I have been lurking for a good while now, great site. I finally broke down and registered. I live in Kansas since moving here from Alaska in 2001. Totally different type of hunting and such. I have been playing with an old CVA 54cal Hawkins that mainly I just shot round balls out of to play around with, plus a CVA Navy 44 pistol I also just play with.

I have no idea how it happened but I was just surfing and surfed into SG and ended up buying a Knight Camo Vision w/scope. So today went over to Walmart 30 miles away (only black powder source for 50miles) and bought some 240gr Power belts, Shockwaves, and XTP's. Some t7 ffg loose powder (only thing they had) and t7 209 primers.

I basically have not had an interest in deer hunting since returning to the lower 48, maining been bird and varmint hunting and such but I plan on deer hunting this year with the new vision. I plan on mainly keeping it under 100yds as where my house and land are I am bordered on 3 sides by wooded federal land so most of the shots I would make are in this range already. I already hand load my 45 as well as my 223, 25-06, 300winmag, and 444 rifles.

Do you actually need the little red plastic primer caps for the weapon to function properly? I am ordering BH209 and t7fffg and if needed the red plastic primer caps. Has anyone here ever moly tumbled the power belts or moly heat seasoned their ML barrel and seen a difference?

Thanks a lot in advance

Dave