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I used to think I was indestructible.
Now I know I'm just mainly rebuildable.
Now I know I'm just mainly rebuildable.
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I am sure there are a LOT more smokeless in muzzleloader tragedies than we know of or will ever hear about.The stupidity of some people is truly staggering. How could he have not known that this was a stupid idea?
You should ask if he is "ok, Boomer".Several years ago a friend of mine told me that he had inherited his father's hunting rifle. Sounded like an 8mm from what I could tell. He didn't know much about it but he did hand load for it. He had an old can of powder that Pop always used. Used hand tools to replace the primers and poured "one scoop" of powder and some bullets that he had a whole bag of. He told me there were more cans of powder around the shed if he did run out. I tried to caution him politely (yeah, I know) but he wasn't really interested. I haven't heard from him in a while - I should probably check in on him...
The Fecal count in Camas Meadows was off the charts that year for some reason?Many years ago we were at a Rendezvous at Camas Meadows near Wenatchee Washington. They were holding a candle shoot one evening and a good 30 guys and 1/2 dozen women were all standing in 4 lines each taking a turn at the candle. I guy in the row two over from me and about 3 people ahead of me. Stepped up and fired his flintlock. AND the whole place flashed around him. Luckily it was open air so no explosion. What had happened was that the guy in front of him loading his rifle in the line had missed getting the stopper in his powder horn and he dumped in a scattered sort of way as he moved to the line about 6-8 ounces of 3F on the ground, And when a spark from the Flintlock hit the ground it all went WOOOSH.
Needless to say the candle shoot was over.
YES!! I have ZERO doubt you are correct. Most who blow one are not going to put it out on the net of course. I was showing this to a young guy I work with and he was asking about this. I said many "think" that if they do not have some BP or substitute surely smokeless will work. Yes it sure will but, many just have no clue what the hell they are doing. I am sure many just "dump a charge" in, with no idea what kind of pressure they may get. Sure many get away with it at least one time until they do something like this. Then will stand there shocked, saying it worked last timeI am sure there are a LOT more smokeless in muzzleloader tragedies than we know of or will ever hear about.
I shot a guy's 45-120 that he made "hybred" loads for. Mostly BP and little tiny bit of smokeless. They worked well and shot very tight groups. Made a beautiful, deep boom. I knew him from the club and considered him a responsible guy. He was very precise about the load and kept records, plus he had shot a dozen or so rounds before I shot it. Cool gun too. Falling block? It looked like the one from Quigley.YES!! I have ZERO doubt you are correct. Most who blow one are not going to put it out on the net of course. I was showing this to a young guy I work with and he was asking about this. I said many "think" that if they do not have some BP or substitute surely smokeless will work. Yes it sure will but, many just have no clue what the hell they are doing. I am sure many just "dump a charge" in, with no idea what kind of pressure they may get. Sure many get away with it at least one time until they do something like this. Then will stand there shocked, saying it worked last time
In this case, the branch forked up.Darwinism at it's best. Some branches of the tree should not fork...
Long ago there was a good write up in one of the rags about this. Author was making loads for a Ruger Old Army. Found Pyrodex was lacking so he was dropping in a couple grains of a fast burning powder to give it a boost and it of course worked. Where this becomes a problem is people who have no clue. With most well made smoke poles its actually hard to put enough BP in to make one blow. Now when you start dropping in smokeless and treating it like "scooping it in", now you are making a bomb. Many really do not bother to learn that there is no comparison between BP and the choices of smokeless.I shot a guy's 45-120 that he made "hybred" loads for. Mostly BP and little tiny bit of smokeless. They worked well and shot very tight groups. Made a beautiful, deep boom. I knew him from the club and considered him a responsible guy. He was very precise about the load and kept records, plus he had shot a dozen or so rounds before I shot it. Cool gun too. Falling block? It looked like the one from Quigley.
Heck, it seems there are some 'reloaders' who fail to realize there are differences in smokless powders as well.Many really do not bother to learn that there is no comparison between BP and the choices of smokeless.