Originally Posted by
troutbum
I'll be hunting the whole week of our BP season, What do most of you do , if you don't get one and head back to the farm. Do you unload the whole rifle or just take the cap off for overnight. Will temp's affect the powder. I'm using a inline, removable breach, with triple 7 powder. What's the best and safest way. Thanks.
It is really something you have to learn through testing an or trail and error...
I am highly confident in my procedures because I have a lot of practice doing... but I have had a rifle with T7 loaded for months and have not any problem. In that month the rifle went through good and bad weather - but I was confident that the load had not been compromised - in the end it proved out - did not get the elk I was after but a really nice whitetail buck paid the price for my frustrations..
BUT - if in doubt unload it.