Last sat I went to my fav range with my son and couple of his friends (Bay Area CA) and along with several milsurp guns, I decided to take my muzzle-loading pistol:
We got there late and I was in a hurry to get shooting, after a couple of rounds I decided to pull the pistol out. I should've run a dry patch or popped a cap or two remove any oil that may have been left over from the previous cleaning but I didn't.
I loaded it up, put a cap on and nothing - the cap went off but the powder didn't! To make a long story short, it fired normally - only after burning through about five or six #11 caps. The only other option would be to pull the ball, which I didn't really want to do at the range - thank goodness I didn't have to!
A valuable lesson for sure, one I won't repeat for sure!
We got there late and I was in a hurry to get shooting, after a couple of rounds I decided to pull the pistol out. I should've run a dry patch or popped a cap or two remove any oil that may have been left over from the previous cleaning but I didn't.
I loaded it up, put a cap on and nothing - the cap went off but the powder didn't! To make a long story short, it fired normally - only after burning through about five or six #11 caps. The only other option would be to pull the ball, which I didn't really want to do at the range - thank goodness I didn't have to!
A valuable lesson for sure, one I won't repeat for sure!