Traditions guns
10-07-2014, 10:10 AM
#1
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wichita Kansas USA
Posts: 699
Traditions guns
because of my issues with my other muzzleloader i am considering buying a second one so i will always have a back up should my cleaning not get me up to par. i am looking @ a traditions vortex i believe is the name. it has a 30" barrel and a leupold scope pre mounted. looks like a great gun but i was in a hurry and didn't wait around for help. does anyone know anything about these? they also had a traditions pursuit which has a cheaper scope on it and a 26" barrel. any thoughts?
10-07-2014, 12:32 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,445
I have a Remington Genesis made by Traditions, and it shoots just fine.
The Vortek LDR has a 30" barrel, the striker-fire cocking mechanism, no external hammer and the accelerator breech plug.
I don't think I'd want a barrel that long, but other than that, it sounds like a good rifle.
You say you have issues with your other gun. What design is it? Sounds like you attribute your issues to cleaning. If that's the case, I'd make sure your new gun is BH 209 compatible, to simplify cleaning.
The Vortek LDR has a 30" barrel, the striker-fire cocking mechanism, no external hammer and the accelerator breech plug.
I don't think I'd want a barrel that long, but other than that, it sounds like a good rifle.
You say you have issues with your other gun. What design is it? Sounds like you attribute your issues to cleaning. If that's the case, I'd make sure your new gun is BH 209 compatible, to simplify cleaning.
10-07-2014, 12:54 PM
#4
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wichita Kansas USA
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not sure that my problem is cleaning and i am concerned about what happens when i get in the field 90 miles from no where and it decides to malfunction. its malfunctioned twice here lately and i fixed it by tearing it down and cleaning but either i am not doing the cleaning correctly or it's a gun problem. i only have 2 weeks to work it out and a backup doesn't sound like a bad idea to me. besides what is wrong with having another gun? there not that i have justified my position let me know what you think of the traditions guns. thanks
10-07-2014, 01:39 PM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Maryland
Posts: 129
Learn to clean better
Here's the thing. You buy a second rifle, You have to sight it in even with a pre mounted scope on her, never trust the manufacturer with sighting it in properly. Then you have to clean it. What happens you didn't clean it right and both don't go off.
Look up on how to clean a BP rifle on line , there easy now. Not like cleaning a flint lock or a rifled musket.
Look up on how to clean a BP rifle on line , there easy now. Not like cleaning a flint lock or a rifled musket.
10-07-2014, 01:52 PM
#6
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
Nothing wrong with having a second rifle. Personally I would not go Traditions.. but that is a personal preference of mine. Now I do own a Remington Genesis, and its a great shooting, easy to maintain rifle. No problems or complaints and it is made by Traditions. I do like my Optima better though.
10-07-2014, 03:41 PM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 9,557
Maybe we should be talking about your present gun, and why it malfunctions.
Tell us about the gun, load, how you clean etc. No gun should malfunction unless it has a built in problem, or the owner is doing something wrong. So, give us more info.
Tell us about the gun, load, how you clean etc. No gun should malfunction unless it has a built in problem, or the owner is doing something wrong. So, give us more info.
10-08-2014, 05:55 AM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Opelousas,La
Posts: 131
Take a look at the new LHR Redemption. The "breech" plug is held in place by a collar that screws on to threads on the outside of the barrel. Use BH209 and it takes less than 5 minutes to clean it. You can use Hoppes etc. About every 25 -30 rounds I use a hand turnned drill bit to clean carbon built up in the flame channel. Has a lot of innovative features
10-08-2014, 06:37 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Penns Woods
Posts: 1,628
Here's the thing. You buy a second rifle, You have to sight it in even with a pre mounted scope on her, never trust the manufacturer with sighting it in properly. Then you have to clean it. What happens you didn't clean it right and both don't go off. Look up on how to clean a BP rifle on line , there easy now. Not like cleaning a flint lock or a rifled musket.
Look up on how to clean a BP rifle on line , there easy now. Not like cleaning a flint lock or a rifled musket.Cool picture of the Zouave for your avatar. Are you a re-enactor?
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