muzzy: keeping gun loaded

Wooly Bugger · Nov 28, 2009

This will be my first season hunting muzzy. I understand that between hunts, you can just remove the percussion cap, and the gun is considered "unloaded."

My concern is with condensation forming from repeated cooling and warming of the barrel. I don't have the option to store the gun outside in a garage. How many "freeze thaw" cycles can a gun go through reliably before you have to worry about condensation inactivating the powder?

redneckdad · Nov 28, 2009

[confused] good question. i just fire it into the ground and not worry about it. i clean my guns everytime whether i shoot or not so its no big deal.mike

WackemStackem · Nov 28, 2009

I have just kept in the case in the truck or in the house never had a problem with it firing when needed to harvest a deer or unload it..

one shot one kill · Nov 28, 2009

Most in-lines are easy to push the load out once you are home. If your worried about condensation....then you can do a quick swab and put it back together and have peice of mind[patcheye]

aarowflinger · Nov 28, 2009

leave it in ur case and u wont have a problem with the freeze thaw problem u brought up. i try to leave it in the same temp all the time but an inline is also easy to pop out the breach and pop out the powder

danny42669 · Nov 28, 2009

I am careful about this also but my father could care less he brings the gun in & out and never worries and he has never had a hang fire.

remingtonman1108 · Nov 28, 2009

yeah its my first muzzy season too..i was going to post something like this...i was thinking fo pushing it out everytime..but if it wont hurt the gun i may leave it in...[confusedagain]

ub1243jp · Nov 28, 2009

once i load the gun, i will run that load for a week. less if it rains a lot. more if the weather is dry and the same temp.
i will sometimes cock the hammer and lean the nipple over the heater vent over night, to dry out the powder.
i still shoot a side lock.

mikec · Nov 28, 2009

I'll leave my flintlock loaded for a few weeks with never a problem, case it and don't bring it into the house, leave in a shed, unheated garage or your truck.

OUTBACKEAGLE · Nov 28, 2009

Just leave it up in your tree no one will take it in new jersey and it will adjust with the climate

nightstalker911 · Nov 28, 2009

Just leave it up in your tree no one will take it in new jersey and it will adjust with the climate

And if you worried about someone taking it, just put up a Trail Camera facing it. We know no one steals them here in NJ.

nightstalker911 · Nov 28, 2009

Yep, leave it in the case. The condensation will occur with SUDDEN changes in Temp. The case will make the change gradual.

I've grabbed my Chuck rifle and run out of my Air Conditioned house into the 90deg. air, only to find the scopes outside lenses FOGGED, and a ground hog laughing at me...

njpassthru · Nov 28, 2009

I left my muzzy in my unheated shed and had a couple of hangfires. Now I bring it in my house un-capped havn't had any misfires since doing so[up]

muzzy: keeping gun loaded

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one shot one kill

aarowflinger

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ub1243jp

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OUTBACKEAGLE

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