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If one wants a muzzle loader, what is the best one gun to get? Modern/traditional, rifle/shotgun, single/double barrel?
GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
It's like choosing your favorite flavor but what I've read keeping them clean helps in their performance
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
who cares just get a few and have fun shooting the old / new BP stuff ..
learn to like taking a bath .. hot tubs's are better more room to soak and relax when cleaning the barrel .. LOL ..
learn to like taking a bath .. hot tubs's are better more room to soak and relax when cleaning the barrel ..
LOL ..
MuttCat
.223 Rem
Used black powder rifles can be had for very little money. They won't be fancy; plastic stock, crappy sights, paint. Cheap way to get into it, then fine tune as you discover which way to go; round ball, percussion, flintlock, caliber, intended use, etc.. My first was a kit, came out great, and was a blast to do.
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
What are you trying to get out it?
Robin
Robin
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Recreation/hunting
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
The modern in type muzzleloader, of which I no next to nothing is inexpensive and available everywhere guns are sold, including mail order.
If you want to experience the true romance of yesteryear but aren't quite sure you will like the whole experience, there are a lot of cap lock and some flintlock guns for a reasonable price like the TC Hawkin and the Lyman Great Plains Rifle both new and used at reasonable prices, also Pedersoli offers both cap lock, flintlock in both rifles and shotguns.
If your really into it and want something that truly represents the guns of our forefathers then there are fewer places to obtain them them Guns: flint, percussion, & early cartridge guns - Track of the Wolf is one of them. If that is the route you wish to take and you think I can be of some help feel free to ask.
Robin
If you want to experience the true romance of yesteryear but aren't quite sure you will like the whole experience, there are a lot of cap lock and some flintlock guns for a reasonable price like the TC Hawkin and the Lyman Great Plains Rifle both new and used at reasonable prices, also Pedersoli offers both cap lock, flintlock in both rifles and shotguns.
If your really into it and want something that truly represents the guns of our forefathers then there are fewer places to obtain them them Guns: flint, percussion, & early cartridge guns - Track of the Wolf is one of them. If that is the route you wish to take and you think I can be of some help feel free to ask.
Robin
GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
FrankenCub
.338 Win Mag
I'm kinda partial to the TC Encore myself but they aren't cheap. But, you can swap barrels anytime you choose. You can ML hunt deer in the morning and yote hunt in the evening by swapping to a varmint barrel. I've had mine for close to 20yrs, I really like it.
#1 Pedersoli
#2 Uberti
#3 Pietta
All Italian. They are not cheap, but they are well made. And beautiful.
I may consider USA-Made firearms.
Unless you think very little of your fingers and eyes, avoid Spanish manufacture. Especially Traditions.
Robin has done his homework.
Track of the Wolf sells only quality, and at prices that amaze me.
I wouldn't touch a cheap muzzleloader with a twenty-foot pole.
Many are dangerously ill-made, by companies that are long gone - and for a very good reason (lawsuits from the maimed).
Far too many believe that because Muzzleloaders date from an earlier time, that they are simple devices.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Modern firearms have engineered cartridges. Everything is pre-measured, pre-assembled.
Black Powder firearms are totally different. The powder must be carefully considered, as well as the amount used, the patch used, the ball size and type.
Everything that is a given with a cartridge, is, instead, variable with the Muzzleloader.
Loading takes skill and experience. Load carelessly and the firearm can be a bomb !
Add to that the fact that few muzzleloaders have safeties built in, makes for a weapon that requires a clear mind and careful handling to fire effectively and safely.
And afterwards - THE CLEANING !
Yes, muzzleloaders can be great fun, and quite rewarding.
But they are not simple, nor to be taken lightly.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Modern firearms have engineered cartridges. Everything is pre-measured, pre-assembled.
Black Powder firearms are totally different. The powder must be carefully considered, as well as the amount used, the patch used, the ball size and type.
Everything that is a given with a cartridge, is, instead, variable with the Muzzleloader.
Loading takes skill and experience. Load carelessly and the firearm can be a bomb !
Add to that the fact that few muzzleloaders have safeties built in, makes for a weapon that requires a clear mind and careful handling to fire effectively and safely.
And afterwards - THE CLEANING !
Yes, muzzleloaders can be great fun, and quite rewarding.
But they are not simple, nor to be taken lightly.