lol, well - it happened again today. there was a real doll that showed up at the range & i lost all my concentration watching her instead of what i was doing.

anyways, i tried the 'powdered nipple trick' again but this time but i did it a little different. last time i used the pyrodex rs that i had all crushed up into a fine powder, this time i used the regular grain. i removed the nipple, put in as much powder down the hole & put the nipple back on. then i primed the nipple again with the finely crushed pyrodex rs but used a magnum 11 cap (not a regular 11 cap as last time). boy, was i happy to see the ball & patch pop out the muzzle.

i will have to admit, i did sneak a few more looks at the gal but made sure i had the powder horn in my hand this time.

yes, this rifle can shoot if i do my part. i wished i saved the target where i got a one ragged hole with 5 rounds.