stopped by a pawn shop yesterday to see if they had 2 items on my list from my shop to start one of two my gun projects. (a drill press and a router table). they had a traditions buckslayer for $109 and a cva optima 45cal for $175. I need another muzzleloader like I need a hole in my head. fact of the matter I am trying to sale a couple off.

help me with my muzzleloader addiction.

Corey,
It is like any other addiction, the only one who can help you is you!!!
Lol
daddus

If the devil l were whispering in your ear , I'm sure he would be saying "get the Optima"

You can always build your own router table out of a few scraps. Better buy a rifle.

thought about that. in fact, I ordered,by mistake, folding legs for a portable. thought it was the whole table. the rest of the part to make one are really not that much. I do have some cut outs from putting in a new counter top around my kitchen sink and counter top stove.

Corey, one of the best purchases I've made was a factory reconditioned Ryobi bench top drill press.

http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Recond...bi+drill+press

That little press has gotten a real workout in my gun building project and it has done everything I needed it to do.

Does that drill press have step pulleys for the speed adjustment?

Flounder, it has a lever on the side to adjust the speed - a really nice feature. Move the lever up and down and vary the speed from 500 to 3,000 RPM. A digital display screen shows the speed. It also has a laser feature that projects an X on the work piece and a 15 watt light that shines down on the work area. Its only fault is it is a little on the noisy side at some speeds, probably because of the way the belt transmission changes the belt to different pulleys when the speed is adjusted with the lever.

I mite put it on the list. As far as noise I wear ear muffs in the shop anyway.

I can't help you Corey. If I wasn't addicted too, I wouldn't be broke all the time.