Does anyone here shoot a muzzle loader? I don't have too much experience with these, but I did get a Rifle Shooting Merit badge using a Muzzle loader in Scout Camp, can't remember everything about that though. And I did go to the black powder league at my range. Something about doing it "old school" seems appealing.

 

I was thinking about running out to Cabelas and picking one of these up:

 

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templ ... k_pwdr_rfl

 

Any one have comments/suggestions/etc?

 

I think I like the look of the "sporterized" versions better. And I can feel OK because its not "Actually" sporterized..

 

Basically, I'll just be using it for dicking around at the range, but I have a friend who hunts with a muzzle loader in PA. I might accompany him sometime in the future.

 

I don't know a lot about black powder, but I do know I would like the medium twist rate so I can shoot both Balls and Conical.

 

With the double set trigger, can you not "set" it, and just use the higher lb trigger?

Cold, are you talking about the inline muzzle loader versus a traditional type? I have both, but my TC Cherokee (traditional type sidelock) sits on the side mostly. I use an inline for deer hunting.

Nah, it's traditional.

Ok, I see now. Didn't go to the site. Pretty much like mine but bigger. My Cherokee is smaller (half stock) and a switch bbl. .45 cal. for deer, .32 cal. for squirrel. Too light for .45; does a job on the shoulder.

Well, I bought it! With about a bazillion other things needed to get started in BP! Can't wait to shoot it.

Black powder is fun, i have 4 black powder rifles 2 being youth model. they are all inline.

I like my tc scout the best, have harvested about 9 deer with it. I no longer have the time to deer hunt so they are all dedicated target rifles now.

the scout has a 1:20 twist and shoots balls and conical balls the same. also shoots sabots very well.

for target shooting balls are your best best to keep the cost down.

blackpowder is fun... but the cleaning isn't. I have a .75 Brown Bess flintlock and I run FFFg GOEX through it, and after a day of fun... the work begins. Just a thought

Sparny--you can shoot FFFg in it? Doesn't sound right to me!

Cold-- what cal. did you get? Have fun

got it in .50, I was leaning towards the .54, but the guy recommended that I get the .50 unless I was hunting moose or elk or something like that. He seemed to know his stuff, so I trusted his judgment.

 

When I finally get around to buying a Flintlock, I'm going to get it in the biggest caliber i Can

Sparny--you can shoot FFFg in it? Doesn't sound right to me!

 

Yes sir ya can. Sometimes FFg, I prefer the FFFg though. You have to remember, the technology that made the .75 Brown Bess pre-dates the F&I War AND the American Revolution. The powder they had back then and ran through their muskets makes our stuff look like gold.

got it in .50, I was leaning towards the .54, but the guy recommended that I get the .50 unless I was hunting moose or elk or something like that. He seemed to know his stuff, so I trusted his judgment.

 

When I finally get around to buying a Flintlock, I'm going to get it in the biggest caliber i Can

 

Can't go wrong with .75, run a patched .69 ball and you'll be doing fine

Just thought the FFFg was too fast. They tell me to use FFg in my .45.

I use FFFg in my .32 for squirrel.

I smell a muzzleloader section in the near future!

" A-yeh".

is the powder measure diffrent for the fffg over the ffg ?