The Eagle Times

On Saturday November 10, 2007 black powder opens up for deer season. This is only open for a week before rifle season and a week after rifle season. Most hunters have a black powder gun, but others don’t own one. People think it is too much work to keep up. After you shoot it you should clean it because you don’t want the barrel to rust.

When cleaning your black powder gun you must be very careful not to lose any off the parts. If you have a scope on your gun be careful not to bump it or hit it in any way, because it throw the sighting off. A black powder gun is a lot of maintenance, but I like cleaning my gun. If you want to buy one you better be ready to take care of it, because it is a lot of money to just treat it like nothing.

When hunting with a black powder you be ready to hold it firmly, because if you don’t hold it tightly it will kick back and hit you in the eye. A black powder gun one of the loudest guns, and it kicks pretty hard so be ready to hold it. After you shoot at the deer a big cloud of smoke will come from the barrel so you should watch to see if the deer runs, and where it runs if it runs.

A black powder is gun that you load yourself. There is two pellets of powder, a bullet and a precussion cap. Before you load your gun make sure it is on safety and you don’t have a precussion cap in it. Once you learn what to do it is a very simple process, and you won’t mind doing it.

By Kyle Albarado