I recently rec’d a TC muzzleloader and am new to the sport. The guy at Cabelas told me I should shoot it 50 times with round balls to “season” the barrel before I begin to sight in. Others said its ok to sight in right away. Any thoughts?
Being new to the sport also, I sighted in using Power Belt bullets and tried some different powders. I’m sure lead balls would be cheaper to start the seasoning process with. I’m shooting a Remington In-Line. After 20 rounds my group did get tighter and I found a powder and load that was working very well for me!
I also took a Black Bear with the gun this year. I’m now thinking it is going in the stand with me during deer season.
Enjoy your new toy!!!!!
Being new to the sport also, I sighted in using Power Belt bullets and tried some different powders. I’m sure lead balls would be cheaper to start the seasoning process with. I’m shooting a Remington In-Line. After 20 rounds my group did get tighter and I found a powder and load that was working very well for me!
I also took a Black Bear with the gun this year. I’m now thinking it is going in the stand with me during deer season.
Enjoy your new toy!!!!!
Sight it in and then “season” your barrel by swabbing it with Bore Butter. Just make sure you clean all of the Bore Butter out before you use it in the field. TC has a bore cleaner that works great.
Sight it in and then “season” your barrel by swabbing it with Bore Butter. Just make sure you clean all of the Bore Butter out before you use it in the field. TC has a bore cleaner that works great.
I’m not a big believer in that “seasoning” method. I took mine out with the loads I intended on using and shot it a few times to get used to it. From there, I sighted it in and haven’t looked back since. 
I’m not a big believer in that “seasoning” method. I took mine out with the loads I intended on using and shot it a few times to get used to it. From there, I sighted it in and haven’t looked back since.
Hard to believe but i think it;s true . My rem in line shot a lot better after 25-50 shots .Have fun and good luck. 
Hard to believe but i think it;s true . My rem in line shot a lot better after 25-50 shots .Have fun and good luck.
I would be willing to bet that the guy that you talked to at Cabela’s is my father in law. He is a guru with black powder, I kind of questioned the whole seasoning thing too and after about fifty shots it definately started to pattern better. Morris definately knows what he’s talking about.
I would be willing to bet that the guy that you talked to at Cabela’s is my father in law. He is a guru with black powder, I kind of questioned the whole seasoning thing too and after about fifty shots it definately started to pattern better. Morris definately knows what he’s talking about.
I have been using smoke poles for the last twenty years. Bore butter is a fantastic produce when combined with tripple 7 or clean shot. You can hunt all season without doing anything to your barrel except keeping dirt and water out of it. I recommend that you boil out your barrel to get oil out of it first. Just boil some water with a little bar soap and stick the end of yhour barrel in it. Use a tight patch and draw the water up though the barrel. This will clean any oil out and also get the barrel hot enough that water will evaporate. Then while it is warm run a few patches with bore butter on them though the barrel. I agree that with a new gun it will take a few roulds before you will have real tight groups. after twenty to thirty rounds the rifeling should have the edges off so you will get good concistancy. Hope this helps. The bore butter will not allow powder residue to swtick to the metal in your barrel.
I have been using smoke poles for the last twenty years. Bore butter is a fantastic produce when combined with tripple 7 or clean shot. You can hunt all season without doing anything to your barrel except keeping dirt and water out of it. I recommend that you boil out your barrel to get oil out of it first. Just boil some water with a little bar soap and stick the end of yhour barrel in it. Use a tight patch and draw the water up though the barrel. This will clean any oil out and also get the barrel hot enough that water will evaporate. Then while it is warm run a few patches with bore butter on them though the barrel. I agree that with a new gun it will take a few roulds before you will have real tight groups. after twenty to thirty rounds the rifeling should have the edges off so you will get good concistancy. Hope this helps. The bore butter will not allow powder residue to swtick to the metal in your barrel.
I have/owned 4 T/C cap locks and 1 inline. The cap locks seem to shoot better after seasoned. The inline shot great out of the box and was never seasoned.
I have/owned 4 T/C cap locks and 1 inline. The cap locks seem to shoot better after seasoned. The inline shot great out of the box and was never seasoned.
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