Traditions Buckstalker User Manual

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CAUTION!
NEVER SMOKE WHILE LOADING, SHOOTING OR HANDLING PROPELLANTS.
ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER’S SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AS LISTED
ON THE PROPELLANT CONTAINER.

PREPARING TO LOAD THE PROPELLANT:

1. Wear eye protection.
2. Make certain the gun is unloaded.

a. Push safety button to “safe”.

b. Remove Ramrod from barrel Thimbles

c. unscrew Jag from ramrod and reverse 180 degrees so that concave

(hollowed end) is exposed.

d. Re-thread Jag so that the concave (hollowed end) is out. This will make the

ramrod longer and provide the proper length.

e. Insert the ramrod into the barrel. When it is touching the top of the breech

plug I it should sit approximately 3/4” below the muzzle. (note: The top of

the Ramrod should be just underneath the PAS system ends and the barrel

rifl ing starts)

Note: You should hear a metallic sound as the jag makes contact with the

breech plug.
If the ramrod is not 3/4” below the muzzle and you do not hear the metallic sound

then the barrel may be either obstructed or loaded. To remove the obstruction,

remove the breech plug. Do not attempt to clear the barrel by fi ring. Before

loading anything into the barrel, clean all oil and grease from inside the barrel. We

recommend using Traditions cleaning products to enhance your accuracy and ease

shooting & cleaning.

TO CLEAR THE IGNITION CHANNEL FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

Point the rifl e down towards a safe area on

the ground and load a primer into nipple

area of the breech plug. Fire one or two

primers to blow out any oil or residue from

the fi re channel. Point the muzzle at a leaf

or blade of grass to see if it moves. If it

moves, you have a clear channel. If not, fi re

additional primers or check the breech plug

for obstructions. Another way to see if you

have a clear fi re channel is to screw a

loading/cleaning jag on your ramrod and place

a dry patch on the muzzle of your rifl e Push the patch down to the breech plug

face and leave ramrod & patch in bore. Point rifl e in a safe direction, place primer

in nipple area of the breech plug and fi re two primers. Remove ramrod from the

bore and inspect patch. Patch should have a complete circular burn in middle.

This tells you that you have a clear fi re channel. Stand the butt of the rifl e on the

ground so that the muzzle is pointed up and away from you and others. never

work with your face or any part of your body over the muzzle, even when the gun

is unloaded. Be sure that the fi rearm is unprimed and the safeties are engaged.

Your rifl e is now ready to be loaded.

LOADING THE POWDER FOR MUZZLELOADING RIFLES:

use only Black Powder, Pyrodex

loose or pelletized powder or Triple 7

loose or

pelletized powder. Follow the Powder Manufacturer’s Instructions when handling

any type of powder. Make sure to reduce your charge by 15% when using Triple

loose powder.

When loading loose powder:
a. Fill your Traditions fl ask with powder.

b. Adjust your Traditions powder measure

to the desired charge. See Section xvIII.

c. Pour powder from your Traditions fl ask into

the powder measure. Pour powder from the

powder measure down the barrel.

WARNING!

never load powder into a gun directly from a can, powder horn or fl ask. Always

use a separate calibrated powder measuring device. A remaining spark or ember in

the barrel may cause injury or death to you, bystanders and destroy the fi rearm.
d. Tap the side of the barrel to settle the powder

into the breech area.

When loading pelletized powder (Pellets):
a. Drop the desired amount of pellets into the

barrel with the igniter side down.

using a pipe cleaner to handle the pellets

makes it easier to load and keeps oil from

your hands off the pellet.

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