How much time does it take to cock a hammer gun...why carry it half cocked. When you are still hunting you should have plenty of time to-get ready and cock the rifle.As someone else stated bad information and bad decisions has stopped the production of a lot of great Muzzle loaders ..IE Savage...
At 74 am still able to enjoy all of hunting.but have to say dragging deer is getting to be a chore.Still hunt out of tree stands but use a safety harness...plan on doing this until my wife or body says give it up...good luck to all you seniors ...keep it going..!!
I have used never seize for forty years in my trade and have never had a problem either in high heat or below zero applications...also use it all the time in my savage ML2,s...just put some on about 3-4 thread from face of breech plug ...good to go....!!!
I have a lee bottom pot ...have literally poured thousands of lead head jigs, sinkers,and maxi bullets , It’s old but I clean it out thourghly after every use and make sure the rod is clean and properly seating in the spout hole ....
Frank I am 74 years young have type 2 diabetes,in remission for lymphoma large Bcell cancer of the skin .I have had 54 treatments of radiation all on the top of my head (no hair but who needs that ). I like you I do as I please but I do exercise and watch my diet(pretty much). Take care of...
That is spot on much more to hunting than the kill...I have been hunting whitetail bucks for 60 years and still think the biggest deer I ever shot was the first ..all bucks and deer are good ones no matter the size ...good job ...congrats..!!