Manual

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CHARGING THE T/C ENCORE CONT’D
Figure 3
Push the projectile down the
barrel and seat it firmly
against the powder charge.
Figure 4
Once the projectile is seated firmly against
the powder charge, mark your ramrod to
indicate the correct loaded depth of the
powder plus the projectile. This will allow
you to ensure that each projectile is seated
to the same depth before firing. Re-mark
the ramrod each time you adjust the powder
charge or change projectiles. When you
arrive at the desired charge, mark the ram-
rod so you have a permanent reference
mark (Figure 5). When the powder charge
or projectile are then changed, the refer-
ence mark should also be changed to indi-
cate the new correct load length.
WARNING: NEVER FIRE A MUZ-
ZLELOADER UNLESS YOU ARE
SURE THE PROJECTILE IS
PROPERLY SEATED ON THE POWDER
CHARGE AND THE RAMROD HAS
BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BORE.
SHOOTERS SHOULD BEAR IN MIND
THAT THE MUZZLELOADING PROJEC-
TILE IS NOT CRIMPED INTO POSITION AS IS THE FIXED
CARTRIDGE PROJECTILE. IF A PROJECTILE DOES NOT FIT
TIGHTLY THEN JARRING OR MOVEMENT OF THE FIREARM
CAN CAUSE IT TO MOVE FORWARD IN A MUZZLELOADER.
IF THE FIREARM IS FIRED WHEN A PROJECTILE IS FOR-
WARD OR OFF THE POWDER CHARGE,OR THE RAMROD IS
STILL IN THE BORE, THEN THE PROJECTILE OR RAMROD
MAY ACT AS A BORE OBSTRUCTION. THIS CAN CAUSE A
RUPTURED OR BURST BARREL. A RUPTURED OR BURST
BARREL MAY CAUSE INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE
SHOOTER OR BYSTANDERS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
IF, DUE TO FOULING, A BULLET OR BALL BECOMES
LODGED PART WAY DOWN THE BARREL, THE FIREARM
MUST BE DISASSEMBLED
AND THE CHARGE REMOVED.
SEE SECTION ON “CLEANING”. ALSO SEE SECTION ON
“UNLOADING AND UNCHARGING”.
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 5
Seat the
projectile
firmly
against
the
powder
charge
FIG. 4