Hello all,
My father acquired a muzzleloader some time back. It's been collecting dust in its original box. Unless I go out and use it, it's probably goingto remain where it is now. We have never owned or used one. I've done a bit of research. I think the way to load and use these is to first put the power, then the bullet, lastly the primer. That's probably just about as much as I know and I might be wrong. It is a Thompson Center .50 cal. I will post pictures of the stuff that he got it with. If anyone has any experience, please chime in and advise. I do not want to go out with it and kill myself haha.
Oh, before I forget...
The powder comes in 50 grain pellets. I'm assuming I need to load 100 grains meaning 2 of them per bullet or per shot. Whats the effective distance i can go out and use it? I want to see if I can kill a pig with it first. Maybe next season try to bag a buck with it. I don't know its effective range but probably won't shoot anything over 100 yards. Should I try practicing at 50 yards and see how it shoots at that distance?
Thanks...
My father acquired a muzzleloader some time back. It's been collecting dust in its original box. Unless I go out and use it, it's probably goingto remain where it is now. We have never owned or used one. I've done a bit of research. I think the way to load and use these is to first put the power, then the bullet, lastly the primer. That's probably just about as much as I know and I might be wrong. It is a Thompson Center .50 cal. I will post pictures of the stuff that he got it with. If anyone has any experience, please chime in and advise. I do not want to go out with it and kill myself haha.
Oh, before I forget...
The powder comes in 50 grain pellets. I'm assuming I need to load 100 grains meaning 2 of them per bullet or per shot. Whats the effective distance i can go out and use it? I want to see if I can kill a pig with it first. Maybe next season try to bag a buck with it. I don't know its effective range but probably won't shoot anything over 100 yards. Should I try practicing at 50 yards and see how it shoots at that distance?
Thanks...