They are decent rifles. I have a few friends that hunt with them. Cleaning them are a bit more tedious but not that bad. They do not have a removable breech plug. The nipple threads directly into the machine face breech end of the barrel. I know this as I had to remove a seized nipple in a friends T-Hawk and also re-polish the borethat he neglected.

Detail clean these and any other ML at the first opportunity after firing. Even only once. Also use a quality anti-seize lube on the nipple and a quality lubricant to prevent rust.

$130 NIB sounds pretty reasonable really, 1:38 rifling will shoot concial and shorter length saboted rounds well. Also will shoot PRB with lighter loads.

If the rifle shoulders and feels good to you, then it should serve well if properly cared for. I would opt for a Thompson/Center Thunderhawk or Firehawk overany of the other "plunger" type hammer ignition rifles in the same price range.

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