Joe cocker

OK, I'm smiling again. I have a blonde cocker spaniel and "Joe Cocker" is his name. Thanks Mathews XT Man. Feel better already.

Last week I received the newest Bowhunter magazine. They featured the latest and greatest equipment for 2013. From bows to boots and everything in between. My first thought was how can any of us afford to hunt. Bows over $1000, arrows at $50-60 a HALF dozen, trail cameras $250 or more. I own a great bow that I just love to shot and hunt with that I WON in a contest on this site several years ago. Would not own this bow if I had to pay for it; could not have afforded it. Know these manufacturers have a lot of R & D money tied up in their products but when are they going to realize not all of us are company CEOs? Thats my rant for today. Enjoy life in the woods and be careful.

Yep. That's what I. Thought when I got home and started to clean the gun. Thanks will work on that.

Not sure we got the load fully seated. Will start to swab out the barrel after each shot. Good idea. I had no idea it was something I should have been doing. The barrel and the area near the breech plug was very dirty and did not realize it until I got home and started to clean the gun. The breech plug was very dirty and could have been part of the problem. Thanks for your tips. All good things I can use going forward.

I am a rookie in using a ML. Today I took my son and grandson out to shot the gun to see if maybe spark some interest in one or both of them to go hunting with me. We probably took between 10 -15 shots and had lots of laughs. The last 2 or 3 shots sounded different than the rest. We heard a distinct primer BANG then a distinct pellet BANG. Can anyone explain what was happening with those last shots. Thanks for any help and advice you can give me.