Too cold to ignite powder

[deadeye]

It must have been too cold out today!  I had a doe broadside at 25 yards, lined up and bang.  She and the fawn hopped about 10 yds and snorted at me.  The nerve.  Anyway after a while I realized only the cap went off.  It was too cold to get another cap so I let them walk away.  I have a knight rifle that uses the #11 cap.  I guess it was not hot enough for 10 degree weather.   Can a guy have more fun than sitting in a tree in 10 degree weather with a stiff breeze blowing in the face?   I doubt it.

[jigglestick]

I never heard of such a thing?
maybe reload with a little three F powder before the pellets just for a precaution.
look at the bright side, you get to go back out there tomorrow!

ol Putz got to find out what the power lines stand was like with a stiff north west wind and 9 degrees was like this afternoon.
he didnt quite make it to dark
I boosted one small deer out of a bed, other than that, I didn't see nor hear anything tonight.
when Putz made his way out of the woods, he came upon me, sitting on an ash log, watching the south trail. I dusted off a spot next to me and he popped a sqwat next to me. we didn't say much, just watched the south trail for another ten minutes. it was all good

[shaneydan]

I was wondering if that could ever happen - any chance there was moisture involved?

[laker]

Deadeye: Have you been taking the gun indoors at night and leaving it loaded? If so, thats reason for a moisture problem. I can assure you that powder ignites at well past -20 degrees. Remember that old piece of advice...'keep your powder dry'

[kenhuntin]

It seems to me that that shotshells in particular do not perform well in extremely cold weather. Maybe the shot is like like everyone else and do not want to go out as fast when it is cold.

[deadeye]

I left the gun outside since last weekend so I don't think moisture was an issue.  I had shot it Sunday evening and just reloaded this afternoon.  I could only laugh as the two deer snorted and gave me a wave.  I'm just glad it wasn't the big 10 point I have seen a couple times. 

[inneedofland]

Ihave troubles with mine time to time sometimes when they been loaded for a while its best to preload them by taking the nipple out and adding a little extra powder
(which reading this post was a good reminder i needed to do that ) gl hope it works for ya nothing more frustrating than watching one run away cause your gun wouldnt fire

[jigglestick]

just so someone doesn't get the idea that they can pull the 209 primer out and add powder there, the hole is way to small where the fire enters the combustion chamber. the breech plug would need to be pulled out and then add powder.
to do this the wrong way could lead to catastrophic facial deformation

there are just to many guys out there that buy a muzzle loader not knowing what they're getting into, just so they can go hunting some more.
ignorance can get you hurt.