ORIGINAL: nchawkeye
I've got a feeling you are gonna love it....Like the tech said...I prefer the older discs, they are easy to load and unload and I do keep mine to reuse...if your loads get too "hot" the disc will let you know...I also love the adjustable trigger I just have to have a good trigger and the extra screw safety is nice also....when I get in my stand all I have to do is unscrew this safety...which is quiet...and I'm good to go....
My Knight Disc is what is standing in the way of getting an Omega...
I want a longer barrel for higher velocities, but...I love an adjustable trigger....I've decided to hang on to the Knight for at least this season,
with my current loading I'm comfortable to 150 yards....10-15 years ago I wouldn't have thought about that range with a muzzleloader...
It does take a few more minutes to remove and clean the bolt but after doing a few times its no big deal....My brother bought a Knight Disc with a 26 inch barrel the year before the Omega came out....He is the type to buy newer and bigger every few years...That might be my next "new" muzzleloader....Frankly I think Knight was crazy to quit making the original disc rifles....Let us know how she shoots...
Good Luck
I have not tried the trigger yet, but read the manual.Watching the video the bolt looks real easy to trear down. I think too much is made over the fact thatpeople want a rifle that is easier to clean. They all have to be cleaned. Whether it takes me ten minutes longer, I could really care less. As long as the rifle shoots well.
Also this idea of magnum loads, I have magnum muzzleloaders and I have yet towork up a Magnum load. Granted if I were going out west for Antelope, I might see if the Black Diamond XR could shootthreepellets well with a 200 grain Shockwave, just for the sake of the extra, flatter trajectory. But I really think too much is put into 150 grain charges. Most of my riflesI shoot right around 100 grainsand they blow right through anything I shoot at so far.
It is strange like you say,that they have a great rifle and then change it. Knight's Wolverine was THE rifle to own manyyears back. Everyone wanted a Wolverine with the 22" barrel. They must have sold tons of them. I have one and it is without doubt an excellent shooting rifle. I am sure this Disc will be as good or better. I am not going to scope it so I can use it during the muzzleloader season in the event of rotten weather (which is normally the case). I really am looking forward to shooting the rifle.