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My son almost Double Loaded his 45cal Disc Elite this morning before our hunt! :x
And here's why.
Tim went to check his rifle to see if it was loaded form his previous hunt last week. He couldn't remember if he had cleared it(Fired it off at the end of his hunt) Instead of dropping the ramrod down, and checking the witness marks, He just blew into the muzzle end, and had good air going out the breech plug nipple, I could hear it as well. Just before he dumped ANOTHER 90g Tube oh BH209 down the barrel, I stopped him and told him to drop the ram rod in, just to make sure.....Was Fully Loaded (Minus The Primer) with powder and 200g Shockwave/with Green sabot :shock:
That just blew our minds, cause NO WAY could all that air get thru a fully loaded Muzzy...Right? So I had him prime and fire that thing off right there in the dark, Went BOOM!
We reloaded, and continued our morning hunt...Wonderfully uneventful
We got home at about 1230 today, and as we said our good-bye's, We hugged each other, and Tim held me a little longer than usual, and thanked me for insisting on double checking the rifle, cause he would have double loaded it for sure if I hadn't been there.
The Lord stepped in, and saved us this time, I know for sure! So PLEASE heed this warning:
Please Be Advised: BH209 Is NOT Air Tight, those little HOLE FILLED grains of powder can let A LOT of air slip past the breech plug nipple. Never Blow into Any Barrel--Always Use the Ram-Rod to check for a Loaded/Unloaded Condition!
Thank You Jesus
And here's why.
Tim went to check his rifle to see if it was loaded form his previous hunt last week. He couldn't remember if he had cleared it(Fired it off at the end of his hunt) Instead of dropping the ramrod down, and checking the witness marks, He just blew into the muzzle end, and had good air going out the breech plug nipple, I could hear it as well. Just before he dumped ANOTHER 90g Tube oh BH209 down the barrel, I stopped him and told him to drop the ram rod in, just to make sure.....Was Fully Loaded (Minus The Primer) with powder and 200g Shockwave/with Green sabot :shock:
That just blew our minds, cause NO WAY could all that air get thru a fully loaded Muzzy...Right? So I had him prime and fire that thing off right there in the dark, Went BOOM!
We reloaded, and continued our morning hunt...Wonderfully uneventful
We got home at about 1230 today, and as we said our good-bye's, We hugged each other, and Tim held me a little longer than usual, and thanked me for insisting on double checking the rifle, cause he would have double loaded it for sure if I hadn't been there.
The Lord stepped in, and saved us this time, I know for sure! So PLEASE heed this warning:
Please Be Advised: BH209 Is NOT Air Tight, those little HOLE FILLED grains of powder can let A LOT of air slip past the breech plug nipple. Never Blow into Any Barrel--Always Use the Ram-Rod to check for a Loaded/Unloaded Condition!
Thank You Jesus