Before loading and shooting your new Savage 10MLII, we recommend removing the bolt, breech plug and vent liner (refer to instructions found in your “MODEL 10ML-II MUZZLELOADER” Owner’s Manual) and clean bore free of oil. Make sure both the threads of the tiny vent liner at the front of the breech plug and the threads of the breech plug itself are lubricated with a synthetic “anti-seize” before reinstalling. This will insure these parts remain removable.
The breech plug and vent liner should be removed and the threads re-lubricated every 40 shots when loading and shooting smokeless powder loads - after every 15 shots when shooting black powder or Pyrodex loads.