50 cal T/C scout

[twotoescharlie]

got it last week,very nice in as new condition. down loaded manual from T/C.
I was wondering if anyone knows the purpose of the vented barrel and reciever. nothing mentioned about it in the manual. Don't have much expierence with inlines, been a sidelock shooter for over 50 years. this is a new one for myself.
 anyone got any ideas?

  TTC

[bubba]

the vent holes were to keep an even charge going to the powder to create more accuracy.  the excess charge from the cap goes out the vent holes.  When I owned one, I would cover the holes while hunting to keep moisture out of  the charge.  I either used a crayon and filled the holes with candle wax.

[tc scout]

As bubba stated, you have to keep the vent holes covered in wet, damp weather.

Only load that would shoot reliably in mine was good old black powder and CCI #11 magnum caps.
Hunted with a Scout for over a dozen years and that was the only load that went bang everytime
under all hunting conditions.

At the range(summer) it would shoot any powder, under hunting conditions it was a different gun.
I just tired of having to completely tear the gun down to clean it.

                                                    Good shooting, TC