ORIGINAL: bigtim6656
i am looking at the Tc triumph and saw where alot of people say there a bear to load a real tight fit
i also saw where you can take the breech plug out real easy by hand and even unload it that way
why could you not remove the breech plug slide the bullet and pellets down from the breech then add the breech plug slide your rod down the barrel and push it down to make sure it sits all the way down
I understand this would not mean you would not have to use the rod but a few inchs seems alot better then 28 inchs
also would this havce any legal issues since a muzzleloader is made to load form the front of the barrel
is this a good idea or just another dumb one
It's been done...The Ferguson rifle, back in the 70s...The 1770s...
Yes. Not to mention the Hall, the Sharps, and any number of other breech-loading separate-loading arms over the years.
In many states, the ML hunting regs say "loads from the muzzle", so it would be illegal, just as the Sharps using loose powder and ball but loading from the breech is NOT legal.
But since the gun is made to be loaded from the muzzle, I suppose if no-one saw you take out the breech plug and load it that way, you would not be arrested. Only you would know you are a crook.....