Originally Posted By: Krakow Kid
... NEVER LOAD THE BARRELS FROM THE POWDER FLASK. NEVER! Always pour the charge into a powder measure of some type, whether homemade or manufactured. Otherwise you risk having a bomb go off in your hand and how would you feel about your gun then?

A 19th century practice I have read of it to load "from the hand" - measure with the flask, pour the charge into the cupped palm of the other hand, then pour the charge down the barrel from the cupped palm. It is convenient in the field and I have done this occasionally, but I normally use an intermediate vessel other than my bare hand.

Regards,
Joel

Last edited by Joel.V; 09/29/10 12:32 AM.