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way down the barrel until it contacts the powder charge. Seat the ball firmly
against the powder charge but do not pound on it
. Pounding on the ram-
rod will deform the ball. A deformed ball will not shoot accurately. Load and
seat each ball with exactly the same pressure, shot after shot.
With successive
shots, fouling in the bore may build up in sufficient quantity to make
loading more difficult, or even impossible. When using a petroleum based
lubricant, the buildup will be much more apparent, and cleaning between
shots will be necessary. When using an all-natural lubricant such as T/C
Natural Lube 1000 Plus Bore Butter in keeping with the “all natural ap-
proach, this buildup will be far less, and cleaning between shots will not
be necessary. BUT, if for any reason you experience progressively more
difficult loading due to buildup of fouling, you must clean the bore, or
safe loading will become impossible. See the sections on “Cleaning” and
on “Pulling a Charge”.
PHOTO C
Use the ramrod to
push the ball down
the barrel and to
seat it against the
charge.
Once the ball has been loaded,
it is necessary to carefully mark your
ramrod at the muzzle
. A reference mark on the ramrod will allow you to
ensure that all projectiles are seated to the same depth (Photo “D”).
PHOTO D
Mark the ramrod at the muzzle. Use a
marking pencil to mark the ramrod.
This will allow you to ensure that each
ball 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
per
manent r
efer
ence mark. This r
efer-
ence mark will ser
ve as an indicator only
with the char
ge and pr
ojectile used when
it was marked. When the charge and/or
projectile change, the reference mark
will also change.