Good Choice of Muzzle Loader
 

Hey again,

I have a friend who I convinced should get into muzzle loading. I would like your suggestions for which muzzle loader he should get. It should be inline and fire a 209 primer. Other than that it should be fairly priced. Not cheap, just a good value for the money.

Thanks
Tom

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Stainless steel omega with thumbhole stock

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I've got a .50 Knight Stainless Steel/Composite DISC that I highly recommend. It cost me $450 just for the MZ. The scope was an additional $300.

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http://www.dallastacticalsupplies.com/itemdetails.asp?itemid=NESPS050 for the experienced shooter or someone just getting into the sport, I think they would not go wrong with the NEF Sidekick. And for that price, it is a good deal. I have read some excellent reviews on the rifle, great trigger, excellent out of the box accuracy, very secure lock up at the break, the only bad thing I have read on them is the ramrod stinks... simple, get a range rod and use the rifle one for only loading in the field the one time after you shoot your deer and have to walk up to check it...

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i have to agree with deer crazy, you cant go wrong with the omega

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a stainless steel omega with the thumbhole stock is nice (what i have) but it's pricey

after the scope and other accessories you can drop ten franklins easy

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my vote would be for a breech action ML. Doesn't really matter what brand - go by price and other personal preverences. I switched to one from a bolt type and absolutely love it (I have a Rossi). They are very easy to clean and operate.

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Hey guys,

My friend ended up buying a Winchester muzzle loader. I believe it is called the X-150. I thought it was really nice. 24" barrel blued, with a tapered palm, fluted barrel, and raised cheek. He paid $229 at Bass Pro.

What do you guys think?

Tom

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I am sure the rifle will shoot fine.. but if I had $229.00 to spend on an inline muzzleloader it would not have been a Winchester X-150. I would have spent much less and got a Stainless Steel NEF Sidekick, or went on one of the auction sites and tried to geta Knight or Thompson Center. Also there are some good deals out there on different rifles, all you need do is look for them.

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It is "water over the dam" at this point. Since you asked for opinion anyway I agree with Cayugad. I hope your friend understands that the rifle he bought is a Spanish import and has nothing to do with Winchester other than the name. My opinion is that there are better rifles for less money.

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I have a Windchester Apex Magnum collecting dust in the closet..the workmanship is terrible. the breech closure is wabbly...the eyelet to hold the ramrod fell off...and the screw holes to hold the eyelets are stripped. I finally wised up and got a TC Omega black w/composit stock. The Omega is a quality gun and definitely a flat shooter...

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!!

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That rifle would be packed up and sent back to "where ever" for repair. There is no excuse for a rifle to be in that conditon.

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T/C Black Dimond is a real nice gun and it won't break the bank. Out of all my B/P guns I am using this one for deer hunting this year. Great glowing sights, can handell mag loads up to 150 grains of powder I really love it. And where it is a T/C its guaranteed for life. How ya giong to beat that. And its less than $300.00 for the gun with the kit. That my opinon Mike