Manual

FIELD CLEANING

WARNING: ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN

A SAFE DIRECTION.

NEVER ATTEMPT TO CLEAN A CHARGED OR PRIMED

MUZZLELOADING FIREARM. AN ACCIDENTAL DIS-

CHARGE CAN CAUSE INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE

SHOOTER OR BYSTANDERS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

WARNING: ALWAYS HAVE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

CLEANING FIREARMS IN POORLY VENTILATED

AREAS, DISCHARGING FIREARMS, OR HANDLING

AMMUNITION AND LOADING COMPONENTS MAY RESULT

IN EXPOSURE TO LEAD AND OTHER SUBSTANCES KNOWN

TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS, REPRODUCTIVE HARM AND

OTHER SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY. WASH HANDS THOR-

OUGHLY AFTER EXPOSURE.

NOTE:

Residue from burned black powder and black powder sub-

stitutes is very corrosive. The fouling or residue left over after firing

your muzzleloading firearm can be destructive to gun’s parts.

Leaving your firearm unclean with this fouling present can lead to a

ruined firearm, as parts will rust and oxidize in short order.

Also, the build up of fouling from shot to shot will produce shot to

shot increases in pressure that will greatly affect accuracy. The

lubricant used, the amount of powder in the charge, and the pro-

jectile used (sabot or all-lead conical bullet) will all affect the

amount of fouling you will produce with each shot. Eventually, if

not cleaned, the muzzleloading firearm will become impossible to

load properly. Driven part way down the bore and blocked by

fouling, a projectile may “hang up” and refuse to budge further.

WARNING: A PROJECTILE WHICH IS SEATED ONLY

PART WAY DOWN THE BARREL SETS UP A HIGHLY

DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH MAY CAUSE A

BURST BARREL AND INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE

SHOOTER OR BYSTANDER AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

THE PROJECTILE MUST BE SEATED FIRMLY AGAINST THE

POWDER CHARGE. IF THE PROJECTILE IS NOT SEATED

AGAINST THE POWDER CHARGE THE FIREARM MUST BE

DISASSEMBLED AND THE CHARGE REMOVED (SEE SECTION

ON “PULLING A CHARGE”). NEVER FIRE A MUZZLELOADING

FIREARM UNLESS THE PROJECTILE IS FIRMLY SEATED ON

THE POWDER CHARGE.