If you could only own one bp rifle....
#12
RE: If you could only own one bp rifle....
FG - if you can't shoot those flinters, you can send them to me. I have lots of BP to shoot off.
Now if I had to have only one BP rifle I would go to a gun shop and find a nice T/C Renegade or Hawken flinter (used) and then order me a 50 cal Green Mountain Long Range Hunter barrel.
Hmmm.. come to think of it I have 3 of them just like that.
Now if I had to have only one BP rifle I would go to a gun shop and find a nice T/C Renegade or Hawken flinter (used) and then order me a 50 cal Green Mountain Long Range Hunter barrel.
Hmmm.. come to think of it I have 3 of them just like that.
#13
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dover DE
Posts: 88
RE: If you could only own one bp rifle....
I noticed several people picked White MZ as a fav pic. Never heard of them so I did a search on gunbroker to see what they look like. I found several, but it looks like they are patterned after the older style of mz rifles with open breech. From those of you who picked them....what puts the White mz above all your other pics?Do they have outstanding accuracy?
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 201
RE: If you could only own one bp rifle....
ORIGINAL: edelsite
I noticed several people picked White MZ as a fav pic. Never heard of them so I did a search on gunbroker to see what they look like. I found several, but it looks like they are patterned after the older style of mz rifles with open breech. From those of you who picked them....what puts the White mz above all your other pics?Do they have outstanding accuracy?
I noticed several people picked White MZ as a fav pic. Never heard of them so I did a search on gunbroker to see what they look like. I found several, but it looks like they are patterned after the older style of mz rifles with open breech. From those of you who picked them....what puts the White mz above all your other pics?Do they have outstanding accuracy?
I'll stick with my White Super 91s..[8D]
#15
RE: If you could only own one bp rifle....
In my White Ultra Mag I shoot 70 grains of Triple Se7en 3f, a wad and a 500 grain all lead conical. There has not been the whitetail born that can take that load of lead and walk away. They are very accurate.
Sabotloader took his Ultra Mag and began to show us White owners just how accurate they are with sabots. Now he has me shooting sabotsas well. The rifle is built like a tank, all heavy made and you can shoot the devil out of them. And they just take more.
You'd have to shoot one to really appreciate them. Their simplicity is their greatest appeal to me. No drop actions, they shoot #11 caps and loose powder, and they do it very well. I actually own three of them. Another Model 97 in a .451 caliber and a White Bison in .504 caliber. All of them are great shooters.
Sabotloader took his Ultra Mag and began to show us White owners just how accurate they are with sabots. Now he has me shooting sabotsas well. The rifle is built like a tank, all heavy made and you can shoot the devil out of them. And they just take more.
You'd have to shoot one to really appreciate them. Their simplicity is their greatest appeal to me. No drop actions, they shoot #11 caps and loose powder, and they do it very well. I actually own three of them. Another Model 97 in a .451 caliber and a White Bison in .504 caliber. All of them are great shooters.
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Moravia NY USA
Posts: 2,164
RE: If you could only own one bp rifle....
One of my White Super 91's as well - .451 for conical only (less selection for 45 cal sabots) - .504 if I thought I needed to shoot sabots as well.
Steve
Steve
#18
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Posts: 986
RE: If you could only own one bp rifle....
ORIGINAL: edelsite
I noticed several people picked White MZ as a fav pic. Never heard of them so I did a search on gunbroker to see what they look like. I found several, but it looks like they are patterned after the older style of mz rifles with open breech. From those of you who picked them....what puts the White mz above all your other pics?Do they have outstanding accuracy?
I noticed several people picked White MZ as a fav pic. Never heard of them so I did a search on gunbroker to see what they look like. I found several, but it looks like they are patterned after the older style of mz rifles with open breech. From those of you who picked them....what puts the White mz above all your other pics?Do they have outstanding accuracy?
#19
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dover DE
Posts: 88
RE: If you could only own one bp rifle....
I did another interenet search and I think I found the company that makes them, but it appears you're right...they are not making rifles right now. They did have a used rifle section, but every single rifle was sold. The way you guys talk about these rifles makes me want to try one out. If I can't find one reasonably, then it seems the other choices that seem to be at the top are the Thompsons and the Knights.
#20
RE: If you could only own one bp rifle....
I also would take my Remington 700 54 cal if I could only have one.
Might be old and out dated by todays standards but you can buy nice used ones for half that $500.00 with a nice scope. The rest you can spend on powder & bullets. Things shoot just about any thing you stuff down the bore with athourty.
But you can't be lazy and not clean them.
Al
Might be old and out dated by todays standards but you can buy nice used ones for half that $500.00 with a nice scope. The rest you can spend on powder & bullets. Things shoot just about any thing you stuff down the bore with athourty.
But you can't be lazy and not clean them.
Al