Manual
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Loading and Shooting Procedures (cont’d)
The Saboted Conical.
With a saboted projectile, the sabot engages the barrel rifling
(rather than the projectile itself) to provide a gas seal as well as to
provide the rotation necessary to stabilize the projectile in flight.
A smaller-than-bore-size projectile can be used with a sabot
resulting in higher muzzle velocity, flatter trajectory. The sabot is
self-lubricating, so there is no need to use additional lubrication when
shooting saboted projectiles. Never use a patch with conical projectile
that is to be used with a sabot.
The Lubed Conical.
With the lubed conical, the projectile itself engages the rifling to
provide a gas seal as well as the rotation necessary to stabilize the
projectile in flight. Never use a patch or sabot with a lubed conical
projectile. Always use lubricant with any projectile that is not to be
used with a sabot.
The Patched Round Ball.
With a patched round ball, the lubed cloth patch serves the same
purpose as the sabot does with the saboted conical projectile type.
It engages the rifling to provide a gas seal as well as the rotation
necessary to stabilize the ball in flight.
WARNING
The patch should be well lubricated and made of cotton to avoid building a static electric charge in the barrel as the
projectile is being seated on the powder charge. A non-cotton patch could create a spark and ignite the powder charge
causing serious injury or death to the shooter or bystanders.
Never use a jacketed bullet without a sabot in this muzzleloading rifle. Only pure lead lubed projectiles, specifically
designed for muzzleloading, are meant to be used without a sabot. Never use a sabot with a round ball. The sabot is not
designed for a round ball and could easily separate from the powder charge creating a dangerous air gap. Be absolutely
certain that loading components are used only as they were intended to be used and are properly used together.
Loading the Powder and Projectile.
WARNING! Before Loading Make Sure:
1. The firearm is in good working order.
2. The firearm is pointed in a safe direction.
3. The safety mechanism is in the ‘Safe’ position. See page 9.
4. The T
orch Cam™ breech block is in the open position. See page 12.
5. There is no primer in the primer pocket of the breech plug or primer residue on the breech plug.
6. The firearm is not already loaded. See page 7.
7. The barrel is free from obstructions. See page 10.
8. The br
eech plug is pr
operly seated in the bar
r
el. See pages 12, 13 and 14.
9. The flash hole thr
ough the breech plug is clear.
10. You are wearing ear and eye protection.
11. You are in a place that is safe to shoot.
12. You are using only the correct loading components for this rifle.
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