First Rule of Muzzleloading: Reload Immediately
The first rule of muzzleloading hunting is to reload. Immediately. Now. It didn't use to be that way. It used to be the second rule of muzzleloading hunting. The first rule used to be, "Keep your powder dry." Every mountain man knew it. Wet powder, no explosion; no bullet propelled. Indians, grizzly bears, win. Every time. People understood that back in the day and went to extreme measures to keep their powder dry. The old rule of muzzleloading does not apply to the modern version of same. Modern, in-line, muzzle-loading rifles "hide" the powder and ignition system from all moisture, even torrential rains. Not long ago, I saw a fellow on TV selling a product, dunking his muzzleloading rifle, on purpose, into a small tank of water. He held it there for a good five minutes, then withdrew it and fired a bullseye with it, just to show he could. It was a stunning demonstration to an old guy like me who cut his muzzleloading deer hunting teeth on an original p...