Well I guess I need an education since it's
never too late to learn something, even when
what little hair you have left is grey
What exactly is a "carbon ring "?
I've been shooting and hunting with muzzleloading
rifles for right at 4 decades, and have yet to
experience a carbon ring that I'm aware of.
I only use traditional, so is it a thing exclusive to
inline rifles ? What is it, and what is the cause of
such a thing ?
Best way I can describe it is a burnt powder ring sitting slightly in front of where the sabot should sit. In my old side locks shooting minis or patched round balls over black I never had an issue with seating the bullet over the powder. Now with the plastic sabots being so tight they get hung up on that crud to the point you can not force the sabot fully down on the powder quickly without swabbing the barrel between shots.While that's easy enough to do at the bench, I'm concerned with being able to reload in the field when I need a quick followup.
Ohhhhhh ok !
SABOT SABOT SABOT !
Known about em, but never have used any in anything.
Probably why I've never known of it or experienced it.
I've been shooting a good while, but only PRB's
and some Lee R.E.A.L. and some Ball-ets and a
few minies through an old ratty Enfield
Nary a sabot
Makes sense now. Thanks for the info
