Rain Hunting Strategy with a ML

[Flintlocksforme]

What is a Cows Knee?

In our last post, we studied tompions which are devices that were invented to prevent rain, snow, mud etc. from entering through the muzzl...

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Cow's Knee is the traditional solution for inclement weather.

 

[Carlos]

Very interesting.

 

[WTNBowHunter]

if you've got rain gear and a tree umbrella, that would be what i would lean toward. gotta go where the deer are or get to a place where you are in range of where the deer are. if no rain gear, still get the tree umbrella!

 

[MickThompson]

I'm always how much rain makes it into my muzzleloader the few times I've tried to ride one out. It hasn't cost me a deer... yet. But I'd be in a shooting shack.

 

[lol]

Weather sucks but it's time to be in the woods. I doubt I'll be in a shooting house but might be. Other then that a condom on the end of the barrel will keep your barrel dry if you're worried about that. I'm not seeing much midday movement at all right now on cameras doubt that changes this weekend.

The condoms I bought in TN kept falling off so I had someone stop by campus at the University of Alabama and grab a pack of Bama condoms. They're pretty difficult to stretch out enough to get over the end of the barrel but I don't have to worry about them slipping off.

 

[BSK]

The condoms I bought in TN kept falling off so I had someone stop by campus at the University of Alabama and grab a pack of Bama condoms. They're pretty difficult to stretch out enough to get over the end of the barrel but I don't have to worry about them slipping off.

Ha!

 

[BSK]

Paper masking tape over my barrel. Blows off easily.

 

[REN]

Paper masking tape over my barrel. Blows off easily.

yup I just use painters tape. Goes on easy, isnt thick, comes right off when you fire.

 

[BSK]

yup I just use painters tape. Goes on easy, isnt thick, comes right off when you fire.

Agreed.

 

[Deer Assassin]

Let it rain. I have 4 to choose from.

that is the ticket there

 

[Jcalder]

I used an ice bag and electrical tape over the muzzle for the Cheatham hunt. Latex gloves work well too. Electrical tape does fine.

 

[EastTNHunter]

"You're not made of sugar."
"It stops when it gets to your skin."

My Dad any time I even slightly hint at a complaint about the rain.

Oh I'm not worried about me getting wet, I'm worried about my ML not going off if my powder gets wet

 

[EastTNHunter]

I used an ice bag and electrical tape over the muzzle for the Cheatham hunt. Latex gloves work well too. Electrical tape does fine.

I have electrical tape over my rifle muzzle most of the time that I go in the woods, especially my ML, rain or not

 

[Jcalder]

I have electrical tape over my rifle muzzle most of the time that I go in the woods, especially my ML, rain or not

It's good to do

 

[Antler Daddy]

My smokeless gets electric tape every time it is loaded. I wrap some around all my powder cases so I have plenty. I add a cleaning swap to bottom of another case to keep my primers from rattling in another.

 

[Smo]

I prefer the bottom one,….

 

[Flintlocksforme]

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I prefer the bottom one,….

Nice not worrying about a wet foggy scope too.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Guess we will see. If it's only light drizzle, I will go to whatever stand i think will give me the best odds. May let my wife go if she wants to.

We do have a homemade steel two person ladder stand that is wrapped in army tent canvas. I just put new canvas on the roof, so it should be pretty rain resistant. If it's steady and more than a drizzle that may be our best option.

 

[East TN Hunter]

I put black tape over the barrel and shoot thru it

 

[killingtime 41]

Luckily we don't use the # 11 precision caps like we use to. And we don't use real measured powder like most of us did back in the day. Some still do I know. That was about a 50/50 shot of going off when you shot especially in the rain. I still just put tape over the end of the barrel back then. The 209 primers are very reliable doesn't really matter if they get wet really. Just put painters tape over the end of the barrel and keep the muzzle down. If it's pouring rain my powder will stay dry in the gun case at home. Little drizzle I can deal with that.