Really solid article (for being printed mid 1990's)
The typo I saw was
The conical slug is normally heavier than a round ball in the same caliber. For this reason, many hunters prefer the larger mass of the slug. Loading is also faster than with a round ball because no patch is used.
Followed by
If you are going to use round balls, you need patch material. The patch is lubricated and wrapped around the ball to form a tight fit and seal the barrel so gases cannot escape around it.
It really looked like it came from an old Buckskinning book. I have the first few of them. I am more of a longhunter period guy. I think the majority of the articles in those books came from Muzzleloading Magazine.
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Basics of Muzzleloading | New Mexico State University | Spyke
Really solid article (for being printed mid 1990's)
The typo I saw was
Followed by
It really looked like it came from an old Buckskinning book. I have the first few of them. I am more of a longhunter period guy. I think the majority of the articles in those books came from Muzzleloading Magazine.