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Muzzleloader Hunting
Clean bore vs dirty way off?!?
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<blockquote data-quote="ENCORE" data-source="post: 1372370" data-attributes="member: 33046"><p>No. What I mean is you don't have to worry so much about corrosion as with any other propellant. My ritual for hunting is to clean the barrel of all the lubricants I can get out of it from storage. I then fire to primers only. I fire the rifle twice, either a day or two before the season opener, and after those two rounds, I load it immediately for hunting.</p><p>I use the muzz for all seasons in MI. The season opens on Nov. 15th and unless I harvest, the rifle remains loaded until the last day, Nov. 30th, then I fire it that evening and clean. I repeat the process identical for the dedicated muzzleloader season too and it remains loaded throughout.</p><p>MI, setting between two huge Great Lakes, has very unpredictable weather. The opener could be 10° with 8" of snow, or it could very well be in the 60's. Extreme temp changes from one day to another is easily possible. I do not bring my rifle into a warm house after a day of hunting. It goes into a case and then into an unheated garage, where the case prevents immediate exposure to any types of humidity or temp change. I've use this procedure since BH became available with ZERO corrosion problems. NOW....... If I end up hunting in the rain, I wipe the exterior of the rifle down then use a lubricated cloth. If I were to fall in a creek, then I'd probably either fire the rifle and load it immediately back up, or might even clean it, but complete the process.</p><p>Only you can determine what's correct for your specific needs. So although BH is the LEAST corrosive, you still need to keep track.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ENCORE, post: 1372370, member: 33046"] No. What I mean is you don't have to worry so much about corrosion as with any other propellant. My ritual for hunting is to clean the barrel of all the lubricants I can get out of it from storage. I then fire to primers only. I fire the rifle twice, either a day or two before the season opener, and after those two rounds, I load it immediately for hunting. I use the muzz for all seasons in MI. The season opens on Nov. 15th and unless I harvest, the rifle remains loaded until the last day, Nov. 30th, then I fire it that evening and clean. I repeat the process identical for the dedicated muzzleloader season too and it remains loaded throughout. MI, setting between two huge Great Lakes, has very unpredictable weather. The opener could be 10° with 8" of snow, or it could very well be in the 60's. Extreme temp changes from one day to another is easily possible. I do not bring my rifle into a warm house after a day of hunting. It goes into a case and then into an unheated garage, where the case prevents immediate exposure to any types of humidity or temp change. I've use this procedure since BH became available with ZERO corrosion problems. NOW....... If I end up hunting in the rain, I wipe the exterior of the rifle down then use a lubricated cloth. If I were to fall in a creek, then I'd probably either fire the rifle and load it immediately back up, or might even clean it, but complete the process. Only you can determine what's correct for your specific needs. So although BH is the LEAST corrosive, you still need to keep track. [/QUOTE]
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