ORIGINAL: Rookie Bowhunter
Wow! so many options!! I like that T/C with Green mountain barrels seems like you can to so much with it...I'm still learning all those twist rates, powders, balls, conicals, sabots...etc, etc...it can be overwelming for the new comer[
]...but at the same time all is very interesting...can any of you recommend a good book that can walk me through it?
Thank you again for all your help!
One of the best books on MLing is this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0873419510/qid=1114882877/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-8867395-7390420?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
If you don't want to pay anything read all the content on this web site:
http://www.chuckhawks.com/index2h.muzzleloader.htm
especially the getting started stuff. MLing is about a complex as compound bow hunting, with arrow type, arrow weight, broadhead type and weigth, release type, rest type and bow type. It takes a while to get the proper gear and types of stuff. Many folks on this forum don't shoot CF (Center Fires) any more, tend to only shoot MLers, many traditional such as caplock and FlintLock. All are fun and have their challenges, accuracy of a good rifle is NOT one of them though. It will cost you about $100 in gear, cleaning rod, cleaning supplies, bullets, powder, speed loaders, gear box, yata yata. It takes a while to acquire good gear once you get a gun.
Chap Gleason