Originally Posted By: 775
.03" does NOT seem likely to be "OK" to me at 3" from the breech...unless he is your brother-in-law.....
Not really familiar with ML but even the chart would seem to indicate very bad situation?

Best,
Mark


The accepted minimum is .02.

His .03 is 3" from the muzzle. Most muzzle loaders have 30" to 32" barrels, so that is 27" or 29" from the breech.

Pete

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