Originally Posted by
1874sharpsshooter
My conclusion was that while many on this forum shoot a lot of different bullet the average joe does not. He shoots something that someone said would be good in his gun.
So if Knight provided a bullet I bet people who buy the gun would buy the bullet recommended and a large bullet selection wouldnt be a factor as long as what was available shot well.
I agree to a certain extent. Marketing and availability seem to do most of the selling. If Knight were to heavily market a bullet and make sure it is widely available, then people would buy it. But Knight is a much smaller company than TC or CVA, whose products dominate the market due to lots of marketing and the fact you can pick up their products anywhere. I'm not sure Knight has the marketing budget to compete....
In my neck of the woods, it seems that at least 80% of the blackpowder hunters only shoot their rifles once or twice a year in preparation for muzzy season. I would say at least 80% use pellets (either Pyrodex or T7) in conjunction with Powerbelts or TC packaged bullets (either Shockwaves or XTPs). A small number use Barnes. These are the bullets that are widely available in the stores around. I would reckon that there is a wider variety in the types of rifles the guys around me use than the types of projectiles.
Having said that, I am the only person that I've seen around that uses a .45 cal muzzy. It's very difficult to even find a caliber other than .50 in any of the stores around selling muzzys.