RE: Looking to buy Muzzleloader
 

I like the Knight Disc for a inline. For a traditional ML it's hard to beat a T/C. Another inline I might suggest for you to check out is the Ruger M-77/50.Since money isn't a factor look around and see which one fits you.I have no experience with the T/C Omega but have heard nothing but good about them. Take your time selecting one. You have plenty of time to find one and practice before next season. I would recoomend a 50 cal since accessories for a 50 cal are plentiful.

Ruger Redhawk

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I have a winchester x-150, but soon im going to buy a nef sidekick, the reason not the huntsman is because i hear that you can only use 100 grs. and the sidekick can use up to 150, i believe, i know i would never use that much because it is a waist in my opinion but I like the thought that i could use that much. the nef guns are pretty good in my opinion

RE: Looking to buy Muzzleloader
 

If you are looking for a flintlock and not an in-line,check out the Traditions Pa Pellet.It's priced very low,but has some inovations that will take the other manufacturers some time to catch up with.Not only does it have an oversized pan and flash hole,which enables it to shoot pellet loads,with the quicker ignition,but it also has a removable breech plug for THOROUGH,no mess,quick cleaning.It also sports an adjustable trigger,but mine came out of the box at 5 pounds,which is ideal for me.
It comes standard with true-glo fibre optic sites and swivels and a 1 in 48 twist 26" octagon barrel which shoot magnum loads up to 150 grain BP,pyrodex,triple 7,etc.,in powdered or pelletized loads.
I paid $185 for mine in a kit which included some accessories,gun was completely assembled.
They do also have a model with camo stock,nickel barrel which is slightly higher in price,but a great looking firearm.
Dick's has the camo model regular priced at $229.00 on sale here for $199.00.
Info on this rifle is available on the Traditions website,along with downloads of their manuals,although their prices are high end.
It is a sweet shooting,no frills smoke pole,very accurate,I may add.
Even with my eyes,I get consistent groups of 2" at 150 yards,with open sights,shooting 90 grains 777 pellets and power belt 295 grain bullets.
The website link is http://www.traditionsfirearms.com/es...zleloaders.asp

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Something I'd do before purchasing is to check the rules where you're going to be using the rifle. I'd really like to use the already mentioned break-open, or the TC Omega - but where I hunt ignition sources are restricted and these rifles are not allowed.

RE: Looking to buy Muzzleloader
 

Brother in law was asking on this rifle and what people thought of it, I knew I seen a post here. Thought I better bring it forward so I can find it again for him when he wakes tomorrow.

RE: Looking to buy Muzzleloader
 

Savage 10ML-IIBSS, smokeless (preferably) or not. It's the best built muzzleloader out there. I own or have owned a total of six muzzleloaders (two Traditions, one Knight, two T/C's and my Savage 10ML-II), and the Savage is by far the best of the bunch. It's the most accurate, least expensive to shoot (with smokeless), highest performance, best quality and most feature packed production ML today.

Just some of the features include:

Genuine Gun Barrel Quality steel barrels (416 stainless or 4140 chrome-moly) that are made just like a CF rifle barrel (forged as a blank, drilled, button rifled and turned down to contour), not the soft steel extruded barrels that are common to the lower quality muzzleloaders. The rifling is held to the tightest tolerances in the industry (+/-0.00025"). It's the only muzzleloader I've shot that I can't feel the variations in the barrel/rifling as I load it. It's the same pressure all the way from the muzzle to the breechplug.

Fully free floated barrel, pillar bedded receiver, Accu-Trigger, very nice laminate stock (if you choose that version) with FUNCTIONAL checkering, good quality aluminum ramrod, Williams fiber-optic open sights, totally sealed priming system that almost completely eliminates blowback and is totally water tight. Positive primer extraction.

The only things that I don't like are the lack of a decent recoil pad and the fact that to get the bolt out the rear action screw has to be loosened possibly disturbing the bedding of the rifle. Spending $50 to install a Pachmeyr or Limbsaver pad is a godsend if you shoot the full power smokeless loads.

After owning my 10ML-II, I would not buy another muzzleloader regardless of whether smokeless is legal to hunt with or not.

Mike

RE: Looking to buy Muzzleloader
 

Jaydog,we don't have the option of mail ordering a muzzleloader in NY.I have a TC SS Omega with the laminated stock.It is an awesome gun.It might be worth a trip to the Harlem Gun Center in Buffalo to buy a new muzzleloader.They are very informative and they beat everybody else by $80 on my Omega.They have just about any muzzleloader you could want there and you can pick them up and feel what they are like.It depends on what you want the gun to do on what you buy.If it is strictly for blackpowder hunting then I would go with an Omega.If you want to be able to switch barrels and use it for other forms of hunting,then I would get and Encore.Either way,they are great guns and are backed by the TC guarantee.

RE: Looking to buy Muzzleloader
 

You can order any muzzleloader via mail, or the internet anywhere in NY (other than maybe the "City of"). I just ordered my Omega from NatchezSS and it arrived without incident.
I live in WNY and have made the trek to Buffalo Gun to buy guns when I was a Deputy. Great gun shop...BTW!

Some stores like Cabela's, or others, might have issues or "self-imposed" rules regarding such, but there is no law that prohibits such.

Take care,
Bob

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Hey Jaydog... Thake a look at Steve in MD thread called Am I asking too much for it? it might be what you are looking for.

LnL

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I would go with the Knight Disc Extreme. I am also new at this but I just bought mine a week ago and love it. For the money there the best in my mind. I also have a leupold VX11 on mine. Thats just my two bits.