hubby11
other than the chain stores you already listed there aint much,,,,i have always wanted to open a place here in the fairfax manassas area that catered to hunters and hunters only and if things work out i will do it within the next 3 years(no help to you now),,,,, but it seems like all the gun shops have a gleam in their eye for the local police force,,,carrying products that cater to them with a few odd ball items showing up in their used inventory that may attract us hunters. Taking up muzzleloading will be one of the most fun things you have ever done,,,i have shot most on the market from the old flintlocks to the new thompson center encores and finding the load that your gun likes is nothing but fun. I currently own the t/c encore,,,i would'nt trade this gun for anything,,,i shoot the 250 grain shockwave and 2 50 grain triple 7 pellets with winchester primers and i get rifle like accuracy at 100 yards,,,if im on my game i can put 3 shots in the bullseye all touching everytime,,,,that gun just gives me confidence!!! and to top this all off,,,i paid 250.00 for it at a local pawn shop in manassas,,,the guy at the counter did'nt know what he had and i just happened to be the lucky guy to walk in and see it sitting there,,,,so keep your eyes outat the local pawn shops for deals,,,most in the area put new guns out on tuesdays,,,i make it a point to take "the loop" every tues. night on the way home just to see whats new on the rack,,,if you need any help or info. there is all kinds of guys with unlimited knowledge on here about muzzleloaders in the muzzleloading section and i will help with anything i can,,,,,,,,,good luck