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Geaux Tigers
I've been hunting all my life, but have zero experience with ML. Got invited to KS for early whitetail ML hunt in Sept so I need to start practicing. I want to be confident up to 200 yds and from what I've read, both of these are capable.
I have both guns and they are both very good guns... I hunt with the Knight
Been doing a lot of reading and researching. Don't believe I've heard much negative at all about the Triumph. They are popular and promoted by the TV guys, but I like to be a little different. I don't really want the same thing most everyone else has.
I'm want the mountaineer. From what I've read they are great guns and from pics I've seen they are beautiful guns. But, on the other hand I've read several posts about difficulty cleaning and inserting primer. I've read about having to tape the breach plug.
If you are shooting BH you do not need to tape/grease either Breech Plug... If you are shooting the other subs you will save yourself some headaches taping or greasing.
Why put up with that? Is the mountaineer worth the extra trouble? Or, I have just read a few uncommon complaints and it's really no more difficult to use than the T/C?
For me it really comes down to - do you prefer a break open or a bolt gun. I prefer the bolt gun so I use the bolt gun.
Cleaning for myself it is really a toss up. The breech is very clean on a Mountaineer so there is not much clean up there. The break-open Triumph is thought to be the easier to clean through the breech.
One thing that really carries some weight with me the Mountaineer has a much better trigger system. It comes with a 3 screw fully adjustable trigger. Removing 1 screw will aloow you to remove the trigger assembly if you ever needed to. The Triumph trigger - not so much.
But the Triumph is lighter - that is for sure. It comes with a coating on the barrel for color or a normal blued barrel - but know option for stainless.
Can you offer a newbie some advice?
Not that it really matters, the Mountaineer or DISC are both rated for 150 grains of any BP or BP sub. The Triumph is rated for 150 grains of BP-Pyro- or normal pellets but 120 grains for T7 or BH.
The best advice I could give is to find a friend or friends that have the guns and try them.
If you were here you would find several Knights and one Triumph...
Good luck in your search...