Kids and I spent the summer trapping moles. My wife will be happy to have them out of the freezer. Hopefully we catch at least one fox with them. Came close last year and we are doubling down this year in a new spot.
After another run to town and 2 more cans of flush, I got everything cleaned out. I had to order a new valve, there was no cleaning it. I also found the rear heater lines to be rotted and ready to blow. Luckily they are available and Amazon to the rescue.
Rockauto for a new condenser ...
Down to working on the stuff I don’t want to do. I tried to tackle the A/C today and ran into a PIA.
I hoped it would be simple and I could just flush it and hook the new stuff up. Nope, on the first flush metal shavings came out along with tons of gunk. So a complete disassembly was...
You don’t have to submerge the antler. The steam coming up from the water does the job. You keep saying boil but don’t boil them. It makes the skull terribly fragile. You need to simmer them just below the boiling point.
As others have said you can wrap the base of the horns to...
Looks like 3 of the 4 petals sheared off. Looks like it did fine and had enough velocity to snap the petals. Being backwards inside means nothing as bullets do funny stuff inside an animal.
Also don’t buy muzzleloader specific 209 primers. They are weaker than standard 209 shotgun primers. There is no advantage to that and are much more expensive. It’s mainly advertising and packaging. Just use plain old shotgun primers. If your breech is a sloppy fit for the 209 then use...
Nope, waste of time and money. A 209 to make sure the breech is clear is all you need to do.
There is something with your cleaning or storage process if you are getting flyers on a cold bore.
https://muzzle-loaders.com/products/cva-optimatm-v2-pr2020s
This is a good place to shop and here is what I would buy if you want a decent inline to start with.
Bore butter is sold as a remedy to fix the hard to seat a bullet problem. It also “seasons” the bore whatever that means.
It’s a grease that builds up in your barrel and makes a mess to clean. Plus if still wet, powder will stick to it and absorb the moisture. You will get squib loads...
Blackhorn 209 is a special powder substitute that is easy to cleanup with just soap and hot water. It doesn’t have the sulfur stink or corrosive properties. It is far superior to actual black powder in modern inlines. If you go more traditional like Brent or Ben use than Swiss black powders...
Read up on what’s legal in your state and buy once cry once.
Stainless and BH209 are the best combo I’ve found. Shoots great and makes clean up a breeze.
I’m a big fan of Hornday bore riders. They are easy to load and very effective.
Bore butter is what you take to the trailhead to...
Yep, the tips get a very minute ding in them and they can pencil thru or open very late. Pitch em all and either go to the tipped version or go to a Barnes. I did a bunch of testing when I had that problem and came to the conclusion that they simply were not reliable to open 100% of the time...