Muzzleloader Barrels
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
RE: Muzzleloader Barrels
I've got a Knight Disc that I bought in 1998...black barrel and black stock...
I'm picky about how I keep my guns...No rust on it anywhere....Still shoots good, so I hate to buy a new one....I've been looking at the Omegas, but can't justify the $$$....I was looking at the stainless/laminate version...sells for about $425-450...Last week I went to WalMart....they had the black/black Omega for $289....Good price....I don't like the hollow composite stocks...But I helped a buddy fill his with foam a couple of years ago and it deaded the hollow sound that comes with them....If you are on a budget there is nothing wrong with a carbon steel barrel....
You would be better off with a $289 rifle and a $200 scope than a $425 rifle and a $65 dollar scope....
I'm picky about how I keep my guns...No rust on it anywhere....Still shoots good, so I hate to buy a new one....I've been looking at the Omegas, but can't justify the $$$....I was looking at the stainless/laminate version...sells for about $425-450...Last week I went to WalMart....they had the black/black Omega for $289....Good price....I don't like the hollow composite stocks...But I helped a buddy fill his with foam a couple of years ago and it deaded the hollow sound that comes with them....If you are on a budget there is nothing wrong with a carbon steel barrel....
You would be better off with a $289 rifle and a $200 scope than a $425 rifle and a $65 dollar scope....
#12
RE: Muzzleloader Barrels
ORIGINAL: cyberbuck
This may be a dumb question but just gotta ask. What are the advantages of a stainless steel barrel over a blued barrel? Might as well throw the nickel in there also. Does one hold better groups than the other? Is it just for show and personal preference? I assume they all will rust if not properly maintained. I notice that the price difference is quite substantial.
This may be a dumb question but just gotta ask. What are the advantages of a stainless steel barrel over a blued barrel? Might as well throw the nickel in there also. Does one hold better groups than the other? Is it just for show and personal preference? I assume they all will rust if not properly maintained. I notice that the price difference is quite substantial.
#14
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 10
RE: Muzzleloader Barrels
Its all about personal preferance, I would go with blued, but I usually clean my gun after use each time. I do have a stainless also, and have seen really rough bores from the machining. Iscotch brited mine about 20 strokes, and seemed to fix my problem.