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Old 01-28-2021, 02:58 PM
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Guys tell me about this rifle. How good is it. I don't care about bullets being hard to find. I'm not concerned about that. I''d really like to hear from current Knight owners. All I'm interested in is value, quality and accuracy.
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Old 01-28-2021, 03:06 PM
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It is a very good rifle mechanically. Really basically the same thing as DISC Extreme with a larger bore. Mine shot great!
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Old 01-28-2021, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by sabotloader
It is a very good rifle mechanically. Really basically the same thing as DISC Extreme with a larger bore. Mine shot great!
May I ask why you got rid of it?
Does it use a bare 209 primer or is a disc needed?

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Old 01-28-2021, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bronko22000
May I ask why you got rid of it?
Lack of the variety of bullets and sabots are only available from Knight. The price of the sabot was not out of line but shipping stung.
Even if you might want to shoot full bore even a more limited supply
The thing that I did like was the 1-26 twist.

Does it use a bare 209 primer or is a disc needed?
I converted mine to a Lehigh bare primer system. The bolt was a FPJ bolt.

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Old 01-28-2021, 04:34 PM
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Sabot do you know the bore diameter specs. I was thinking that I could possibly get a .515", 450 grain bullet mold from Lee and paper patch them bringing up the diameter to approximately .522". Thoughts.
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Old 01-28-2021, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by bronko22000
Sabot do you know the bore diameter specs. I was thinking that I could possibly get a .515", 450 grain bullet mold from Lee and paper patch them bringing up the diameter to approximately .522". Thoughts.
No I do not remember the bore specs at all but even then it varies with the construction of the bore. They meet contract specifications but there is plenty of room for movement. I am sure you could get a mold and try working with it. There used to be a guy on Gun Broker that built conicals for the 52.

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Old 01-28-2021, 08:36 PM
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I have talked for several years about the .515 bullets and paper patching. A very thin paper would get you to .52 pretty easy. If you had to have a sizer made in the .519 range then the sky would be the limit.
I have old pattern paper for making dresses that would only give .004 to the bullet to put it at .519 That should be perfect.
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Old 01-30-2021, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by idahoron
I have talked for several years about the .515 bullets and paper patching. A very thin paper would get you to .52 pretty easy. If you had to have a sizer made in the .519 range then the sky would be the limit.
I have old pattern paper for making dresses that would only give .004 to the bullet to put it at .519 That should be perfect.
Ron, @ .004" wouldn't that put the bullet at .523" (.515" + .004" + .004")?
Still, depending on the actual bore diameter, that might still be good.
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Old 01-31-2021, 05:34 AM
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The paper I have adds .004 total to a bullet. Two wraps of .001= .004
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Old 01-31-2021, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by idahoron
The paper I have adds .004 total to a bullet. Two wraps of .001= .004
Wow that is some thin paper. I just may try that should I decide on the rifle. First I'll see what the bore diameter is.
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