I just received my muzzleloader that I used when I lived/hunted in the south. I haven't done any muzzleloading hunting or shooting in 15 years, so pretty much starting fresh.
For the folks who shoot 45 cals, where are you buying your supplies; looks like 45 is almost not a thing anymore.
My memory is vague, but I think I remember shooting 3 pellets of 777 behind whatever package of bullets I found at the outdoor store at the time.
I am assuming there is now something better than the 777 pellets as far as power goes?
Also, after pulling the breach plug, I see that my uncle took zero care of it and there is some rust in the hole. I found a few replacement plugs online, but they all either said out of stock or backordered. What can I soak the plug in to try and clean it up?
Are the current muzzleloading supplies going through the same thing that reloading for rifles went through last year?
What is the "best" recommended sight? I will clearly be pulling my 2.5-10 scope off the gun to hunt with here, unless I use it doing rifle season.
And, after all that...would I be ahead in the long run to sell the 45 and get a 50 barrel? Seems like 50 cal stuff is in stock and easily accessible.
For the folks who shoot 45 cals, where are you buying your supplies; looks like 45 is almost not a thing anymore.
My memory is vague, but I think I remember shooting 3 pellets of 777 behind whatever package of bullets I found at the outdoor store at the time.
I am assuming there is now something better than the 777 pellets as far as power goes?
Also, after pulling the breach plug, I see that my uncle took zero care of it and there is some rust in the hole. I found a few replacement plugs online, but they all either said out of stock or backordered. What can I soak the plug in to try and clean it up?
Are the current muzzleloading supplies going through the same thing that reloading for rifles went through last year?
What is the "best" recommended sight? I will clearly be pulling my 2.5-10 scope off the gun to hunt with here, unless I use it doing rifle season.
And, after all that...would I be ahead in the long run to sell the 45 and get a 50 barrel? Seems like 50 cal stuff is in stock and easily accessible.
