How long can you leave a muzzle loader loaded?

[HCJtractor]

Yeah! Thanks for update. I've had several sleepless nights wondering about this!!

I stored a box of Triple Seven in an unheated warehouse for two years. The box had been opened. The pellets were soft and damp so they obviously deteriorated. But the pellets left in my barrel for two years were perfect, when I removed them via the breach plug.

If you figure out how to remove the breach plug, there is a grease available made to lube the threads to,prevent future seizing. But not all muzzle loaders have removable plugs.

Glad you got it resolved safely!!

 

[Danno1]

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But not all muzzle loaders have removable plugs.


Glad you got it resolved safely!!

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[GolfAddict]

Well, you got me wondering, so I did some searching, which I should have done first. It turns out the breach plug is NOT to be removed. I guess I won't ever know what it looks like down there unless I get hold of a fiber optic scope. I'm thinking it's probably fine. I need new powder and caps though.

If I ever run across my old can of powder, I'm going to try it just for grins. I'll update if I do.

 

[GolfAddict]

Duplicate...

 

[Wis Bang]

My father bought his Flintlock in the 80's. I inherited it almost ten years ago and I'm still using the powder he bought. The one can is old enough to say DuPont instead of Goex.

If you found a dry barrel of revolutionary war powder it will still work!

 

[Shift4200]

Well, I tried it. Picked a cap, put it on, walked outside, cocked, pulled trigger.... snap! Cap went off no problem, but no boom.

Brought it in, pulled off the nipple and it looked fine. I took the side screw out and looked in, which didn't tell me much of anything, but I stuck a paper clip in there like was suggested earlier. Wiggled it around a little bit and put it back together. Stuck on another cap, went back out, cocked, pulled, and snap-boom!!

Thanks everyone!

Fantastic!

-J

 

[mbohuntr]

Left mine loaded for about.... 2 weeks. Was relieved to unload it at a deer yesterday.... *sigh* now I gotta clean it....