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may cause serious injury and/or death to the shooter or bystanders and

damage to property.

11 Never lean a charged and primed rifle against a tree, wall or any sur-

face.

Once the rifle has been charged it is your responsibility to guard it

against accidental bumps.

12 Never store a charged muzzleloading firearm in a home, camp, vehi-

cle or building. WARNING: After use, a muzzleloading firearm should be

discharged (fired) into a suitable backstop before returning to the home

or camp. Failure to follow this rule may cause serious injury and/or death

to the shooter or bystanders and damage to property.

13 Never attempt to clean a charged or primed muzzleloading firearm.

14 Use pure lead only when casting round balls, Maxi-Balls

or Maxi-

Hunters

. Lead alloys which contain large amounts of antimony or other met-

als are not suitable for muzzleloading projectiles. Do not use commonly found

alloys such as wheel weights or Linotype because they produce hard, oversize

projectiles that are difficult to load.

WARNING: Improper loading (projec-

tile not seated on powder charge) may cause serious injury and/or death

to the shooter or bystanders and damage to property. See section on

“Bullet Molds” in this booklet.

15 Wear protective gear when firing your muzzleloading firearm.

Always

wear shooting glasses to protect your eyesight from air borne particles and ear

protectors to guard against hearing loss due to loud noise when firing your

muzzleloader. Protect your arms from flying particles of percussion caps or

priming powder by wearing a heavy shirt or jacket with long sleeves.

WARN-

ING: When firing, stand well forward of all bystanders to ensure that

they are not struck by particles of powder or caps. Failure to follow this

rule may cause serious injury and/or death to the shooter or bystanders

and damage to property. Those wearing long hair or beards should use

extra caution when firing a flint lock. A flint lock can torch hair.

16 Do not load or prime your muzzleloading firearm directly from a

can, horn or flask.

A spark from a previous firing may ignite the stream of

powder being poured into the gun and cause the container to explode.

WARNING: The explosion of powder can, horn or flask may cause seri-

ous injury and/or death to the shooter or bystanders and damage to prop-

. Use a separate pr

e-calibrated measuring device containing small

quantities of powder to load and prime your gun and keep your face,

hands and body well away from the muzzle when loading and the pan

when priming.