New Pro Hunter
 

Just got my new gun today, Pro Hunter with .45 cal Bergara barrel. Sorry for the quality of the photos my camera is junk.

Looks good!!

Mighty fine Chaded. You've got to be itching for a range session.

The pictures aren't bad. What scope are you going to use? I have a silver prostaff on my Traditions Pursuit II and the colors don't contrast too much. The rifle is more gray than silver.

Yeah ive been itching pretty bad to go shoot. I havnt shot a muzzleloader for around 2 months. Ive resorted to using a shotgun to shoot these deer on my nuisance permit i have. Im thinking im going to put the bushnell doa 250 on it.

nice setup, i got the same one in 50. Ive been thinking about getting a 45 too as a backup, its my understanding you can extend you distance on out a bit with the 45 and its more accurate, is that true? Does that barrel allow you to use 150 grains of powder?

I believe you can use magnum loads in the bergara barrel. If im wrong i know someone will correct me. I also believe you can get a little flatter shooting gun with the .45 and lighter bullets then the 50 but some will argue with that and also argue with knock down capability. I only shoot whitetail so im not worried and its also legal to use a .45 here in ohio where some states dont allow it.

Well, you are shooting a .45 with those funny plastic wrapped bullets out of you .50. :poke:

well with the 45 i think its a 40 cal bullet with the funny plastic.

very nice, i have been looking around for one of them barrels, for my encore.... cant wait for the range report.

I cant wait to get to the range. Im already contemplating which rifle barrels i want to get for it already lol.

very nice looking. have fun shooting.

That was my point.

A .40 caliber bullet is the minimum size allowed here in Maryland. Maybe you should check to see what your minimum caliber bullet for deer hunting is if you haven't already. That's a nice looking rifle and should be a great shooting gun. Let us know how that recoil pad feels when you fire a couple of magnum loads out of it.

The TC Flex Tec stocks IMO do reduce some felt recoil. There is really no need to shoot magnum loads in that barrel. 100gr of BH209 with a 200gr SST or Barnes 195 MZ will shoot excellent stuffed in a Harvester smooth sabot.


.38 caliber or larger in Ohio is legal for hunting with a Muzzleloader.

Nice choice Chaded!! You will be very happy once you hit the range.

Hey thanks guys, as Omega45 mentioned .38 caliber or larger is legal in Ohio. I certainly wouldn't have bought a .45 cal without checking as that could of resulted in a very bad time for me if it wasnt lol. Again as Omega45 mentioned about magnum loads as from what has been recommend to me by people that have the same gun I probably won't need to shoot magnum charges unless of course my gun liked them for some reason.

I was just interested in how well that recoil pad works. I know that 150 grains are more than likely not the best powder load for any rifle. I wasn't trying to mislead you as I figured you knew that as well. I just forgot that there are many people that are not aware of that.

I understand, i didnt take it the wrong way. I havn't shot this gun yet but compared to the rock solid pads on shotguns that ive shot and compared to the crush zone on the new cvas, i really like this pad a lot better. The real test will be when i get to go shooting.

Looks nice. Give those .400" 200 gr XTPs a try. They shoot really good for me out of my 45s

If that recoil pad is better than the Crush Zone pad you shouldn't feel a thing. The Crush Zone pads are SWEET.

My encore with the flextech stock and the sims pad, with a max charge, kicks about like a 20ga. Very pleasant to shoot with 110gr. of Bh209. Even my 10 year old nephew will shoot it with a 110gr. load and says it isn't, that bad.
I think you will enjoy it!

Nice looking setup. I have a stainless Pro Hunter that I really like. I was very surprised in the decreased amount of felt recoil out of my TC. When I bought it I thought the stock was just a sales pitch, but it's made enough of a difference that I'm reconsidering the laminate stock I had all picked out for it and may just have the stock dipped.
Is the breech plug in the Encore barrels the same as that in the CVA barrels? Do they have problems igniting BH209 without mods or is it a different plug?

The plugs are the same as cva. The factory plug i have has the flash channel opened up and i also have the new blackhorn209 plug that cva sells now.

Gotcha. I'm thinking I'll probably have to wait a year to get one, but I'm going to try to get one next year before hunting season and have it cut down to 20". It will be great for the woods.