What is It Called When You Continue to Squeeze the Trigger After the Bullet is Fired
Always control the muzzle of your firearm. At all times during the loading process, keep the muzzle pointed in a direction that is safe and angled away from your body. Never smoke around black powder!
Steps for loading and firing a Muzzleloader?
1. Run a dry patch down the barrel to dry out the oil and moisture. Blackpowder and substitutes readily attract moisture.
2. With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, "dry fire" a couple of caps to make sure that the passage through the nipple is clear. Set the hammer in half-cocked position over an uncapped nipple.
3. Using a powder measurer, pour the black powder down the barrel. Never use smokeless powder because the pressures it creates would be excessive and unsafe for use in muzzleloaders. Never pour directly from the powder container for the following reasons:
A.) If a smoldering ember is present in the barrel, it could ignite the powder in the container.
B.) You could easily overcharge your firearm.
4. Moisten a patch with saliva or other lubricant and place it over the muzzle of the rifle. Place the lead ball on top of the patch with the flat side up. The flat side is known as the sprue.
5. Push the ball with the short starter until it is flush with the muzzle and then cut off excess patch material. Start the ball down the barrel with the long rod of the short starter.
6. Using the ramrod, push the ball or bullet down the remaining distance of the barrel. A safer method is to grip the rod a few inches above the muzzle and push, repeating until the ball is firmly seated on the powder.
It is imperative that the ball and patch be seated firmly on the powder. A ball and patch not firmly seated can cause the barrel to be damaged or rupture. The ramrod should be marked at the proper length to indicate if the ball has been firmly seated.
7. Place the percussion cap on the nipple. This should only be done when the rifle is ready to be fired.
8. If the rifle doesn't fire after you pull the trigger, continue to follow through for at least 60 seconds until you're certain that the firearm will not fire.
9. Check the nipple and vent to see they are clear. Clean with the vent pick.
10. Place a new percussion cap on the nipple and fire again.
What should you do if your muzzleloader does not go off when you pull the trigger?
If you are unsuccessful in firing the load, then the ball and powder must be manually removed. First, remove the nipple and thoroughly soak the powder charge by submerging in water for a period of time. Following this, you may remove the ball using a ball puller attached to the ramrod. You must then thoroughly clean the muzzleloader.
An alternative is to use a modern tool that uses compressed carbon dioxide. This is placed on the nipple, releasing a sharp blast of gas blowing the powder and ball safely out the barrel. Always maintain safe muzzle direction.
Flintlock Muzzleloader
1.Follow the same loading steps as with the percussion cap rifle. Pyrodex does not work well with a flintlock muzzleloader. Black powder substitutes are not fine grained enough to be used as charges in the flash pan of a flintlock.
2.Once the ball is seated, and the hammer is at half-cock position, prime the pan with FFFFg powder. A rule of thumb is to fill the pan 3/4 full.
3.Pull the frizzen down over the pan to keep the powder in place.
4.To fire, pull the hammer back to full cock position and squeeze the trigger.
5.If a misfire occurs, wait 60 seconds with the gun pointed in a safe direction. Reprime, and use a vent hole pick to force a small amount of priming powder into the touch hole. Then shoot the rifle.
Loading a Muzzleloading Shotgun
With a muzzleloading shotgun, additional accessories such as adjustable shot pouch and fiber wadding are needed. (Plastic wadding is not recommended).
1.Pour a measured amount of powder down the barrel(s). A good rule of thumb is equal amounts of shot and powder by volume measure, not weight. Approximately 70 to 90 grains (2 1/4 - 3 1/4 drams) FFG black powder with 1 1/8 to 1 1/2 ounces of shot is recommended 12 gauge game bird load.
2.Next insert an overpowder card down the barrel, followed by a fiber wad coated with lard or lubricant.
3.Drop in the measured shot charge and place a thin cardboard wad over the shot to keep it from spilling out.
4.Prime or cap the shotgun, and it's ready to fire.
Cleaning the Muzzleloader
Black powder fouling is very corrosive; it attracts moisture and easily causes rust. A black powder gun should be cleaned after every firing session.
There are many commercial solvents on the market, but hot soapy water is hard to beat. A soft cotton cleaning material should be used. Also needed is a loading rod with a cleaning rag on it. Use a rod as close to the bore diameter as possible. Notches cut around the end of the loading rod, will prevent the cleaning patch from coming off in the barrel.
Dry the barrel out with several dry patches and oil it thoroughly with a light gun oil.
The lock should be removed periodically, cleaned, and oiled. Firearms are a costly investment. They should be properly maintained to ensure your enjoyment for years to come.
Muzzleloading - DOs & DON'Ts
DOs
- Use black powder or acceptable substitutes in muzzleloaders.
- Handle a muzzleloader with the same respect due all firearms.
- Ensure the ball or bullet is seated firmly on the powder charge in the barrel.
- Treat a missfire or a hangfire as though the firearm could fire at any second. Wait at least one minute with the firearm pointed away before refiring.
- Always thoroughly clean your muzzleloader after every firing session.
- NOTE: Black powder explodes. Smokeless powder burns.
- Remove the cap or the powder from the flashpan before crossing fences, climbing trees, or crossing difficult obstacles or terrain.
- Always follow manufacturer's recommendations.
- Always maintain a safe muzzle direction.
- Always ensure the cap from both barrels of a double barrel are removed before loading a barrel that has been fired.
- Always watch for signs of a worn or corroded nipple including: Hammer blown back to full cock, primer or cap blown off the nipple, peppering on the shooter's face.
DON'Ts
- Smoke anywhere near black powder.
- Load your firearm until the barrel has been wiped clean of oil and excess grease.
- Pour powder from the powder horn or flask directly into the muzzle.
- Carry or handle a muzzleloading firearm with the hammer at full cock.
- Exceed the manufacturer's recommended maximum powder charge.
- Lean over or stand in front of the muzzle at any time.
- Shoot an old muzzleloading firearm until it has been dismantled, examined, and found safe.
- Reload one barrel of a double barrel muzzleloading gun unless the cap on the nipple of the other barrel has been removed.
- Always ensure the cap from both barrels of a double barrel are removed before loading a barrel that has been fired.
- Put hand over ram rod.
Source: https://beasafehunter.org/en/loading-firing-cleaning-muzzleloader
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