Manual
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Once the projectile is in the bore, using short strokes with your ramrod, push the pro-
jectile the remainder of the way down the bore, until it makes contact with the Pellets. Seat
firmly, but do not pound on it, as this will likely crush the Pellets, which will affect accu-
racy and the reliability of ignition. It could also deform the bullet. (See Photo C)
Photo C
Use the ramrod to
push the projectile
down the barrel
and seat it against
the Pellets.
With successive shots, fouling in the bore may build up in sufficient quantity to make load-
ing of subsequent shots more difficult, or even impossible. This is especially true when
shooting sabots out of a dry bore. The more fouling present, the more difficult it will be
to seat your sabots at the same depth. This will cause differences in pressure, which will
affect your accuracy. For maximum accuracy, you should swab your bore (with a powder
solvent like T/C’s Number 13) after each shot, and while on the range, this will be possi-
ble. In the field, you can expect that you will be able to go 2 to 3 shots before swabbing
may become necessary, especially if you are using magnum charges of 150 grains (three
50 grain Pellets). The more powder you use, the more fouling you will build up. When
you experience progressively more difficult loading due to build up of fouling, you must
clean the bore or safe loading will become impossible. See the sections on "Cleaning" and
on "Pulling a Charge".
Photo D
Once the sabot has been loaded,
it is necessary to carefully
mark your ramrod.