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IMPORTANT:
It has been found that a powder fouling ring can form in front
of the breech plug when using pellet type powder after firing a
few shots through your muzzleloader. This ring of powder
fouling may obstruct you from seating the projectile fully on
top of the powder charge. If this happens you must sure that
there is no air space between the powder and projectile and
you must remove them from the barrel. Thoroughly clean the
inside of the barrel before re-loading.
4. When target shooting or sighting in, develop a habit of
consistently wiping the bore with Traditions Wonder Lube
1000
™ patches after each shot. Depending upon the specific
load, temperature, and humidity, a short series of shots with
black powder, Pyrodex
® or Triple 7 ® can be fired before it
becomes necessary to wipe the bore with Traditions EZ
Clean
™ patches or in order to remove fouling build-up.
If for any reason the projectile will not go all the way down to the
powder charge, it will be necessary to extract the projectile from
the barrel either with a bullet puller on a ramrod or the breech
plug can be removed, the charge removed and the projectile
forced out the end of the barrel with a long bench/range rod or an
extended ramrod.
NOTE – A dirty fouled barrel will directly affect your ability to
group shots. However, in a hunting situation, only a few
shots will likely be taken. It is not necessary to clean and
lube the interior of the barrel between shots when hunting.
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To sight in your scope, please follow the
scope manufacturer’s directions.
WARNING:
ONLY SIGHT IN THE BOTTOM BARREL WITH THE SCOPE JUST
LIKE IF YOU WERE USING THE SIGHTS. THE TOP BARREL
NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED WITH THE BARREL JACK.
XX. CLEANING & MAINTENANCE:
A systematic routine of cleaning while shooting is strongly
advised to aid in avoiding problems while loading and to
optimize accuracy.
1. When cleaning the bore, use Traditions EZ Clean ™ cleaning
solution or Traditions EZ Clean ™ foaming bore solvent for
best results. Shooting patches are too small for cleaning
and can be lost in the bore.
2. If a patch becomes lost in the bore, use Traditions patch
puller worm attached to a ramrod for retrieval, or if
necessary, remove the breech plug and push the patch out
through the breech area.
Make sure that you never load a charge over a lost patch.
3. If unusual resistance is felt while loading your muzzleloader
run a EZ Clean ™ cleaning patch on a cleaning jag affixed to
the end of a ramrod and push it up and down the full length
of the barrel several times with your objective being to
remove as much of the fouling build up as possible. This
should be done while there is no powder or projectile inside
the bore.
NOTE – It should never be necessary to hammer or excessively
force a projectile down the bore. Projectiles should load
firmly against the powder charge. If the projectile is the
proper size, unusual resistance usually indicates the need to
swab the bore with a treated cleaning patch. Use EZ Clean
™
solvent if barrel is heavily fouled. An occasional cleaning of
the bore with a brass Traditions bore brush is advisable to
remove excessive plastic and fouling build-up.
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