Originally Posted by
Ridge Runner
Have used it in every muzzleloader I ever owned, and always, everytime a lubed sabot, patched ball, or conical loaded easier than a dry one. the secret is to season the bore properly! also if the thing appears to be not burning powder consistantly at a 100 gr charge, are the pellets loaded right, they have a front and back ya know!
I also agree that bore butter will help in the loading, but at some point it will be worse
as , stated, bore butter will just attract and hold un burned powder,
making the bore tighter to load the last few inches to seat things properly
things might go easier down MOST the barrel/bore, but once things build up more and more f it just gets harder to push the last few inches to seat things properly!
all the more so again, on a bore that maybe is very tight to begin with
and or sabot/bullet combos that are extra snug to start with in a specific bore!
add in older power or just very dirty powder
and bore butter isn;'t a great solution,
it might work fine to reload a few times
but there again are just better options these days! that offer more long term solutions without the added step of using bore butter!