So you're done hunting and you didn't shoot your muzzleloader how do you unload it? I used to fire it and then clean it when I used Powerbelts and Triple Se7ven pellets. I am now shooting Blackhorn 209 powder (not pellets) and Federal Copper BOR Lock bullets.
Can I open the breech plug, drain the powder, push the bullet out and re-use both?
Or can I not do that since the powder could have gotten moisture in at and returning the powder to the original can with the rest of the powder would contaminate it. And the bullet could also be deformed by pushing it out of the breech, right? If the bullet is ok can I discard the powder and reuse the bullet?
How do you unload your muzzleloader when your done hunting for the year?
Update:
After seeing some of the responses in another post: could I leave the gun loaded all off-season, then put a primer on it and shoot it for sighting in next year when I sight in?
Can I open the breech plug, drain the powder, push the bullet out and re-use both?
Or can I not do that since the powder could have gotten moisture in at and returning the powder to the original can with the rest of the powder would contaminate it. And the bullet could also be deformed by pushing it out of the breech, right? If the bullet is ok can I discard the powder and reuse the bullet?
How do you unload your muzzleloader when your done hunting for the year?
Update:
After seeing some of the responses in another post: could I leave the gun loaded all off-season, then put a primer on it and shoot it for sighting in next year when I sight in?
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