If you were to ask Santa for a new ML rifle, which one? (no customs)

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12-20-2015, 10:19 AM

#11

Muley Hunter

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Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Colorado

Posts: 9,557

Quote:

Originally Posted by Champlain Islander

You guys are a bad influence. All this talk about flinters got me thinking I need one. Never thought I would want one or need another ML but the seed is growing possibly towards a plains rifle.

I'm lucky. There never was a half stock Hawken that was a flinter. So I never have the temptation of wanting a flinter.

Keeps things simple.

12-20-2015, 10:23 AM

#12

Champlain Islander

Dominant Buck

Join Date: Dec 2004

Location: On an Island in Vermont

Posts: 22,150

It would be a range toy for me. My hunting choices would still be an in line just from a confidence level.

12-20-2015, 10:53 AM

#13

BarnesAddict

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Join Date: Jul 2014

Location: Near a lake with no fish

Posts: 1,077

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grouse45

Not sure why, but that ultimate Barnesaddict has strikes my interest.

I can assure you, I'd like another one too and while we're wishing, the Carbon Stealth. I've held them before and they are stunningly beautiful.

12-20-2015, 11:45 AM

#14

WV Hunter

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Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: Virginia / West Virginia

Posts: 4,906

For me, a Green Knight Ultra-Lite

12-20-2015, 12:19 PM

#15

lemoyne

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Join Date: Nov 2005

Posts: 6,585

Well it's kind of hard, I used to build side locks and still have a bunch of them, and a half dozen inlines. I guess one of the new copper's if I could get it in a 1-24 twist.
I thought about smokeless but I guess if I was going to shoot smokeless I would dig some cartridge guns out of the storage safe.

12-20-2015, 12:24 PM

#16

super_hunt54

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Join Date: Feb 2015

Location: Illinois

Posts: 3,695

Go with a cartridge based BP gun like my .500 BPE side x side lemoyne. Best of both worlds

Of course finding them on the cheap is a task unto itself I will warn you of that. The quality ones that are well tuned and the barrels matched for yardage anyway. Over many years of collection and shooting I have been pretty lucky with estate sales and such.

12-20-2015, 12:49 PM

#17

sabotloader

Boone & Crockett

Join Date: Aug 2004

Location: Idaho

Posts: 11,693

Quote:

Originally Posted by WV Hunter

For me, a Green Knight Ultra-Lite

I second that!!!

Or a new Cooper I would really like to handle one of those...

12-20-2015, 12:56 PM

#18

d80hunter

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Join Date: Nov 2005

Location: Indiana

Posts: 1,186

A Knight Ultra-Lite under the Christmas tree and a Nikon Monarch scope in my stocking would be my wish. It will have to wait till next year unfortunately.

Getting my replica .44 cal 1861 Army revolver tuned up and front sight replaced would be nice too. I haven't shot it in 15 years.