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[trenchwarfare]

Very cool piece, indeed. I have to make a correction: Every firearm is always loaded, always.

In my experience, over 25% of older muzzle loaders are loaded. The last one I had, was an English SXS 10 gauge. Both barrels contained a wad of Spanish moss, homemade birdshot, another wad of moss, and lastly, homemade gunpowder. The powder was very weak, and had what looked like cornmeal as an extender.

The one before that, was a Japanese matchlock. The powder had been removed via the breechplug, but it still had some silk wadding, and a 6.5MM Arisaka shell casing as a projectile.

[laEspadaAncha]

Originally Posted by trenchwarfare

Very cool piece, indeed. I have to make a correction: Every firearm is always loaded, always.

But this is where my saftey check doesn't always calibrate with my reality check... You see, for me to field strip a firearm, it must first be unloaded.

[kahnjar1]

Hi Berkley,
Very nice piece you have there. I agree with others who have expressed caution with old muzzle loaders.......a good friend of mine blew his TV apart by accident, by snapping a cap without checking the contents of the barrel.
Stu

[laEspadaAncha]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Hi Berkley,
...a good friend of mine blew his TV apart... by snapping a cap without checking the contents of the barrel.
Stu

Australian for "saftey check?"