So for christmas my wife got me a traditions buckstalker 50. Cal muzzleloader. Now im definitely new to this but have been doing as much research as possible. everything seems fine with my new gun besides the fact that after I load two pyrodex pellets and and then push the sabot down with the ram rod, the ram rod ends up flush with the end of the barrel making it impossible to get oit with your fingers. It seems that maybe the ram rod is too short or I have a part missing from it. After reading through the instructions several times ive not been able to come up with a solution. Is there an after market piece I need to buy? Ishould Also note that I have a bullet starter that my wife also got but it does not attach to the ram rod so it still makes it difficult to remove the ram rod after I load the rifle. Any other tips are more than welcome
Tradition buckstalker help please!!
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Did you forget to install the breech plug?
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Traditions also sells a T-Handle that screws on to the ram rod.
https://www.amazon.com/Traditions-Performance-Firearms-Muzzleloader-Extension/dp/B000GU6SZA
https://www.amazon.com/Traditions-Performance-Firearms-Muzzleloader-Extension/dp/B000GU6SZA
Thought about That but it doesnt work like that. The jag is female threaded
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THAT is a good one. I've been using that for decades. Back in the day Knight sold those.
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You unscrew the end of the ramrod and turn it around and screw it back on.
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The top picture is the ramrod as it stores on the rifle, the bottom one is reversed for loading.
Yep I'm an idiot, thanks lolThe top picture is the ramrod as it stores on the rifle, the bottom one is reversed for loading.
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Haha. No problem, it’s kind of an odd ramrod.
