Owner's Manual

5) Make sure that spectators are completely behind you when firing.
6) Never let the hammer on a percussion firearm fall without a cap on nipple or it will damage
the nipple. On a flintlock arm, never let the hammer fall on the frizzen without a flint in the
hammer.
7) BLACK POWDER LEAVES HEAVY RESIDUES, after firing a prompt and through bore and all metal
parts cleaning is an absolute necessity to black powder shooters.
8) Use only non-synthetic cloth patching.
9) PROTECT YOUR EYES from sparks, lead fragments, pieces of caps or flints, by wearing
shatterproof shooting glasses.
10) It is advisable to protect your ears by using ear-plugs or muff, when firing your muzzleloader.
11) Never fire at water, flat or hard surfaces.
12) Always check your barrel for obstructions prior to loading or firing. Water, mud, snow or any
other materials could obstruct the barrel and cause it to be blown apart.
13) TREAT A MISFIRE FOR FAILURE WITH EXTREME CARE. Keep the gun pointed to a safe direction
and wait for at least one full minute before repriming; there is always the chance a spark
could be smoldering in the powder and the gun could fire at any moment.
14) Make sure your gun is in firing condition before you pull the trigger.
15) NEVER POUR POWDER INTO THE BORE DIRECTLY FROM A POWDER FLASK OR CONTAINER a
sudden powder ignition from a lingering spark could cause the entire flask to explode.
Instead use an individual charge from a powder measure when loading your muzzleloading
gun (item USA 199).
16) NEVER ATTEMPT TO SHOOT OUT A BALL WHICH IS NOT FIRMLY SEATED AGAINST THE POWDER
CHARGE. Any air space between the projectile and/or wad and powder could cause serious
damages to the firearms and injury to the shooter.
If powder fouling or other circumstances should cause the projectile to become lodged in the
bore, partially down the barrel, the ball must be removed with a screw tip style bullet-puller
(item USA 545) of the proper caliber.
Some black powder solvents can be poured to soften any fouling which could be holding the
ball. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE INDIVIDUAL ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE
PERCUSSION DRUM OR BREECH PLUG FROM THE FIREARM.
17) Before you start loading, make always sure that the gun is not already loaded. For the
purpose we suggest you to insert the ramrod into the empty barrel and mark a line on it at
the muzzle height ( picture #1). This line will be your reference for the empty barrel. Make
another line marking after you loaded first the powder and so one for the wad (if used) and
one for the ball ( picture #2 ). The three reference lines (four if you use a wad) will give you
an immediate vision of possible future loading mistakes.
Picture #1 picture #2
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