1) Good news- stopped in Walmart for some target dots today. I had overheard a clerk a few months ago say Walmart was exiting the gun business. There on the rack was a Traditions MZ and the shelves were stocked with some MZ inventory. I picked up some 300 XTP/HP's to try out.
I hope our new Super Walmart has a change of heart as well. The word is, they are not going to stock anything to do with muzzleloaders. Time will tell. Glad to hear your store came to their senses.
2) Other news - just saw an advertisement on "Hunting the Country" on OLN for the CVA Electra. CVA must think it has potential, though many here do not.
If I had a warehouse full of them. I would do anything to "spark" a little interest in them as well. Batteries not included..
3) Question: any thoughts on the maximum charge recommended for the GM 50 cal barrel I put on my Cabela's Hawken? Thought I might bump my way from 90 gr. RS toward 120. No literature came with the barrel. It was bought new in March.
I have the same barrel in stainless steel. The other day I was shooting 120 grains of Pyrodex RS loose and 200 grain 10mmXTP's outof it without any problems. I think in the folder they send along with Green Mountain Barrels where they explain all their products, it says the max load is 110 or 120 grains and they recommend 100 grains. I will look for my paper work on the barrels before I write this in stone. After all it is a Green Mountain Barrel. The problem is manufacturers are going to tell you a much safer amount for logistic reasons.