Knight Muzzleloaders.....scheming to buy one
11-17-2015, 08:58 AM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West TN
Posts: 847
11-17-2015, 09:00 AM
#12
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Idaho
Posts: 11,703
Is the Ultra-Lite a bruiser at 6 pounds? Probably not so much after scope mounts, scope, and a sling are added. Good point, I would rather have a light muzzleloader because it would suit my needs better. A lot of my hunting is up close and quick shooting. I will have to decide between the disc extreme and the ultra-lite.
The weight and the 24" barrel make it really adaptable to the type of hunting you describe and is pretty much what I deal with everyday hunting in the timber. Yet if I were presented a 200 yard target there would be not hesitation in that shot at all.
11-17-2015, 09:52 AM
#14
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Boncarbo,Colorado
Posts: 9,186
i'd stay away from sportsmans warehouse, they are horrible when it comes to getting you a good knight. They've been known to send out rifles that wont fire or bolts that are stuck. Keep an eye out on auctions or even the classified ad's on the forums, you'd be better off.
11-17-2015, 11:28 AM
#15
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Idaho
Posts: 11,703
The Knight ML's that Sportsman's has or get are no different than any that you might bet any place else. The problem is found in the Western Edition rifles, but not in the 209 edition rifles.
If you were to purchase a Western Edition - try igniting caps as soon as you can and if there is any problem at all return it to Sportsman's with your receipt and there will be no problem exchanging it.
If you were to purchase a Western Edition - try igniting caps as soon as you can and if there is any problem at all return it to Sportsman's with your receipt and there will be no problem exchanging it.
What's a 5 percenter anyways? I musn't be one or I guess I'd know what one was.
11-17-2015, 02:58 PM
#17
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Idaho
Posts: 11,703
Art a while back one of the posters on this forum indicated that only 5% of all the muzzleloaders did somethings that he didn't do. So after reading his post a lot of folks added the comment about being a member of the 5% club - which turns out to be many more than 5%...
11-17-2015, 05:16 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Saxonburg Pa
Posts: 3,925
If you enjoy tearing the rifle down for clean up, yes the Knights are fine rifles. I bought my first Knight (a little ol Wolverine) back in the early 90s. Took a truckload of deer with that lil gun plus a 368" bull in the Gila in NM. But eventually I grew tired of having to tear that thing down for proper cleanup: pull the scope off (via QRW Leupold rings), pull the trigger assembly, remove the bolt, pull the breech plug THEN begin cleaning & then reassemble all that after it all laid out & dried for an hour or so. 
The "Littlehorn" is Knights modern version of my 22" Wolverine. One thing I really must admit is that thing sure handled like a dream! Quick, fast & light in the woods. With a 209 conversion, 2 pellets of 777 & 250grn Barnes there was NOTHING inside of 150yds that was going to get away from that lil gun!
Some might love it, "part of the craft" they say. That's fine & more power to them. However I have other things I'd rather spend my time doing. So I bought a smokeless Savage ML-2 around 2003 & NEVER looked back. Now my 15yr old son has been bitten by the mzldr bug after he nailed a 152 inch 13pt with my Savage on our farm weekend before last. But since the Savs are no longer built, prices skyrocketed & the price tag for custom smokeless guns are idiotic, I think I'm going to buy him a TC Impact. A simple break action with quick plug removal & by shooting BH209 cleanup should only involve a few patches & a few shots of brake cleaner. (The standard cleanup equip for my Savage)
The "Littlehorn" is Knights modern version of my 22" Wolverine. One thing I really must admit is that thing sure handled like a dream! Quick, fast & light in the woods. With a 209 conversion, 2 pellets of 777 & 250grn Barnes there was NOTHING inside of 150yds that was going to get away from that lil gun!Some might love it, "part of the craft" they say. That's fine & more power to them. However I have other things I'd rather spend my time doing. So I bought a smokeless Savage ML-2 around 2003 & NEVER looked back. Now my 15yr old son has been bitten by the mzldr bug after he nailed a 152 inch 13pt with my Savage on our farm weekend before last. But since the Savs are no longer built, prices skyrocketed & the price tag for custom smokeless guns are idiotic, I think I'm going to buy him a TC Impact. A simple break action with quick plug removal & by shooting BH209 cleanup should only involve a few patches & a few shots of brake cleaner. (The standard cleanup equip for my Savage)
11-17-2015, 05:19 PM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Saxonburg Pa
Posts: 3,925
As I sit here drinking morning coffee a reoccurring thought has come to mind. Does the brand still got it guys? I still have my LK-93 and loved it, but wanted a newer 209 ignition muzzloader. A few years ago I purchased a CVA Accura 2 and it has been reliable but I heard so many negative things about CVA and not owning American doesn't feel right. I see Knight offers several models and I am interested in the Disk Extreme. If I can get any money out of the CVA it will help fund for a scope for my Knight. That is the plan, does it sound like a good one.
11-17-2015, 06:53 PM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,695
I fail to see how ANY bolt action MLer could be easier to clean than a break open action. My Pro Hunter is about as simple and easy as it gets. Lot more parts to break down and clean on a bolt. Not saying one is better than the other per say but a break is, to me anyway, MUCH simpler to clean.