Manual

A projectile which is seated only part way down the barrel sets up a highly dan-

gerous 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 ball or bul-

let 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 muz-

zleloading firearm unless the projectile is firmly seated on the powder charge.

The use of T/C’s Natural Lube 1000 Plus Bore Butter, a non petroleum based lubri-

cant will reduce fouling of black powder or Pyrodex over conventional petroleum based

lubes. T/C’s Natural Lube actually seasons the bore with repeated use, and is also the lube

used in our pre-lubed all lead conical bullets, the Maxi-Ball and Maxi-Hunter. If shooting

these conicals, the Natural Lube will eliminate a lot of cleaning and accuracy problems

associated with fouling build up.

However, if shooting sabots like T/C’s Mag Express Sabots, any lubricant used to protect

the bore should be removed prior to actually loading and shooting sabots. The very nature

of what a sabot is ie a plastic sleeve encompassing a bullet, calls for as dry a bore as pos-

sible for maximum accuracy. Because of that fact, there will be more fouling build up

(including plastic), and swabbing the bore will have to be done more frequently. For max-

imum accuracy at the range, you should swab the bore between each shot.

Cleaning From The Muzzle

Cleaning the G2 Contender muzzleloader through the muzzle does not entail removal of

the breech plug unless your aim is to totally clean the rifle before storage. If you do

remove the breech plug, make sure you clean the threads and lube them with an anti-seize

lube like T/C’s Super Lube prior to re-installation. Lubricate both the external threads of

the breech plug as well as the inner threads of the breech area of the barrel.

If you do wish to remove the breech plug, you will have to remove the barrel and

extractor as outlined on pages 29 and 30.

Once the breech plug is removed, you may now proceed to clean by running patches,

bore swabs or brushes, (or all 3) up and down the bore on the end of your ramrod. Or, you

may even want to submerge the breech end into a bucket or pail of hot soapy water.

Use a jag, or a worm if you don’

t have a jag, and a patch saturated with a bore clean

er like T/C’s No.13 bore cleaner. Run it down from the muzzle end a few times to remove

the fouling. (Photo A).