Before I left on my much needed vacation and hunting. Alot of the Knight guys had been talking about how much more accurate a Knight with a bolt and a 1 piece stock is versus a break actio gun.

So, I bought a Knight Mountaineer and even though I rarely shoot at these ranges, decided to give 200yds. a go. Not saying that someone else couldn't do better but, here are my results. The day was cold 20 degrees and sunny, with a 5mph breeze from left to right. No cool down between shots, figured it was cold enough.

First the Knight Mountaineer
Scope Leupold UltimateSlam
Range 200yds. per leupold rangefinder
Powder 110gr. BH209
Bullet 260gr. PT Golds
Sabot Crush rib harvester
Primer FED209A
Group 3.75"



Next up is the trusted TC Endeavor with it's two piece stock, sloppy hinge pin, and heavy trigger.

Thompson Center Encore/Endeavor
Scope Burris FF II
Range 200yds. per leupold rangefinder
Powder 110gr. BH209
Bullet 260gr. PT Golds
Short Black harvester
Primer FED209A
Group 4.25"




Conclusion: There is not a deer alive that is going to notice the 1/2" difference between the two. I also belive the hype about a one pice stock and bolt action is still prefference and has nothing to do with the accuracy of a gun (maybe the shooter) not the gun.

Pros: I love the grey laminate stock and the trigger is a dream to shoot. really didn't realize how stiff the trigger was on my Encore.

Cons: The FED209A is unbelievably tight in the breachplug of the Mountaineer. Only other thing I can come up with is cleaning with the breach threads being so far in the action.