how to take apart a traditions deerhunter muzzleloader

Pyrodex® causes much less fouling than common black powder does. Note: on sidelock models this spring will be held in by the forward lock plate screw. This should free up the tolerances from black powder fouling allowing the gun to function properly. If your shots are hitting the target at the left, move your sight right. With a 24" octagonal barrel and rugged synthetic wood stock this rifle is well balanced and has superb handling.

We recommend our one piece rail mount, item A1780. Update: Ok so I’ve found and removed the pins, and I’ve removed the tang screw, but the barrel won’t budge.

A maximum charge in a .50 caliber pistol will push a 175 grain ball at only about 800 fps. The material on this site can not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Multiply. If you are removing the stock from Pennsylvania and Shenandoah rifles and do not know how, please contact our Customer Service Department for directions.

If so, it will have to be removed before barrel can be removed. Listen for a solid metallic clicking sound, this insures the gun has a complete and solid lock up. Best. This is seldom a satisfactory arrangement, unless done by a customer shop, and we recommend against it otherwise. Locate the ramrod retaining spring which is located in the stock channel. If you have a Lightning™ Bolt Action, you will need a 5mm to take the stock off the barrel and a 2mm allen wrench to take the bolt apart. The Deerhunter™ barrels are designed to shoot full bore bullets, saboted bullets, or patched round balls. The bolt head must be in its’ rearmost position.

At least I think that's the way these guns are, I've never had a traditions, only customs, but am familiar with muzzleloaders enough to help out. On my traditions pistol I refill the holes with never-drying clay. There is a pin under spring tension inside the cylinder pin that needs to press against the transfer bar to allow the gun to cycle and function properly. Yes.

We use cookies to make wikiHow great. It may take a selection of primers to find out which primer works best for you. The Accelerator breechplug requires spacing between the back for the barrel and the face of the receiver to allow for the head of the Accelerator breechplug to fit. Please check out our Accessories page on this site or our Muzzleloading Catalog. Using a back and forth movement with the breech plug wrench handle during the unscrewing of the breech plug will often speed up the process of removal.

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