RE: Newbie Question: Muzzleloader Barrels
I have two of the Traditions "Lightning" type bolt actions, a .45 and a .50.
Deaspite being "Spanish", they are both quite accurate with up to 120 grains of loose powder in either of them with full bore-diameter conical bullets. I use a Power Belt in the .50, and a Lyman cast 457122HP 350-grain bullet sized to .451 in the .45.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with these rifles, as far as I can tell. However, I do not use those three-pellet, magnum loads. Where I hunt, a shot over 100 yards is very unlikely, so I don't need them!