RE: Traditions lightning bolt
A friend gave me his Lightning Lightweight .50. It wasn't fancy enough for him, he had to get one of those Austin & Hallecks! Well, I put a cheapie Tasco Bantam 2.5X scope on the thing, and is it accurate! I shoot the 295-grain PowerBelt Aerotip copper-plated bullets in it with 90 grains of Pyrodex P. It shoots very well, is easy to clean, has an easily-adjusted trigger, and for the money is an excellent, lightweight, powerful rifle. It is rated to shoot up to 150-grains of Pyrodex pellets, but I have not used these max loads in it because I don't need them. I have not shot it beyond 100 yards, and probably never will. I hunt with caplock and flintlock sidelocks, and only use inlines at the range for fun, shooting holes in a piece of paper.
RE: The removeable muzzle brake: It works best after it has been removed!! This is a joke!