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Post by stanb8 on Oct 30, 2023 15:06:14 GMT -5
I purchased a Remington 45 with a brux barrel second hand and have trouble loading bullets after the first or second shot. The first shot I can load easily with one hand. I have several other smokeless muzzleloader and usually can shot at least five times before any bore cleaning. The load I’m using is 70 gr. Of H4178 with a Parker 275BE. The following is a description of the gun I bought.
Remington 700 45 cal smokeless. This is a Hollis Weber build with a blue printed Remington 700 action. it has an area 419 20 MOA beaded scope rail with over size screws. Timmney trigger, blended muzzle break #17 contour Brux barrel finished at 28in. It’s in a beded black Boyd stock. Arrowhead breech plug with modules.
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Post by smokelessk on Oct 30, 2023 19:07:39 GMT -5
I purchased a Remington 45 with a brux barrel second hand and have trouble loading bullets after the first or second shot. The first shot I can load easily with one hand. I have several other smokeless muzzleloader and usually can shot at least five times before any bore cleaning. The load I’m using is 70 gr. Of H4178 with a Parker 275BE. The following is a description of the gun I bought. Remington 700 45 cal smokeless. This is a Hollis Weber build with a blue printed Remington 700 action. it has an area 419 20 MOA beaded scope rail with over size screws. Timmney trigger, blended muzzle break #17 contour Brux barrel finished at 28in. It’s in a beded black Boyd stock. Arrowhead breech plug with modules. What is your process for sizing bullets? Are you sizing them for a clean bore? I'm also pondering the sentence you said about shooting your other guns at least 5 times before any bore cleaning. Umm... I'll shoot mine 20 30 even 50 or 60 times before I bother cleaning the bore. And that's the end of season cleaning, not a cleaning because it's difficult to load bullets. I suspect you are not sizing your bullets small enough for the proper fit in a fouled barrel. It is totally not necessary to be cleaning one of these guns until the end of the season or if it is exposed to moisture. Some guys choose to run a dry brush through the bore after it sits dirty awhile to knock the "crusties" off that form from the powder and copper residue but really that's about it. Once the bore is fouled and the bullets are sized properly you can pretty much shoot it till the cows come home and not worry about cleaning whatsoever. Another tid bit. You have this thread posted under the success stories and pictures, you're much better served and responded to if you post it under the modern smokeless muzzleloader section, where everyone else frequently views these topics. |
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Post by stanb8 on Oct 30, 2023 19:45:26 GMT -5
Thanks for your reply, I realized after posting and cleaning the gun again that I probably should size the bullets smaller for a foul barrel. I went ahead and sized the bullets so they would go down the barrel easier and will take my hand sizer in the field and adjust the bullet as needed.
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Post by smokelessk on Oct 31, 2023 4:05:57 GMT -5
Thanks for your reply, I realized after posting and cleaning the gun again that I probably should size the bullets smaller for a foul barrel. I went ahead and sized the bullets so they would go down the barrel easier and will take my hand sizer in the field and adjust the bullet as needed. Another suggestion. Don't clean it! This might be contrary to what some might consider "normal" gun maintenance but it's the truth. Cleaning these guns really just results in headache, bullets wasted, and time wasted to foul the barrel again. Those 3 reasons right there are exactly why my gun stays dirty the whole way through gun season, unless it is exposed to excessive rain. You'll find very few people clean these things on a regular basis. It causes too many headaches. So, foul the bore, size the bullets to fit a fouled bore and don't clean it until hunting is over. This will save you a lot of trouble!!! |
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Post by stanb8 on Oct 31, 2023 9:26:19 GMT -5
Thanks again for the advice, seems like at one time I knew this but have been so busy I believe it slipped my mine. Happy Hunting!
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Post by stanb8 on Oct 31, 2023 9:26:41 GMT -5
Thanks again for the advice, seems like at one time I knew this but have been so busy I believe it slipped my mine. Happy Hunting!
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