breaking in a muzzle loader

[carolinahunter]

Hi folks ,
Just orderd a new Winchester Apex .45 from Cabelas. What's the best way to break in the barrel ? I know everybody has their own little tricks .........so lets hear them.

thanx , Jimmie

[Whitetail Assassin]

start out around 70 grains of powder with your bullet choice and work up in 5 grain loads tell you find the one that works best.

[RICHARDCatdaddy]

I have always just loaded the thing up with what I am going to hunt with and start shooting,putting a patch down the barrel about every 3rd shot.

[cityhunter]

I just useda Traditions XLT Break Open for the first time and used 100 grain and 150 grains of American Pioneer pellets with excellent results and never cleaned between the rounds .
All of the rounds at 50 and 100 yards went within 3 inches of the target.
Reached home and poured hot water and barrel is clean after just couple of patches.

[monkeyman]

I just joined this site so I am sure you have already seen the post of Bushie Jackman dated Aug 31st titled "DANGEROUS MUZZLE LOADERS" If not, you may want to give it a good read since the throw Winchester into the mix too. If not just be carefull and be sure to take your cell phone with you!
Monkeyman

[FrontierGander]

dangerous muzzleloaders was wrote up by that bafoon Randy Wakeman who doesnt know his rear end from a hole in the ground.

He lacks to tell you that he is referring to the 1995-1996 cva apollo inlines that were leaked out and stole with bad breech plugs. BPI bought cva in 98 i believe and they have upgraded big time.

The new CVA Accura they have out now, Takes 600 GRAINS of triple 7 and THREE 444 grain powerbelt bullets to blow the barrel!

[DocHolladay]

dangerous muzzleloaders was wrote up by that bafoon Randy Wakeman who doesnt know his rear end from a hole in the ground.

He lacks to tell you that he is referring to the 1995-1996 cva apollo inlines that were leaked out and stole with bad breech plugs. BPI bought cva in 98 i believe and they have upgraded big time.

No Flaming or name calling please.

[miassmaro98]

no more tips and tricks