Man that is a real deal. Thanks, Tom.

It is a good deal and I think if I'm going to get a Pro Hunter it's one that I really should take advantage of. I was looking at TC's website and it looks like for 2011 they're converting everything over to weather shield instead of stainless, which I'm not a real big fan of.
I wanted to wait until May to see if I could shoulder a Knight before I bought anything but I don't know. They've had that sale going on since before Christmas and I doubt it will last much longer.

ADVWannabee, nice looking rifle. I have a question. At Cabela's the other day, 2 out 3 TC's that have those rubber inserts at the rear of the stock by the recoil pad, were missing. Upon inspection it appears as if those come out easily. Was I seeing the exception and not the norm?
I almost purchased one, but got wet feet.

Ive seen that on several T/C MLs with that stock at Cabelas. It appears to be the norm since most of them were knocked into the stock.

Thanks again for that link on the Pro Hunter frame. Heck I checked it out and that even comes with the Pro Hunter stock and forearm. That is a REAL DEAL. I got ahold of my friend about a half hour ago. He is on the phone right now to the Wheeling store to see if he can get one up there for that price. So thanks again.

I also meant to call that barrel company that GM recommended in this thread, but I forgot to do it this afternoon. I hope I can remember it tomorrow. The snow is coming down pretty hard this afternoon, so I was mesmerized!! Tom.

Hmm, I have not tried to remove them and I don't know why they would be removable. They are supposed to help reduce recoil. I will have to check it out though. They haven't come out on their own so I don't think I would worry about it.

HEAD0001

You really should contact SMI just to see your options. Even if you have no interest in smokeless. Its a very nice quality barrel that will handle nearly any sub load and its about the only way to get a fast twist 45cal or 50cal if that is interesting to you.

Costs are not that far out of line compared to the other barrels either. If the price is close to the H&R barrels its a pretty good deal for a higher quality (Douglas?)barrel that is "SML approved".

I have noticed that in the stores also. I always figured that someone pushes on one just to see what it is and it pops through, then if one pushes through they have to see if they can get all of them to. It looks like they just push in and out. From what I can tell I don't think they're even glued in.
I almost ordered the frame last night, but I just can't quite get myself to. I keep looking at the Knight and second guess myself. I worry about the recent issues with TC customer service and possible quality problems. It looks like the Knight Mountaineer is basically the same gun as my Disc Extreme except they claim to have fixed the major complaints about I had about it - the ramrod, the blowback issues with the breech plug and less tools to disassemble the whole thing. So... I just can't decide right now.

SuperKirby

If you want an affordable Knight, call Guns Unlimited in Omaha Neb and ask for Wally. I helped him sell a few NIB Knight Elites and some Originals for only $279 shipped.

1-402-339-0771

I got a NIB Original 45cal in fluted SS/Composite for about the same price many people want for a used gun. He might be out of the SS models so i would hurry if you want one. I think he still has a early 50cal with the shorter 24" blued barrel for only $199 but it is an Original Orange DISC model. Original Knight bluing and trigger are really nice quality IMO.

I hope you got your Encore frame. The Cabela's store that had the frames was not our local Cabela's. However my friend bought the frame, and they are sending it to Wheeling for him. However they told him he bought the last one they had. So I hope you got yours. Tom.