I bit of sarcasm. Sort of.
Got it that makes sense with loose powder. If for whatever reason you switch to pellets avoid crushing them it can affect accuracy.
And there lies a problem. If you are using loose powder and no sabot, there is less chance for variables in the load density and performance differences by how compressed or not the load is. The Hornady bore driver is an accurate round but I have had a few that separated while compacting the load and just fell out of the barrel. Your experiences may differ.
What were you compacting with?
Fell out? It's a pretty darn tight seat just to get it down the barrel
man. Bout to post in the “looking for a hunting partner” for a muzzleloading buddy near Billings 
I’ve read two pages and now I’m less confident than when I started. I don’t even know if the ML I have is legal for Montana now, and I definitely don’t know how to use it or clean it properly.
I need hands on training. I like to read.. I usually retain a lot of stuff I read but trying to learn this without actually doing it is very intimidating. Isn’t one or most of that stuff hard to come by? The 209 or the primer things or somethin?
so now I got all this stuff and I’m not sure what to make of it all. I’ll post a pic tomorrow when I get a chance.
With the plastic and bullet together it is. When they separate, not as much. This happened to me last week on an elk unfortunately.
Never used the hornady bore drivers but they appear to have a plastic base similar to power belt. To much hammering can crush the plastic base separating it from the bullet. Sense the plastic base is usually larger in diameter then the bullet this can lead to the problem @grizzly63 mentioned. Modern in-lines can vary in bore diameter a bit usually falling between .499-.504 so fit of round changes some from gun to gun. One more thing I'll add is make sure you have the proper tip for your ramrod when loading bullets with plastic tips to ensure you're not crushing them. Like so.
Here is traditional. Today, on the five hundred yard line. Shooters from Germany, Norway, Hungary, South Africa, among others.
The Muzzle Loading Long-Range World Championships being held in NM currently. I'd guess.
I learned muzzy’s on a traditional TC I still have. I was taught to ram until I could bounce the rod on the packed load. Very scientific…
The international world championships for mid and long range muzzleloading.
That's an oldie but goody. It was an internet at myth before there was the internet. Have you ever heard of a Kadoodie loading rod? It has an adjustable spring mechanism that allows you to apply exactly the same pressure to every single load. It was quite the rage at one time but I don't know anyone who uses one anymore.
Not in my rifles, you don't.
