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Does anyone load their muzzleloader this way:
drop powder/pellets
push empty sabot down barrel with ramrod onto charge
drop bullet down barrel and press into sabot with ramrod
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Why would you do that?
That’s silly.
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Why would you do that?
That’s silly. To save time and effort of course. Particularly if you need to reload quickly for a follow up shot without swabbing the bore.
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Why would you do that?
That’s silly. To save time and effort of course. Particularly if you need to reload quickly for a follow up shot without swabbing the bore. This is the 24 Hr. muzzleloader thread. We dont need no second shot.!
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I don't see how it saves any time/swabbing, at all.
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I don't see how it saves any time/swabbing, at all. Do you see how a board press takes less time and effort than a standard bench press using the same weight?
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Why would you do that?
That’s silly. To save time and effort of course. Particularly if you need to reload quickly for a follow up shot without swabbing the bore. And what if you crush a sabot petal between the base of the bullet and itself?
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Why would you do that?
That’s silly. To save time and effort of course. Particularly if you need to reload quickly for a follow up shot without swabbing the bore. And what if you crush a sabot petal between the base of the bullet and itself? Oh you're screwed if that happens. Like breaking a rod or getting a load stuck halfway down. Going to have to remove the breech and push it out unless the bullet will fall out the muzzle and you can remove the sabot with the weight of powder or a ball puller.
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This. And what if you crush a sabot petal between the base of the bullet and itself?
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Good way to create an obstruction.
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Why would you do that?
That’s silly. To save time and effort of course. Particularly if you need to reload quickly for a follow up shot without swabbing the bore. And what if you crush a sabot petal between the base of the bullet and itself? Oh you're screwed if that happens. Like breaking a rod or getting a load stuck halfway down. Going to have to remove the breech and push it out unless the bullet will fall out the muzzle and you can remove the sabot with the weight of powder or a ball puller. But you may not know that it happened..? Then what?
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I don't see how it saves any time/swabbing, at all. Do you see how a board press takes less time and effort than a standard bench press using the same weight? Ya lost me on that analogy, since you are adding a step. In addition, should you fail to seat the bullet properly in the sabot, you now have the goat @#$% of attempting to get everything back out. Do what you want. You didn't convince me of any advantage.
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Does anyone load their muzzleloader this way:
drop powder/pellets
push empty sabot down barrel with ramrod onto charge
drop bullet down barrel and press into sabot with ramrod
No. No one with any meaningful experience does this. Areyou asking, or are you trying to convince? Its a bad idea for 3 or 4 reasons, and a good idea for none.
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Good way to create a detonation situation.
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I'm guessing that as tight as the fit is, that one would be HIGHLY unlikely to get the bullet in the sabot.
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Good way to create a detonation situation.
I smell a troll Yup. Notice he doesn't say HE loads like that. Maybe he should make a YouTube video to show us how it's done.
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Well to be the odd man out, I do. I have a Thompson Center inline, with a tight barrel causing sabots to be hard to push down the barrel. I use Barnes Sabots, and they have a tapered base. I also have my ramrod marked so that I know if the bullet does not seat all the way. Never had a problem with the bullet not seating, nor any accuracy problems using this method. I have been doing this for a lot of years, and have killed several deer with this rifle, using this method. I also use pyrodex, and leave my rifle loaded from year to year, if it has not been shot since cleaning. I also never had a misfire doing this. I use musket caps and the nipple is made with holes on the side and end of the inside part of the nipple. miles
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