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Old 11-10-2012, 05:33 PM
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BP_Hunter
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Nicely put Dave. One other thing to mention that should be common sense is never lean over the ramrod when pushing a bullet down! I caught myself doing it once or twice and have seen a lot of this at the range. I built a nice stand to make sure I can keep to the side while stuffing the bore. Another thing I've see on YouTube is a whole pound of powder going off because the shooter forgot to secure it before shooting! Black powder does require some extra measures for safety. Newbies coming from modern propellants just aren't aware of some of the dangers.
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