For this first time in a while I didn’t muzzle load this yeah. I hunt with a much older muzzleloader in .44 and last year it gave me a fit with failed ignites. The older muzzleloader was built by my dad back in the 70’s(Spanish kit) and I have always wanted to hit one with a lead projectile he made, but im debating on getting a “newer” loader.
I took this year off just because there was to much going on around the homestead. But while splitting wood it started me thinking and here is where the questions start.
I feel like I’m getting failures to ignite because of the steep angle of the nipple(almost 90 degrees). So what about drilling and tapping the existing hole to modify the angle for a more advantageous angle?
If so what would be the better angle?
Before it starts, I would rather modify it and make it useable then just “leave it the way the old man made it”, because he would agree, he was a very practical individual.
If this isn’t doable then what would be the better muzzleloader to go with? I would like something nicer then the traditions from Walmart(nothing wrong with it), but it’s just not what I would want to go for
I took this year off just because there was to much going on around the homestead. But while splitting wood it started me thinking and here is where the questions start.
I feel like I’m getting failures to ignite because of the steep angle of the nipple(almost 90 degrees). So what about drilling and tapping the existing hole to modify the angle for a more advantageous angle?
If so what would be the better angle?
Before it starts, I would rather modify it and make it useable then just “leave it the way the old man made it”, because he would agree, he was a very practical individual.
If this isn’t doable then what would be the better muzzleloader to go with? I would like something nicer then the traditions from Walmart(nothing wrong with it), but it’s just not what I would want to go for