I should know better by now than to say I will never do something because it ends up I often eat my own words. This time is a good example. Just last year I said I would never own a Savage muzzleloader. Now I have to take that back as I ordered a stainless camo savage today. Should have it by Friday. Will probably put a Nikon Omega scope on it. I got impatient about not finding a White Super 91 and decided to get the Savage in the mean time.

I don't blame you at all...If I didn't like the smell of real black powder so good, I'd get one myself just because it goes bang...

Heck, the way some of these guys hate cleaning their muzzleloaders they ought to go ahead and get one themselves...

The Bells live right up the road in Greensboro and test their equipment in eastern NC near where our family farms are...

Have you settled on a bullet and powder to go with???

I know they love the Hornady .452 300gr XTP in theirs...

When I had just the Lyman Mustang I said that would be my only in-line `cause I just didn't need more than one.

Then I played with an Omega X7 at Cabala's. Thought about it for a month or two, then picked up one at a "can't pass it up" price in the Bargain Cave.

Now I keep thinking about that $100 Knight I posted a picture of a week or two ago (but I really, really don't want another in-line ).

However, I can say with some degree of authority that I'll never own a Savage smokeless.

That's a bummer because the Bore Cleaning Weasel and I just found a NIB one for you. I guess I'll just have to keep it now.

Haven't seen ol` Weasel for quite a while now. I was surprised he didn't show up on April 1st.

I think he goes the other way around - buys 30-06s and loads the cartridges with GOEX.

Congratulations on the Savage. I think they are a fine muzzleloader. But not for me. Unless one was too good to pass up of course. Still I think that I have about all the inlines I also need. It was hard to pass on that Accura at MidwayUSA for $249.99 but I talked myself out of that one.

Let us know how it shoots...

Hey Chet, haven't seen you in quite a while. Good luck with the Savage. I've heard mostly good about them. Look forward to a range report.

I will never buy one unless i can get one in 45cal.

I would consider one of the BP only models that were only offered by Cabelas IF the price was right.

I guess I better not say i will never shoot smokeless, but I don't plan on it. I am going to be shooting Blackhorn . I figure if it can take the pressure of smokeless then I could try some hot loads of Blackhorn just to experiment a little. I was thinking of 140 gr of Blackhorn with a Barnes 290 tmz to begin with . Then experiment with different loads and bullets after I see what that does. Maybe even try some Precision rifle duplex sabots with a 357.
Either way it will be fun to play around a little bit.