Very nice tutorial. The information about and the showing of the breech plug hole, along with the importance of keeping it clean, will help those shooting a muzzleloader maintain good performance.
Very informative. I just picked up a breech plug cleaning kit for my CVA Wolf. It works great. Will also try the compressed air. You are the first video I have watched that show how to seat the bullet. Thank you.
A torch cleaning file works good in the breach plug hole. I always clean again right before season. Like you said, some oil or grease can settle in the breech after storage.
Great training video. Im new to CVA muzzleloaders. I have seen horror stories with the newer rifles and which gunpowder not to use. Well done and Thank you for sharing.
Here in Colorado they won’t let us use pellets or a scope on a muzzleloader. I wish they would rethink it. I never thought about the compressed air thing for blowing out the crud. One thing I keep in my muzzleloading bag is a welding torch tip cleaner. It works pretty good also for pushing the crud through. Great video. Keep up the good work.
I see you're using the 777. I also just started using 777 after years of using pyrodex. I found with the 777 that the barrel fouls heavily quickly, making the second and definitely third shot extremely difficult to load. Your experience with triple seven?
Only been using it for 2 seasons. A guy in the store when I was buying the Wolf recommended it. He told me he has 7 different muzzleloaders and does some serious shooting with them. I do clean after 1 or 2 shots so I haven't noticed much difference. I had been using Pyrodex prior also.
Make sure the breech plug is not rusted to the barrel and the breech plug hole is not corroded. Also make sure the barrel doesn't have excessive rust in it. Equipment can be found at most outdoor stores. Dunhams, Walmart, Bass Pro, Cabelas
Some recommend not to. Moisture on hands "could" cause a misfire. I actually worry more about condensation from the gun leaving a warm camp or house and going into the cold and then maybe back into a warm heated deer blind. This produces a lot more moisture than my hands ever could.
I am a cheapskate I'm just looking for something maybe to shoot around 45 to 50 yd could you get away with a patched round ball with a low powder charge of about 75 grains and hunt a deer or a wild hog ninety-nine percent of my shooting will just be shooting beer cans at 30 to 40 yards so I guess I could even go down to like 30 grains
Just a personal opinion, not a critique of anyone's choice but I see modern in-lines as nothing more than slow reloading modern firearms. But to each his or her own.
@ralphross2357 Or you could shut the fuck up and let the man create his content, no body gives a slight fuck about your opinions @KnettersPracticalOutdoors keep up the good work man this helps me a lot 👍🏻 I know this is a year old but I just got this model from my grandpa and I never shot muzzleloaders until now
My dad use 209 whinchester primer cap for his break open muzzleloader and he use 50 cal power pellets with his I think he use 50 cal sabot bullets that slide in easily for him .I use 50 cal black pellets for my muzzleloader I have winchester 209 primer cap to I also used horday sst 50 cal bullet when I bought my break open sight it in I shot well with those .they were 200 grain I think it was .I went buy hornday sst 50 cal sporting good store I went to was sold out so I have 50 cal power belt hollow point bullet 200 grain .so I should be fine to go when muzzleloader season starts in December 2022 in my state of Vermont
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors You might see groups tighten up. You wouldn't think it would matter, but it might. Depending on shooter ability and stability of the rest. Probobly doesn't matter for whitetails 100yds and in. Did you get blood on that rifle yet?
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Love the videos of your camp btw. The northern deer camp is unrivaled as far as awesome traditions go. Have a buddies from Iron mountain, Houghton, and Marquette. Damn fine country up there!
