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countryroadscityrock · November 1, 2006, 09:51 PM

I just bought a Savage ML-10IISS and have two questions, first is it a good idea to lap the barrel of a new gun that's going to be shooting nothing but sabots, and second, I still have some Alpha Gold 300gr lightfield bullets left over from my blackpowder gun and I'm wondering if they'll take the higher velocities and pressures of AA5744 powder?

Okay, I know there's some blackpowder purists that that think this gun is the ultimate perversion, but for the unintiated, the ML-10 is the ONLY safe factory offered smokeless powder muzzleloader. I recently sold my Knight disc rifle because I got tired of smelling like sulpher, dealing with corrosion and the extrordinary amount of maintenance required to keep the gun a "tack driver". I muzzleload because it extends my hunting season which is pretty short given my work schedule.

November 1, 2006, 09:51 PM	#1
countryroadscityrock Junior Member Join Date: November 1, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 3	Savage ML-10II I just bought a Savage ML-10IISS and have two questions, first is it a good idea to lap the barrel of a new gun that's going to be shooting nothing but sabots, and second, I still have some Alpha Gold 300gr lightfield bullets left over from my blackpowder gun and I'm wondering if they'll take the higher velocities and pressures of AA5744 powder? Okay, I know there's some blackpowder purists that that think this gun is the ultimate perversion, but for the unintiated, the ML-10 is the ONLY safe factory offered smokeless powder muzzleloader. I recently sold my Knight disc rifle because I got tired of smelling like sulpher, dealing with corrosion and the extrordinary amount of maintenance required to keep the gun a "tack driver". I muzzleload because it extends my hunting season which is pretty short given my work schedule.