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BigJon · October 24, 2005, 11:22 AM

Hi, folks. Don't post often. Am a very experience riflemen but a rookie with muzzle loaders - just getting started with them this year. I purchased new an older-model Knight disc rifle. I have started experimenting with loads, and right now, I'm still playing with things at three pellets of 777 under a Powerbelt bullet. I have noticed fowling at the chamber end of the barrel that is much harder to remove than that farther out in the tube. Is this more likely to be powder or plastic fouling I'm dealing with?

Best,
Jon

October 24, 2005, 11:22 AM	#1
BigJon Member Join Date: May 14, 2000 Location: Montgomery, AL, US Posts: 57	Fouling - What is it? Hi, folks. Don't post often. Am a very experience riflemen but a rookie with muzzle loaders - just getting started with them this year. I purchased new an older-model Knight disc rifle. I have started experimenting with loads, and right now, I'm still playing with things at three pellets of 777 under a Powerbelt bullet. I have noticed fowling at the chamber end of the barrel that is much harder to remove than that farther out in the tube. Is this more likely to be powder or plastic fouling I'm dealing with? Best, Jon