Traditions Outfitter - Manual (Page 14)

XIII: CLEANING & MAINTENANCE
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WARNING : Verify the chamber is empty prior to cleaning your firearm.
Never clean a loaded firearm.
Clean your gun as soon as possible after your shooting session. Take care when cleaning
not to get water or solvent into the trigger assembly. If the trigger assembly is affected, it
will be necessary to remove the barreled-action, dry the trigger assembly and treat it with
gun oil. At regular intervals, or whenever your firearm has been exposed to sand, dust,
extreme humidity, water or other adverse conditions, it must be cleaned and lubricated.
Regular maintenance is essential to the proper functioning of your firearm.
1. Unload the gun and disassemble it.
2. Using a cleaning rod and bore brush, run solvent through the barrel.
3. Using a swab or patch on the cleaning rod, dry all solvent from the barrel.
4. Using a clean swab or patch on the cleaning rod, apply a thin coat of lubricant to
the bore of the barrel.
5. Before re-assembling the firearm, make sure that nothing from the cleaning
process is left in the bore. Discharging the gun with anything in the bore can
result in destruction of the firearm and injury or death to you or bystanders.
6. Wipe the exterior of the firearm with a rag lightly coated in approved cleaning oil.
Dry the exterior of the gun and then apply a thin coat of lubricant to the exterior
of the firearm. Use of excess lubricant or grease on your gun can attract dust or
dirt which can interfere with the safe and reliable function of the firearm.
7. Before firing remove all excess lubricant from the bore.
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WARNING : DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISSASSEMBLE RECEIVER. THIS
INCLUDES ANY PINS HOLDING THE RECEIVER TOGETHER. CLEAN AS A
UNIT. Any attempt to do so will void the factory warranty & may cause the firearm
to be unsafe & may result in injury and/or death.
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6. Snugly tighten the breech plug into the breech area.
Do not over-tighten.
XXV. PREPARING TO LOAD AND LOADING
A MUZZLELOADING RIFLE :
! DANGER : The use of SMOKELESS POWDER in any TRADITIONS
muzzleloaders will result in excessively high pressures and will destroy the rifle and
cause injury or death to the shooter and bystanders.
If you have any questions regarding powder velocities and pressures please contact the
manufacturer of the propellant.
1. Black powder, Pyrodex®, Pyrodex® pellets or Triple 7® powder & pellets are the
only safe propellants to use in this muzzleloading rifle. Maximum charges of Triple 7®
loose powder should be reduced by 15%. This means that the maximum amount of Triple
7® powder that can be used is 130 grains.
2. The term “black powder” does not refer to any powder black in color, since modern
smokeless powders are also black in color.
3. Be certain that the propellant you select is commercially manufactured black powder,
Pyrodex® or Triple 7® are for use in muzzleloaders.
CAUTION: NEVER SMOKE WHILE LOADING, SHOOTING OR HANDLING
PROPELLANTS. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER’S SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS AS LISTED ON THE PROPELLANT CONTAINER
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PREPARING TO LOAD THE PROPELLANT:
1. Wear eye protection.
2. Make certain the gun is unloaded.
a. Push safety button to “safe”.
b. 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: You should hear a metallic sound as the brass 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 firing. 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 rifle down towards a safe area on the ground and load a primer into primer
pocket of the breech plug. Fire one or two primers to blow out any oil or residue from the
fire channel. Point the muzzle at a leaf or blade of grass to see if it moves. If it moves,
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