Storing my ML during hunting season?
 

I was wanting to leave my bullet and powder inmy ML, so I don't have to shoot it out at the end of the day andscare everything around me.

I was planning on putting my sidelock ML in a hard gun case and leave it in my truck at night. Will this help keep condensation from forming in the barrel?

I possed a question a while back about weatherproofing my ML and I recieved some great tips. Any other suggestions or comments about protecting my ML from moisture?

Thanks!!!

BM

RE: Storing my ML during hunting season?
 

Put a plastic bag around the barrel - like a barrel condom.

RE: Storing my ML during hunting season?
 

I do the same. "Quick Seal" over the nipple is all I have used these past few years. Ain't nothing getting by the other end. Never fails...but that's with blackpowder.

RE: Storing my ML during hunting season?
 

I have never stored a rifle in a hard case inside a locked vehicle before. After removing the 209 or #11 cap of course, if it were me, I would wipe the rifle down well with a quality gun oil to remove all moisture and finger print marks. I would avoid any oil in or heavy around the muzzle or nipple area. A light wiping to clean would be all. I would also make sure the case was bone dry. But I do not think I would wrap the rifle in any plastic. I would worry that as the temperature in the case levels out, the plastic it was wrapped inmight make it sweat.

Poster .. Triple Se7en can answer this for you I believe. He has had a lot of experince with muzzleloaders, powders, and sabots. I also believe he has first hand experience in this area...

Good luck with your rifle and if you find a system that does work well, let us know. You never know when one of us will get the oppertunity to hunt somewhere and have a similar experience...:D

RE: Storing my ML during hunting season?
 

I don't ever shoot my ML at the end of the day either, but I like to keep the rifle warm and dry in the house each night, soI just pull the load at the end of a hunt...save the components for plinking at the range after the season is over...and load fresh and dry the next time out...that way I neverworry about condensation, theft, accidental discharges, etc, etc, etc.