ORIGINAL: SWThomas
ORIGINAL: Screwbolts
IMHO,Hands Down the best buy for the buck would be a Savage ML10II, use any of the subs with it including The original Substitute for Black powder. It is available with a thumb hole stock. Check Natches once again for some of the best prices.
I was just about to bring that up. If you like the Savage but don't care to shoot smokeless powder in it, don't. Just shoot BP or BP subs. It can shoot both.
Yes, about any MLer is cheaper however. They are a very costly gun to get all together. Mine wasabout 1000 for everything. Gun 550, scope 230, mounts/rings 100+ scales40+ tubes for powder 25+ powder 25. I like it don't get me wrong, and for 45/70 single shot Ruger number 1 type shooting without cartridges, it is the gun to own.
Oh, if you don't like cleaning it is the gun to own. If you want to shoot 200, 250 and 300 yards with proper bullet and scope and practice it is the gun to own. Any gun will shoot 100 yards, any inline will shoot to 150-170 yards. Any inline that will shoot 150g with proper bullet will shoot to 200 yards, only a select few will get beyond 200.
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