Just thought of something i seen at a local class i went to when looking at the "my hunting rig" post.
The guy at my local gun range gave a class last weekend "Intro to muzzleloading" it was an interesting class and we got to shoot their guns and powder. SUPER cold out so i only shot each one a few times.
I hung around after was planning to shoot my pistols once it warmed up later in the day.
He had what i though was a really SLICK idea to aid in quick loading. Ide never seen it before maybe others have or use something simmilar.
He had this wood block with 6 holes drilled all the way threw it. On oneside he had a larger hole drill halfway around each of the smaller holes.
What he did was he pre loaded all 6 holes with a patch and a ball. The wood held the ball and patch fairly tight. The larger holes drilled half way on the other side was a barrel guide. He just sits the block over the end of the muzzle using the large hole as a guide then using the hand starter he starts the ball threw the block. With this method he could load with gloves on.
He used those quick load tubes like walmart has, then his quick load ball and patch block. Looked like a pretty slick idea to me.
When we got to shoot the range rifles that was the worst part of the whole process pulling a patch from the bag and sitting the ball on top. The oil in the patch was so cold and stiff, and so were my hands.
The guy at my local gun range gave a class last weekend "Intro to muzzleloading" it was an interesting class and we got to shoot their guns and powder. SUPER cold out so i only shot each one a few times.
I hung around after was planning to shoot my pistols once it warmed up later in the day.
He had what i though was a really SLICK idea to aid in quick loading. Ide never seen it before maybe others have or use something simmilar.
He had this wood block with 6 holes drilled all the way threw it. On oneside he had a larger hole drill halfway around each of the smaller holes.
What he did was he pre loaded all 6 holes with a patch and a ball. The wood held the ball and patch fairly tight. The larger holes drilled half way on the other side was a barrel guide. He just sits the block over the end of the muzzle using the large hole as a guide then using the hand starter he starts the ball threw the block. With this method he could load with gloves on.
He used those quick load tubes like walmart has, then his quick load ball and patch block. Looked like a pretty slick idea to me.
When we got to shoot the range rifles that was the worst part of the whole process pulling a patch from the bag and sitting the ball on top. The oil in the patch was so cold and stiff, and so were my hands.