New Mountaineer @ the Farm
 

I have had this new gun for awhile but just could not make time to get out and shoot it. I set it up and bore sighted it right after I got it, but hunting season was on and getting tin the way. Elk season ended yesterday and the sun was out this morning so even though it was 32 and the wind was blowing well - It was time....

Loaded everything up and headed to the farm for the first shots fired from this gun. Hunter had moved his pickup out of the shed so I was able to set up in the front and get sheltered from the wind a bit, the target 'not so much'...

I ended up shooting several shots today but the first three were the most important to me. After those 3 - I believe I might have a shooter.

Remember I had bore sighted a few weeks ago at the house so I set the target out at 50 yards.



As you can see this gun is set up different than a normal Mountaineer - I am not fond of wood stocks in this country and my style of hunting so I requested the composite stock. I was a bit surprised that I was able to swap stocks, but Knight told me that in 2012 the composite stock would be an option for the new Mountaineer. Also Knight has a deal with Leupold to place scopes on new rifles so the U-slam was installed.
So for my first brief outing with this new gun... It worked - further testing will occur....

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That is some real good shooting there Sabotloader. It seems that you have a real shooter. Future reports should be very interesting.

I dont remember reading that you had bought a new Knight. I did notice you selling a few.... How was your guns quality? I have read a few posts on here with breechplug area problems. I also wondered why no 52cal. Do I recall you saying on past posts that the 52 was a better caliber..... Well one thing that gun is a shooter, very nice looking set up.

Congrats on the new rifle Pete. That looks like a nice setup.

That is why I was thinning out a bit to raise some cash... From what I can see with what i got... it is great - the quality and the shooting. I will no a lot more in the month - month and 1/2...

I can not speak for others but there is nothing wrong with mine. I wrapped it in tape made sure it was started correctly in the threads and turned it home...

I acutally thought about the 52 but I already have a 52 Exteme that shoots lights out and I could not sell it... my heart would not let me. The really good thing about the 52 is the 1-26 twist when shooting long heavy bullets. It is my dedicated elk gun and if I were hunting hogs - it would be a natural.

I do not remember saying it was a better caliber... it is pretty darn good but the 50 is still far more versitile. Although since Lehigh created the .458-220 grain bullet - it did get some addition versitility and the twist rate makes it an interesting caliber. At this point I am not into shooting the bigger 475 cal bullets but it is an option... now if I lived in Canada or Alaska - that might be something to think about.

Time will tell... but I am looking forward to working it out...

That rifle shoots good, and so do you. My Mountaineer will have a wood stock.

X2,When i saw him selling some i figured the mountaineer bug had bit him lol.

Looks like a shooter to me and it's great to know they will offer the synthetic stocks next year(wise decision). does that include the standard style and not just the thumb hole?

Ray, it should be the entire line of stocks that you see on the DISC Extremes this year. So yes, the straight normal stock should also be available.

Today it (the rifle) did everthing I wanted it to do - but need to do a lot more shooting with it. Just gotta find time, between hunting and following two my grandaughters playing AAU basketball, takes a lot of time...

mike

Mike it's great news that knight will be offering synthetic stocks on more rifles. if they would also offer there rifles blued, instead of just SS. i really feel they would increase there sales.that's a nice looking rifle you got there.looked at the leupold U S scopes and i like everything about them, except for the circle around the 100 yd cross hairs and the way it touches the 150 yd dot.still partial to the Bushnell DOA set up:party0005:

I really agree with you on all points...

The U-Slam reticule is really pretty busy - especially for shooting targets, but I have found it very comfortable in the hunting situation when i am not focused on a 50 cent piece. I do not use all of the lines in the scope as I sight in with a 6" PBR - so basically it is the main cross hair and the second line line down.

The DOA reticule is much cleaner

mike

Well it is about time. I didn't think you were going to shoot it!! Nice right out of the box group. I'm sure you will enjoy it!!

Wow that's a Sweet Looking MLer and a Shooter too! I really like the looks of it. I've been Seriously Considering getting a Knight, and that one looks like it could be the one, what's the Barrel Length? Im not one for the Thumbhole but I also Prefer the Synthetic Stocks. What Camp Pattern is on the Stock? Is the Lehigh/Bloodline a New Bullet? could you Post a Pic of it?
What's the Cost of one of them Mike? I know what the Leupold USMLS Cost as I have one. was it a Package Deal. And the Barrel is Stainless right? Sorry for all the questions but If Im going to consider a Knight I want to know all I can from someone like You who has a few of them.
Enjoy Your New MLer!
(BP)

I really did not need or even want to get a new Knight... the ones that I had were and are working just fine. But I really liked the looks and the fluting on the barrel. Then when they said I could get it with a composite thumbhole - I changed my mind, and I agree with you I think it looks nice and it does appear that it is going to be a good shooter.

Knight moved the barrel length to 27" I could have done without that but it seems that is what a lot of folks wanted. The 26" barrel served me just fine.

I never ever thought i would use a TH to hunt with but it really has grown on me and now is very comfortable - I also believe it provides a bit more consistent accuracy.

They are the same, well not quite, bullet that Lehigh has made in the past, but Knight has contracted Lehigh to make bullets for them so Lehigh bullets are not long available from Lehigh.





These are 458's but the 250 is very simular...

I had a 20% discount coupon and the change of stock also helped reduce the cost from what is posted on Knight. The scope added most of it back as they(Knight) adds about $200 back on for that - but again the 20% came off the entire order.

10-4 Stainless Green Mountain barrel and under the contract Knight tightened the tolerances on the bore and the BP cavity.

Not a problem... talk to you later...

Gee Sabot, I wonder how it will shoot once it gets broken in! Very nice. But those Thumbhole stocks are useless to me being a southpaw.

Yep! being left handed you are a part of the population (12%) that gets often ignored.... I am left handed also but somehow I learned to shoot right handed... part of that was probably a baseball coach that made me hit from both sides of the plate and my grandfather that taught me to shoot...