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Cabin creek muzzleloading cabin creek muzzleloading. If the rifle does not fire within a minute, carefully follow the directions on how to handle a misfire on pages 15 and 16 of the model 700 ml instruction book. Excellent reading for the muzzleloading novice and experienced hunter. Cva muzzle loader getting into black powder thanks for watching.
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That increase in performance is a huge advantage for big game hunters like me because the early muzzleloading season for whitetails coincides with the peak of the breeding rut. I attended school in western north carolina and enjoyed paying tribute. Im building a muzzle loader from scratch and helps that are in this book are invaluable. Read the instructions and warnings in this manual carefully before using this firearm. Book ggc the gunsmith of grenville county, building the american longrifle illustrated instruction manual, revised edition, spiral bound, by peter a.
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