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I have a TC Black Mountain Magnum 50 cal. and I must have loaded a no charge bullet. I left the range after 4 ftf attemps with Noble Musket Caps. When I got home I mounted my Mag 209 primer nipple and attempted to discharge the gun. Nothing. A second attempt also failed.
I removed the Mag nipple and cleaned up the threads of my Musket nipple, placed some 3f into the snail tube, remounted the nipple and attempted a push load. No fire.
So now it was time to extract the 420 gr. No Excuses bullet. I have not had any success with getting the jag to seat into the top of the bullet. I tapped on the range rod to dent the bullet and set the threads but only ended up bending the jag. I am a little frustrated now.
So I need to locate a hard bullet jag or pursue getting the breech removed. Help with suggestions. The bullet must be mounted down to the snail/flame channel, and it is on a Ox-yoke wool wad. I was in the process of loading the conicals with 80 gr. of 2f Goex, and moving my peep sight up. Only three shots were taken at the range, and stops to check targets must have got me off track.
Dave Heffner
Roseburg, OR
I removed the Mag nipple and cleaned up the threads of my Musket nipple, placed some 3f into the snail tube, remounted the nipple and attempted a push load. No fire.
So now it was time to extract the 420 gr. No Excuses bullet. I have not had any success with getting the jag to seat into the top of the bullet. I tapped on the range rod to dent the bullet and set the threads but only ended up bending the jag. I am a little frustrated now.
So I need to locate a hard bullet jag or pursue getting the breech removed. Help with suggestions. The bullet must be mounted down to the snail/flame channel, and it is on a Ox-yoke wool wad. I was in the process of loading the conicals with 80 gr. of 2f Goex, and moving my peep sight up. Only three shots were taken at the range, and stops to check targets must have got me off track.
Dave Heffner
Roseburg, OR