Loaded over night?

[whoami-72]

I watched I love muzzleloading video on leaving muzzle loaders loaded. However, I was curious if anyone noticed a POI shift. Different results with northwest compliant variants?

 

[ElDiablito]

I leave mine loaded for months - no change in anything.

 

[loganwayne]

Same I load mine the first day is start hunting with it and unload it on game or at the end of the season

 

[EdP]

I shoot a traditional ML - custom flintlock. Leave it loaded for weeks. I toss the prime and plug the touch hole with a round toothpick when not actively hunting. I do find that some of the main charge may migrate to the pan over time, so I will pick some priming back thru the hole to make sure I feel powder with my vent pick when priming for a hunt.

 

[RockAndSage]

+1 to what everyone else said. Also, for perspective, keep in mind that trappers, mountain men, and Indians weren't wasting powder and ball by pulling bullets and recharging every day. It's just like what everyone else said, from their personal, repeated experiences - your powder will be fine for weeks and months at a time. As long as it's not getting rain right onto the flash hole or nipple, you're good.

 

[waspocrew]

Load and leave it for me.

 

[flathead#2]

A couple weeks ago I touched off my Hawken that was loaded last November.
I'm down here in the humid Southeast.
And it was dead on.

 

[taskswap]

Do y'all who hunt with 209-style primers pull the primers at night? I've been doing that "for safety" but lately I feel like it's not adding anything (it's never cocked until I'm ready to fire) and may just be a path for moisture to get in.

 

[ElDiablito]

Do y'all who hunt with 209-style primers pull the primers at night? I've been doing that "for safety" but lately I feel like it's not adding anything (it's never cocked until I'm ready to fire) and may just be a path for moisture to get in.

I do. I keep it in the tent with me at night when backpack hunting. You could throw a spent 209 in it if you wanted to seal up the plug.

 

[stv117]

I watched I love muzzleloading video on leaving muzzle loaders loaded. However, I was curious if anyone noticed a POI shift. Different results with northwest compliant variants?

nope.. never noticed any difference..

 

[waspocrew]

I pull the primer just to be safe I suppose, even though I’m generally the only one hunting.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Primers?

Leave thing thing loaded. Fresh charge in the pan each day.

 

[whoami-72]

Thanks guys. It like ethans experience may be more of a one off

 

[ElDiablito]

Thanks guys. It like ethans experience may be more of a one off

What was his experience exactly? The rest of us didn’t watch it.

 

[Dos Perros]

Also, for perspective, keep in mind that trappers, mountain men, and Indians weren't wasting powder and ball by pulling bullets and recharging every day.

How does one pull a bullet anyway?

 

[ElDiablito]

How does one pull a bullet anyway?

You don’t without damaging it.

 

[whoami-72]

What was his experience exactly? The rest of us didn’t watch it.

It was inconclusive but he required multiple primers going off to light the powder in multiple tests

 

[RockAndSage]

It was inconclusive but he required multiple primers going off to light the powder in multiple tests

Still, definitely wouldn't worry about it. That said...it would be pretty easy for you to do a similar test with your specific gun, too...

 

[ElDiablito]

It was inconclusive but he required multiple primers going off to light the powder in multiple tests

Interesting. Potential issues would be heavily dependent on the type of rifle and load.

 

[Honyock]

Tape the muzzle, put a spent primer on it and don't worry about it. I've hunted in a week of basically non-stop rain and it went boom when I told it to.