Traditions Yukon - Manual (Page 17)

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LOADING THE POWDER FOR MUZZLELOADING RIFLES:
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. Be sure that the firearm is unprimed and the
safeties are engaged. Your rifle is now ready to be loaded.
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. See Section XVI.
c. Pour powder from your Traditions flask into
the desired powder charge. Pour powder from
the powder measure down the 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 injury or
death to you, bystanders and destroy the firearm.
d. Tap the side of the barrel to settle the powder into
the breech area.
When loading pelletized powder (Pellets):
a. Drop the desired amount of pellets into
the barrel. Using a pipe cleaner to handle
the pellets makes it easier to load and
keeps oil from your hands off the pellet.
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IMPORTANT:
Do not break or crush the pellets when loading or seating
the projectile on top of the pellets. This could cause
inconsistent groupings.
LOADING THE PROJECTILE:
Note: Your muzzleloader is equipped with the Projectile
Alignment System (PAS), which helps ensure correct placement
of the bullet in the muzzle.
Saboted Bullets: The plastic material used in our Traditions
sabots is self-lubricating, therefore you need not pre-lube your
bullets or sabots.
1. Insert the base of the bullet into the
sabot, making certain the bullet is firmly
& fully seated against the bottom of the
sabot.
2. Place the assembled projectile into the
muzzle.
3. Start the projectile with your thumb.
4. Using a ball starter, place the short shaft
on top of the bullet and push it downward
until the starter hits the top of the muzzle.
5. Push the projectile deeper into the bore
using the longer shaft of the ball starter
until it hits the muzzle.
6. With the loading jag on your ramrod,
position the ramrod on top of the bullet
inside the bore. Holding the ramrod no
further than 6" over the bore apply firm
pressure downward until the bullet is on
top of the powder. (Holding the ramrod any higher will
increase your chances of breaking your ramrod.)
Note: If you are using pelletized powder no not crush them when
loading the bullet. Testing has shown that crushed or broken
pellets will cause bullet-grouping problems.
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