SportsmanNH

Here is a great thread to read through on another forum about using teflon tape on the breech plug. " Sabotloader " is a very knowledgeable guy . Been muzzle loading forever . He switched over to teflon . He has some diagrams on the wrapping to prevent blowback . https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=87147.0

I soak the breech plug in some black powder solvent while I clean the rest of the gun . Before I soak it I scrape out the primer fire channel with the fire channel brush in this kit . Works way better than a drill bit . The drill bit may compress some of the fowling against the sidewall of the channel . I used the drill bit method . Then I used that little brush. I was amazed how much was still left that the brush scraped out . Its worth the 6-7 dollars . Not to mention you get the big brush for cleaning out the threads and fire chamber on the barrel . Robs suggestion on the compressed air to blow out and dry up the breech fire channel after cleaning is great. I have been doing that for years . You usually dont need the pin for the fire hole blowing the channel out with the air , but I do it anyways . Just one last suggestion when putting it back together . Grease the threads on the front half of the breech before screwing it back in. You only need the front half because it will spread to the rest as its going in . This serves 2 purposes . 1 ) obviously this will make it easier to unscrew it next time 2 ) This stops blowback when you fire . Keeps the burnt powder from blowing into the threads . I even saw a couple real elitist techie perfectionist competition shooters on another site talk about losing accuracy because of blowback through the threads . I think that is a little too far fetched . https://www.amazon.com/Thompson-Center-Breech-Brush-Channel/dp/B00162MHRA/ref=sr_1_6?crid=NNXNQ484I7BB&keywords=breech+plug+cleaner&qid=1636053750&sprefix=breech+plug%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-6

Gotta Love Those Construction Workers !

POW !!!! Time to go count points !

Here are 2 options for you SS The Outers is available on Amazon . The Dead Down Wind is showing In Stock at Cabelas and Bass Pro stores near me . But Im not sure about your location https://www.amazon.com/Outers-Scent-Out-Odorless-2-Ounce/dp/B00120SAU4/ref=dp_fod_1?pd_rd_i=B00120SAU4&psc=1 https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/dead-down-wind-totally-odorless-oil-firearms-bows-reels?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Shop|BPS|TopPerformers|Hunting&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_orVhtvl8wIVhd7ICh27DwzGEAQYAyABEgK2_PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Congrats ! Happy everyone is healthy . Thats the most important part .

Welcome aboard Mike . Get yourself one of these jet sleds . You will reduce the dragging effort by 50 percent compared to dragging on the ground. If there is a little a little snow, even a big deer will feel like you are dragging a little kid in a topogan . After I bought these a couple years ago I wonder why the heck it I didn't buy one 20 years ago . We dragged a 203 lber out almost a mile in . We had just a couple inches of snow . One guy could drag it with one hand .

Happy B Day !

You are better off having a roll of pink or fluorescent orange flagging tape rather than TP . Their cheap and work great. If its at night I will put on a reflective trail marker tack like Bright Eyes along with the flagging if the blood trail is skimpy. You can see those tacks for over 100 yards . You put enough in and you can get a good direction the deer is going. https://www.amazon.com/Hanson-Fluorescent-Orange-Flagging-Tape/dp/B000DZBHCW/ref=pd_lpo_3?pd_rd_i=B000DZBHCW&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/LEWIS-ORIGINAL-BRIGHT-EYES-BLISTER/dp/B0000AVWE8/ref=pd_bxgy_img_1/133-0167867-8528112?pd_rd_w=PHjdR&pf_rd_p=c64372fa-c41c-422e-990d-9e034f73989b&pf_rd_r=4HWAGCS8MCCPKKMAPE5E&pd_rd_r=25ae01f2-6289-4baf-b9ee-ac36a31c5693&pd_rd_wg=9ZX9Y&pd_rd_i=B0000AVWE8&psc=1

Congrats ! Looks like a nice healthy mature Doe ! Charlie must of been beaming with pride ! He knows he is going to have Venison for breakfast soon ! LOL

Oh it worked . Looks like Pfizer is the one pounding the pavement for the forced vaccines . All for profit and zero liability . They tell Biden what to do. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/10/leaked-contracts-reveal-pfizer-used-power-shift-risk-maximize-profits-negotiations-governments/

And another whack over the monster by Devers in the bottom of the 8th just because he likes getting a ride in the laundry cart ! Is there any such thing as playing " Small Ball " for the Red Sox ? 12 - 3 Massacre tonite with 4 more rockets leaving the yard .

Just wondering , did it " Mule Kick " on impact of the shot ?

Im sure Hunter is negotiating a deal on it . A dollar for every shot as a consultant for him and 10 percent of the profit to go to " The Big Guy " deposited into untraceable Chinese Bank Safety Deposit Box .

Trial , hows the goat meat , and what would you compare it to for taste ?

It doesn't appear to matter which gas. They want to throw out everything including gas boilers and furnaces , hot water heaters , stoves etc etc etc And with all this , I'm off to mow my lawn and rental properties with my gas powered John Deere ride on lawn mower while I still can use it before the environazis fruitcakes show up to confiscate it ! LOL https://news.yahoo.com/gas-stoves-and-water-heaters-face-a-climate-change-reckoning-183007213.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaHVudGluZ25ldC5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAA3YTxW129neQCKCHd2AZ1FrBOu_KAp-A5d_7woQL-0OahP162t_Kfq5Sk26KKRqFS3XhcnAZBCkkhHMESkVnyV6r6KqZvg3mYMraRTPrkWnY2XAcb27iELl6UcUucfWC9Z01vIIkWk-KNUMDED30BsWhZXMNBYuNf4QlKEUeZK5

New York is more than likely next in line for this nonsense . https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/california-law-eventually-ban-gas-powered-lawn-equipment-80500839

With a catch like that Rob you need to give it another day with " Just One More Cast " . That sure looks alot more productive than sitting in a tree being used as a " Skeeter Feeding Station " LOL

Happy Birthday Belo ! Wow ! You dont look too bad for 104 ! You dont a day over 90 !

Try these finger protectors . They work great and stretch right over the end of the barrel . CVS pharmacies have their own generic brand if you dont want to order them from Amazon . But I think these are less money. I keep a few in my pack just in case one gets caught on a branch and comes off. They do fit nice and tight over the end of the barrel . Once you stretch it over the barrel you can take a magic marker and sketch a smiley face on it or a bulls eye . LOL https://www.amazon.com/Tifanso-Approx-210-Disposable-Fingertips-Protector/dp/B0827NC43F/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Rubber%2BFinger%2BProtectors&qid=1633727880&sr=8-6&th=1

My propane company sent out notices last week that they are cancelling all lock in price options for this winter . My price is already up 35 percent from last year and the notice claimed it might go up an estimated 30 percent but be prepared for possibly a higher price. A guy I know owns a woodstove and pellet stove store . He cant keep any in stock . The woodstove and pellet stove is booming . When I go to the brush pile at the town transfer station ( town dump ) I see lots of people taking what hardwood they can find . Especially the older folks that say they are restarting their woodstoves . Between higher gas prices for their cars and heating fuel , I bet that its at least 500 bucks a month in bills for the average working family . That doesn't even count the escalating prices at the grocery store. So much for the Demorats looking out for the little guy .

The only 209 primers I can find anywhere that are actually in stock is on Gunbroker . Sometimes you just have go with whats there or risk not having it when you need it. I know , it sucks , but thats what we have to put up with . I looked at the price tag on the 100 packs of Triple777 , CCI Magnum 209 , and the Winchester Shotshell 209 primers I bought in Sept of 2019 . The most expensive was 10 bucks . Now they are 75-90 . https://www.gunbroker.com/Black-Powder-Muzzleloaders/search?Keywords=209 primers&Sort=13

The ammo plants should hire you as a subcontractor . You are popping out cartridges faster than they are !