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XIII. LOADING THE POWDER FOR
MUZZLELOADING RIFLES:
WARNING:
ONLY LOAD ONE BARREL AT A TIME. LOAD THE BOTTOM
BARREL FIRST AND THEN THE TOP BARREL.
Traditions recommends that if this is your first experience with a
muzzleloader that you should being shooting with a charge of 80
grains of Black powder or Pyrodex
® loose or pelletized powder
(use 56 grains of Triple 7 loose powder) to lessen the recoil & let
yourself get acquainted with your muzzleloader. We recommend
using a powder charge between 80 to 150 grains depending on
what you are hunting or shooting with your muzzleloader.
The maximum powder load for the Tr a d i t i o n s ™ E x p ress Double ™
M u z z l e l o a d e r when using Pyrodex ® powder is 150 grains.
The maximum powder load for the Tr a d i t i o n s ™ E x p ress Double ™
M u z z l e l o a d e r when using Triple 7 ® loose powder is 130 grains.
CAUTION:
Stand the butt of the rifle on the ground so that the muzzle is
pointed up and away from you and others. Never work with
your face or any part of your body over the muzzle, even when
the gun is unloaded.
CAUTION:
Be sure that the firearm is unprimed and
the safeties are engaged.
Use only Black Powder, Pyrodex ® loose or pelletized powder or
Triple 7 ® loose or pelletized powder. Follow the powder
Manufacturer’s Instructions when handling any type of powder.
Make sure to reduce your charge by 15% when using Triple 7
®
loose powder.
WHEN LOADING LOOSE POWDER:
a. Fill your Traditions flask with powder.
b. Adjust your Traditions powder measure
to the desired charge.
c. Pour powder from your Traditions flask
into the desired powder charge. Pour the
powder from the powder measure down
the BOTTOM barrel.
WARNING:
Never load powder into a gun directly from a can,
powder horn or flask. Always use a separate
calibrated powder measuring device. A remaining
spark or ember in the barrel may cause the gun to go
off and seriously injure you and/or bystanders and
destroy the firearm.
d. Tap the side of the barrel to settle the powder into
the breech area.
e. Now proceed to the section on “Loading
the Projectile” to finish loading the
BOTTOM barrel BEFORE you begin
loading the TOP barrel. When you are
finished loading the BOTTOM barrel you
will need to use the SAME AMOUNT of powder in the TOP
barrel as you have in the BOTTOM barrel. If you are using
Pellets please read the next section.
WHEN LOADING PELLETIZED POWDER (PELLETS):
a. Drop the desired amount of pellets into the BOTTOM barrel
with the igniter side (blackened end) down.
Note: Triple 7
® Pellets do not have an
igniter side (blackened end) and can be
loaded on
either end. Using a pipe cleaner to handle
the pellets makes it easier to load and keeps
the oils from your hands off the pellet.
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