I am buying my 4th. My first was a Knight Disc, which is an excellent rifle, which I still have. I have a TC Omega, again an excellent gun. Ibought it because it was easier cleaningover the Knight Disc and a longer barrel.Jan2006 I bought aTC Hawken Flintlock, also 50 cal. I am going to buy a .50 cal Savage 10ML, why? When I have a Disc and an Omega? I can shoot smokeless in VA and NY where I hunt, and not have to worry about cleaning until after the season--it also is beautiful in Stainless Steel and Laminate stock. I hunt most of the time now withmuzzie. So what is best, in my mind it is a Savage 10 ML, but honestly you can't go wrong with a TC or a Knight. The top of the Line TC, the Encore Pro hunter is a beautiful rifle, I was thinking of getting one of those instead of a10ML.If you havebolt action rifles, stick with a bolt and get a Disc Extreme or a TC Black Diamond. Knight and TC seem to me to be the Winchester and Remington of MLs, below that is the cheaper Spanish rifles for 200 to 300.

Some will say that the cheaperrifles are not asaccurate or not a good, I don't think that is true. If you only have$200 buy the NEF.
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