Manual

PHOTO A

Using short strokes with

the ramrod, push the

projectile down the barrel

and to seat it against

the powder charge.

PROJECTILES MUST

ALWAYS BE SEATED

FIRMLY AGAINST THE

POWDER CHARGE.

After the projectile is seated tightly against the charge, mark your ramrod to indicate

the correct loaded depth of the powder plus the projectile (as shown below)

PHOTO B

Mark the ramrod at the muzzle. Use a

pencil to mark the ramrod. This will allow you

to ensure that each projectile is seated to the same

depth. Erase and remark each time you adjust

the charge or change projectiles. when you

arrive at the desired charge, cut a clean notch

in the ramrod so you will have a permanent

reference mark. This reference mark will serve

as an indicator only with the charge and

projectile used when it was marked. When the

charge and/or projectile change, the reference

mark will also change.

Never fire a muzzleloader unless you are sure the projectile is firmly seated on

the powder charge and the ramrod has been removed from the bore. Shooters

should bear in mind that the muzzleloading projectile is not crimped into posi-

tion as is the fixed cartridge projectile. If a projectile does not fit tightly then jar-

ring or movement of the firearm can cause it to move forward. If the firearm is

fired when a projectile is forward 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 “Pulling a Charge”.