Gm54-120

flint head

They have a Knight 52CAL Extreme RHTD for $239.99 on the next page . Im not sure what RHTD means other than maybe a camo pattern.

BTW you cant turn it down. Thats too cheap to pass up if you have a use for one. I cant see losing much if you decide its not your cup of tea. If you already have a DISC based Knight they are worth it just for the parts IMO.

flint head

Got my .52 in yesterday... It was new in the box, but not what I would call "new". The Stock and barrel both have a few minor dings on it. It may have been a floor model at one time... but heck for what I paid for it I guess I can live with it. After all, I guess it is just a hunting tool.

a1smokepole

mine came in friday new 52 cal Im pleased time for JB the barrel and lehigh breech plug and head spacing new toys are so much fun at the range looking to see what she will do

Gm54-120

a1smokepole

My 52cal is one of the few i didn't JB right away. It is a LRH 52cal and the sabot fit/"feel" is nearly perfect IMO and the bore was sweet right out of the box. IMO clean it well and shoot it first. Then decide if you feel it needs to be polished.

I would get some 52x458 sabots and for bullets: .458 325gr FTX, Speer .458 350gr HotCor and some cheaper .458 300gr HPs like the Remingtons or Sierras. When you want to get a bit more fancy: Barnes .458 300gr SOCOMs and some Lehigh .458 samples in 275 or the over sized .459 277s. The new Lehigh 300gr ML bullet should be awesome too but ive never tried them.

Knight even recommends the 325gr FTX and at nearly 2000fps its a "big boomer". IMO to take full advantage of the slightly faster twist, the 300gr+ bullets are the way to go but the little .458 220gr will certainly do the job too on deer.

BTW the 325gr FTX is on sale at Cabelas for about $28/50 and is quickly becoming one of my favorite affordable bullets even though im not a FTX/SST fan.

a1smokepole

I use JB just to remove sharp edgers on all my gun about 15 strokes and go from there have the horandy .458 325gr ftx to shoot for know paid 20.68 at big supply shop.com lehigh has the 300gr just for 52 but knight will be sailling in april some time will be called blood line

Gm54-120

One of the reasons i mentioned the slightly over size Lehigh 277gr is its cheaper than his other 458s and they fit nice and snug. Its long for caliber but a middle/light weight by 458 standards so that slightly tighter fit might help if you are trying to push them fast.

Im not sure how his contract obligations will effect his ability to sell his DOA when Knight starts selling them as the BloodLine so getting some samples soon is a safe bet if you want to save a few bucks.

a1smokepole

will the .549 277 doa bullet shot good in the 52 being only .990 in lenght for the 1-26 twist and how hard is it to load have you used this bullet

Gm54-120

Ive shot it from a 50cal with a 1-28 just fine and i believe SabotLoader has shot the over sized 277gr or regular 275gr in the 52cal. I haven't shot them yet in my 52cal but i have run one down the bore and i like the way mine loads. I only have about 2-3 left. I shoot mostly his 40-185gr DOA in my 45s.

Actually that 275 or 277 gr bullet might be a great all around choice if you are looking at premium quality/cost bullets.

Grouse and SabotLoader are more experienced with the Lehighs in the Knight 52 and the reports look really good to me.

mn trucker

mine was a floor model also, but for that price i am happy.