I have been shooting for many years, but only recently started muzzleloading. I have this question...... Does anybody cover the muzzle while hunting, in order to protect the powder. I was thinking of using a finger cot or a finger from a latex glove.

If anybody does this, do you fire through the cover?? Will it stick to the muzzle??

Does anybody cover their primer??

I am shooting a Knight Wolverine w/ Nikon glass, 209 primers and 777 pellets.

I shoot a T/C Omega and a Lyman GPR. I always cover their muzzles with a strip of electrical tape. No problem at all shooting right through the tape. No need to cover the primer on the Omega, but I sometimes put clear plastic wrap over the lock of the GPR in rainy weather.

yes I use a finger cot from Wal Mart over the muzzle and you can shoot right through it without any problem. Over the percussion cap take the tire valve stem cover and put that over the capped nipple then lower the hammer down on that. There is no tension then. You cock the hammer, flip the cap off and you're ready to shoot. Also you are nice and water resistant...

Cayugad, I have always used finger cots on the muzzle,
but your idea with the valve stem cover is a great one!
Thanks for the good tip!

I use electrical tape, not only does it protect from moisture but debris as well. In factI have been using it for years on my CF's as well. Never had a problem of shifting POI or the glue residue not coming off easily. I usually remove it nightly though!

I had a friend several years ago in the late muzzy season when it started snowingthat pulled a trojan out of his wallet and used it.

I tape mine as well. Use that bright green stuff they make for paint masking. It serves to tell me the gun is loaded, just in case I forgot. And back in September, it kept sandy soil from getting into the muzzle on a long "hand and knees" stalk through the sagebrush. Don't leave home without it.

I got the idea to tape the muzzles of my C/F rifles years ago from an article in a hunting magazine about guides up in Canada and Alaska doing that to keep from accidently plugging the barrels with snow,mud, etc.

For the bigger muzzles on muzzleloaders, I started outusing "muzzy mitts" made for that purpose, but they're so expensive, I switched tofinger cots.

The finger cots are not as strongor durable as the"muzzy mitts" but they do good enough...occasionally have to replace one during a hunt...I get a couple boxes from a drug store each season.

On caplocks, I use what are called "Kap Kovers"...they use a HotShot Nipple with an O-ring around it, then the brass Kap (bell shaped) slips down snugly over the nipple with the O-ring around it...seals out moisture, and serves as an additional safety against a hammer dropping accidently.

Yes to both questions - I wrap some plastic wrap around the muzzle, and also around the lock section of both flinters and caplocks when hunting in wet weather. The last time I did this, I hunted for a week in the Adirondacks in the rain, and when I fired the rifle at the end of the hunt, it hit the target where it should have-and that with Clean Shot powder, which has a rep for being hygroscopic.....

Just as long as the rubber item is OVER the muzzle, ands not IN IT, it will be fine.... A finger from a latex glove should work well, as does a condom.