Originally Posted by
chaded
Keep the Impact it is a nice gun in that price range and will serve you well. 100 grains of powder is more than sufficient to kill a whitetail or anything else for that matter. Very rarely does 150 grains of powder give the gun its best accuracy with loads in the 100-110 grains being more common.
My question is, do YOU need an open breech? I am confused on that one. You said your buddy does that lives in Washington.
I live in Northern California. An old Navy-buddy of mine tracked me down and we got to talking. He's a big BP fan and due to silliness on my part, I told him I was familiar with BP-guns myself. He invited me to go hunting with him in HIS home-state of Washington. So I'm trying to cram all the knowledge in that I can before I visit him, hoping I can at least fake it and PRETEND I didn't pick up a muzzle-loader for the 1st time AFTER I talked with him.
I was gifted a muzzle-loading "pirate" pistol as a teenager and had loads of fun putting it together and shooting it a couple of times, I believe it was a .45 caliber. Other than that, I AM brand new to BP-guns. I trained with an AR-15 and a Beretta 92 while I was in the service. As you know, these muzzle-loaders are a very different animal. So to answer your question- I need an open-breech for when I visit him to go hunting.
As far as I know, California allows closed AND open-breech guns. Which brings another question to mind- can anyone explain WHY WA, OR and ID require open-breech? Also, I'm interested in the Buckhorn because it allows you to switch between different primers- 209, #10's and #11's- I LOVE the versatility it seems to offer. Sorry if my 1st post was a little confusing, hope this clears it up a little :-)