I see you pulled off one heck of a swap to come up with a new 52 cal Mountaineer.

Have you had a 52 before? You are now joining the ranks of us 52 shooters... We are not the largest group on the ML scene, but I really think once you shoot that gun you will see why myself and others have chosen to use it.

The availabilty of bullets has really increased especially with the advent of the 220 grain Bloodline. Hornady's production of the FTX even provides another avenue to follow.

Looking forward to some discussions and pictures about shooting that big guy across the wide open SD landscape...

I need to get some 52 ammo .i have a box of the FTX left but that's
About it. I probably won't have the mountaineer for a couple weeks. I do have a 52 disc . I only shot it once . That was with the FTX. Which bloodline do you think is best for the 52?

I shoot the 275 most, except for elk... You can make that 275 in one heck of a bullet but out there on the desert you might want to order some 300-400 yard bullets!

Another bullet that Dave makes that is not on the Knight chart is a .458-300 grain Buffalo Bullet. I call it a buffalo bullet because he makes it for 45-70 shooters. He has some great stories about some buffalo harvests using that bullet.

You can see it pictured in this photo. It is a long one, but in that 1-26 it will shoot lights out + be devastating. I think Dave told me it had a little heavier nose on it (petals slightly heavier)



Now you could get you a good tactical scope and launch this across the landscape?

Is that 458. 300 gr available from Lehigh? Or Knight? Even though it's not listed. . I would like to try them out. Looks like a nice long range bullet.

Got to get them from Dave. It is one of his centerfire hunting bullets...

http://www.lehighbullets.com/products.asp?cat=31

Chet, did you get that gray Mountaineer from Carlos? That was an exceptional price. So was the price on the .50 laminate.

i'm getting the 52 olive drab thumbhole one. the gray 50 was already gone.

He is getting the Mountaineer I parted with.

Why would you part with a mountaineer?
You feeling ok?

Well I needed another gun more than that one and I really can't make myself to shoot blackpowder or subs anymore after going to smokeless powder. The Mountaineer is a decent gun, just not for me.