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Hi all,
So, I‘ve had an inline muzzleloader for a couple of years and want to try something a little different. I do not want to hunt with lead for health reasons so I’ve been looking at the Pedersoli Hawken Hunter, which has a twist rate fast enough to fire saboted bullets, which means I can use the Barnes all copper bullets in it.
Here’s my question: With muzzleloading, sometimes ignition fails. With a lead ball, I understand that you can use a ball puller. With a saboted all copper round, that just won’t work.
On the Pedersoli webpage, the manual (not specifically for the Hawken Hunter model) implies that the breech plug can be removed in such an event by just putting the barrel in a vise and using a wrench. If so, then I get that you remove breech plug and push bullet out the breech end, just like in an inline. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks!
So, I‘ve had an inline muzzleloader for a couple of years and want to try something a little different. I do not want to hunt with lead for health reasons so I’ve been looking at the Pedersoli Hawken Hunter, which has a twist rate fast enough to fire saboted bullets, which means I can use the Barnes all copper bullets in it.
Here’s my question: With muzzleloading, sometimes ignition fails. With a lead ball, I understand that you can use a ball puller. With a saboted all copper round, that just won’t work.
On the Pedersoli webpage, the manual (not specifically for the Hawken Hunter model) implies that the breech plug can be removed in such an event by just putting the barrel in a vise and using a wrench. If so, then I get that you remove breech plug and push bullet out the breech end, just like in an inline. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks!