I have been doing it for years – still have all my fingers and eyes – no hair though!!
Just a couple of more things which may make your ML shooting more enjoyable.
Get a nipple key! You will need to remove the nipple to clean and dry your gun properly and it is the right tool for the job. Grease the threads on the nipple – a ceased nipple is a load of hassle.
If you are doing a lot of shooting make a better ram rod – mine is made out of dowel and a wooden ball about the size of a cricket ball. I have marked it with rings at the depth of the empty barrel and the charged barrel as a safety measure.
Whenever you are shooting cover up your percussion caps and powder if you are using a bowl and dipper. It can be quite distracting if a spark drops into either!!!
Here are a couple of photos, the stills are both breach loaders but they are shooting black powder, the small one is my 14 bore Perrins and the punt gun takes 19oz of shot!! You need the sound on for the video clip – the guy had never seen a ML gun before let alone fired one – Great!
You aren’t a million miles away so if you are worried then send me a PM and I will give you all the help I can.
John
click on this first photo to see the video clip - sound on!
