I bought a very early model 700ML. It was an accurate rifle but the blowback into the bolt, accompanied by the PIA procedure necessary to clean the bolt, prompted me to contact Remington about the problem. Their "response" was to state that all inline muzzleloaders have blowback.

Seemed a pretty uncaring as well as remarkarbly stupid thing to say to someone that owned their product. They were technically correct but ....... make your own analogies. I no longer own that rifle.

Still sorry I missed the 199 deal at Bass Pro.