ORIGINAL: utah_1
Our local shop has a new 45 cal Disc Extreme w/ Stainless fluted barrel and camo syn stock on sale for $299.00. Originally they were $449.00. I have never had a Knight or a .45 cal. The price seems really great, but I hear guys complain about cleaning the Knights. Does anybody hunt deer w/ a .45 cal? They have some .45 bullets etc, but not like the 50 cal. I am just looking for some opinions. I thought for the price it might be worth a try, but I don't want a lemon either
Thanks in advance
Jeff
The Extreme is a great rifle, and great trigger. As for hard to clean, that's not true. They are easy to clean. You pull the bolt, clean that and then the barrel. I own a Disc rifle and have no complaints about cleaning it. Now this will require the red primer carriers to hold the 209 primers. I have no experience with the .45 caliber, but they have more then enough power for deer, elk, moose, or anything else. Its just some states do not allow them. There used to be comments that a .45 was hard to tune in. Whether the Knight Disc is like this I could not say. Again, I have not shot a .45 caliber.
The Knight is usually a sabot shooter, so check your State regulations and make sure sabots are legal. They will shoot conicals, but are reallyknown as sabot shooters. Also the Extreme is a long range hitter. With a good scope I am sure this is a 200+ yard rifle once you find the right load.
I have a video that came with my Knight Disc, and in it they are shooting pronghorn out west with Knight Disc rifles as some hard to believe distances and knocking them flat.
As already said, the .45 caliber is a good caliber, but you will be shooting a .40, 10mm, or .357 bullet out of the sabots. While I have no doubt they are lethal, I just like a .50 caliber. But that is a really good price there on that rifle.