when do you retire an old muzzleloader

corey012778 · 12-05-2008, 07:17 PM

this is an fellowup to another post.

I am thinking of retiring my USAK. it was my first ML and the first gun I took an deer with. since I am getting a little collection of ML's. I am thinking of retiring it.

it shoots about everything I put though it but an handful of bullets. barrel is a little pitted. put about 1000 loads thou it. may need a new breech plug next year. trust it out to 100 yrds. it is a great rifle.

I am starting to have too many good rifle.

cayugad · 12-05-2008, 07:27 PM

There is no need to retire anything. Get a new breech plug fine. Clean the barrel better or what ever. But there must be someone that might someday want to get into the sport. This could be a loner rifle, a bad terrain rifle, a bad weather rifle, or just one for someone later down the road. I never retire a rifle.

nchawkeye · 12-05-2008, 07:38 PM

I agree with Cay...No need to retire...Heck, I still have my firstcompound, a Bear Whitetail that I bought new in 1975...

Now that I'm a grand dad, I figure I might have a new hunter in the woods with me a few years down the road...

corey012778 · 12-05-2008, 07:55 PM

one of my nephews is wanting to get into hunting and shooting. he is almost 8. I have and round ball (good youth starter load) set up in it. maybe I just pass it down to him in an year or two.

pellets shoot well in it with musket caps. (what his dad likes to shots). could pay the $70 for conversion for him.

all really need to do is take the recoil paid off that I have on it

WV Mountaineer · 12-06-2008, 09:36 AM

Thats a good idea Corey your nephew would really like the rifle im sure.
My Grandson turns 11 on Monday and I am giving him my Knight LK 93.
Last year I bought him a Marlin 22 and he loves it. His Dad is buying him
a youth rifle for Christmas to deer hunt with.

WV Mountaineer

gleason.chapman · 12-06-2008, 05:31 PM

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ORIGINAL: corey012778

one of my nephews is wanting to get into hunting and shooting. he is almost 8. I have and round ball (good youth starter load) set up in it. maybe I just pass it down to him in an year or two.

pellets shoot well in it with musket caps. (what his dad likes to shots). could pay the $70 for conversion for him.

all really need to do is take the recoil paid off that I have on it

Now there is a good idea. Chap

kodiakemt414 · 12-10-2008, 11:54 AM

Is retirement even legal in ML'ing??