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I would also suggest that he also needs to know the purpose. Will he be shooting conicals or sabots? This can influence the descision considerably as some here have purchased some "quality" guns which shoot conicals poorly.

I believe in buying quality in a ML rifle the same way I believe one should buy quality in a hunting dog. By the time a guy trains and feeds the dog for years, the cost of training, feeding, and the vet literally dwarfs the dog's up front costs. The same goes with a ML rifle. Over the life of the rifle, powder, bullets, and primers are going to make any extra you spend on the rifle insignificant.

One may think I was trying save some money when purchasing the NEF over other makes.I was advised that the NEFcould be relied on to shoot conicals well.In restropect, if I had known more about the White UM's, I might of bought one of those if Cabela's had stocked them (I used cabela's points to purchase the NEF)

Phil

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I have several and all T/c a Renegade 54, Renegade Hunter 50, GreyHawk 50 and Blk. Dia.Express SS 50. I want a Firestorm Flintlock 50 for my next ML.:D

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Iwould like to get a T/C Hawken,had a Tradition Hawken and replace it with a Knight Disc Extreme Stainless and camo :(that i bought last May.Even if the Knight is a wonderfull and accurate rifle ,i long for a T/C Hawken.Here in Canada it is hard to get.Nobody carry them anymore unless you go Down south.

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I like a traditional muzzleoader. If I were you I would get a Lyman Great Plains 54cal muzzleloader. With around 90-100gr of powder and a Patched roundball that rifle would have no troble dropping any deer or whatever you wanted to hunt.

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thanx for the info guys!:)

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Ah, so close and yet so far. Only three hours from your border to the T/C factory and Custom shop which has these rifles on the rack. Only an hour and 1/2 to Whitefield NH where there is an exellent gun shop that stocks these rifles. Only 15 minutes to my camp in Pittsburg where I shoot these rifles often, from the border.

What kind of hoops do you have to jump through to bring a "used" m/l accross the border I will help you out if I can.

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tc hawkins flintlock.50 cal.

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First check out your regs to see what is and isn't allowed and then narrow from there...

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Everyone has their favorites , mine has knite engraved on it .Ive never seen one that would not shoot excelent groups , allthough a friends t-bolt's functionanlity left alot to be desired , they did not make many before discontinueing them .

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No offense, but, IMO, this is a worthless question and won't help you a bit in finding the right muzzleloader for you. As you have already seen, the responses will be as varied as the people posting them. I would suggest that you examine what you will be hunting, under what conditions,the hunting methods you are familiar with and will be using,your local laws or those of the state you will be hunting and whether you think you would prefer a traditional style rifle or an inline. Post specific questions about these factors and you will get much more useful information.