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Isn't there more time between hammer strike to bang on a muzzle loader? Point being that follow through is more critical with said arms?Seriously ....do ya gotta ask me...?
Muzzle loading firearms are fun to shoot and can be a link to the past , depending on the firearm and just how one loads and shoots with it.
I do know that they will work for both shooting matches...and hunting.
I have won more than a few contests and have gotten game both large and small with a muzzle loading firearm.
Muzzle loading takes a different mindset , than say shooting a modern firearm...
Not that one is better than other...I'm just saying different.
If you are at all interested in this type of shooting...
I'd be happy to pass on any wisdom that I have here...or at least add to the confusion.
Also please note that one does not need a whole lotta gear to shoot or maintain a muzzle loader , if one uses actual black powder in your shooting.
Andy
Yes....and no.Isn't there more time between hammer strike to bang on a muzzle loader? Point being that follow through is more critical with said arms?
Depends on the weapons design, its type of ignition and the way it's tuned! I have seen flint locks that are every bit as quick as modern smoking sticks, and I have seen percussion arms that took elevendythree days for the ignition to make it's way to the powder! One of my Colts is so fast, it feels like a modern target rifle! Follow through is a good thing to learn regardless of firearm, as is recoil recovery, both can be learned with ether type, but would be of more need for the front stuffers!Isn't there more time between hammer strike to bang on a muzzle loader? Point being that follow through is more critical with said arms?