. That's been working well for me with C&B revolvers.
How do you boys prep & load your caplocks before hunting? I'm tempted to hose it out good with carb cleaner & blow it out with compressed air. That's been working well for me with C&B revolvers.