Manual

Once the projectile is in the bore, using short strokes with your ramrod, push the

projectile the remainder of the way down the bore, until it makes contact with the Pyrodex

pellets. Seat firmly, but do not pound on it, as this will likely crush the Pyrodex pellets,

which will affect accuracy 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 Pyrodex pellets.

With successive shots, fouling in the bore may build up in sufficient quantity to make

loading 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 possible. In the field, you can expect that you will be able to go two to three shots

before swabbing may become necessary, especially if you are using magnum charges of

150 grains (three 50 grain Pyrodex 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.