Thanks Dave. Yes, it will definitely shoot conicals and, as you say, Knight doesn't forget us conical shooters. TC just follows the money I suppose and it seems that high cost bullets and sabots are in the great majority of rifles. Sabots are very tolerant of barrel problems that a conical just won't forgive.

Knight's customer service has been superb in my experience. Knight's people (in particular Mr. Branch Meanley) have called and spoken to me at length regarding the issues I've discovered. They have been very interested in my observations and some changes will and have resulted from those communications. Knight wants this KP1 to be as right as it can be and I think they will get there. TC has given me decent service in the past but nothing that compares to Knight's attention.

My KP1 has a truly excellent barrel on it - and it is the original barrel. Shooting a substantial charge of Swiss under a very heavy conical is definitely a torture test and will make any weaknesses very evident - and it did. I am reasonably certain that Knight will continue to make upgrades to the KP1 that will enhance its performance as a hunting rifle. It's a very good rifle as it stands now. As soon as I get a day of both good weather and feeling reasonably well, I'll run some morelead through mine.