Posted: 12/11/2016 10:49:22 AM EDT
| I'm thinking about picking up an inline Black Powder gun. I have a flintlock but cannot use it to hunt. I don't want to break the bank since I'm not sure how much I'm going to use it. Let's hear it, the good the bad and the ugly |
| Repro Civil War Enfield musketoon. You can reach out past 300 yards and knock things down with a 535 grain minie ball. IMO, they're superior to the modern inlines. If you want to go past 1,000 yards, then a Perdesoli replica Whitworth. In the Civil War the Confederate whitworth sharpshooters were hitting over 1,000 yards distance (think from Fort Sumter to the northern tip of Morris Island). |
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I own the T/C IMPACT.
1) T/C IMPACT @ $225 2) Blackhorn 209 3) CCI 209M primers or Federal 209A primers 4) Barnes Spit-Fire T-EZ Muzzleloading Bullets 50 Caliber Sabot with 45 Caliber 290 Grain Polymer Tip Flat Base What Chuck Hawks has to say about the IMPACT. |
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CVA Accura Inline.
They sell for around $400 and will shoot the lights out. I have an Accura MR, will edit with pic. 
The MR has a stainless barrel and receiver that has been black nitrided. |
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CVA optima with nitride barrel.
CVA nitride Had the wolf but now have the optima, I like the extra length of barrel and shoots quite well with honrady 250 sst and 80 grains of bh209. Got a good 8-point with it this year. |
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I'm curious about the reason you can't hunt with your flintlock. If there is a function issue, that can be fixed, and it ain't too fancy. Here's a gun that is similar to one that is used to hunt moose up in New Hampshire: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/348/12813.JPG Sweet rifle. You need to provide a few details. Vintage or repro, maker etc. Over under flint locks are rarely seen. |
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CVA Optima, in whOregon we aren't allowed 209 primers, must have an "open" ignition (swell idea in a state where it's always raining) and must use open sights. Check your state laws. I also learned that it's a good idea to always run a damp patch down the barrel between shots. |
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CVA Optima, in whOregon we aren't allowed 209 primers, must have an "open" ignition (swell idea in a state where it's always raining) and must use open sights. Check your state laws. I also learned that it's a good idea to always run a damp patch down the barrel between shots. Yup, not much better here in Idaho. no primers, no inline, no pellet powder, no telescopic sights, no sabot bullets State laws are what dictate your equipment. |
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I own the T/C IMPACT. 1) T/C IMPACT @ $225 2) Blackhorn 209 3) CCI 209M primers or Federal 209A primers 4) Barnes Spit-Fire T-EZ Muzzleloading Bullets 50 Caliber Sabot with 45 Caliber 290 Grain Polymer Tip Flat Base What Chuck Hawks has to say about the IMPACT. This. I'm buying one for my wife. |
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Have picked up some used Knights for $100 to $125, some with lots of extras. I actually prefer #11 caps overw209s ( Nobel) , and real BP, 90 grains 2F Goex under a Knight 260 gr all lead HP.
Between me, wife and kids, getting close to triple digits on deer with this combo. |
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I own the T/C IMPACT. 1) T/C IMPACT @ $225 2) Blackhorn 209 3) CCI 209M primers or Federal 209A primers 4) Barnes Spit-Fire T-EZ Muzzleloading Bullets 50 Caliber Sabot with 45 Caliber 290 Grain Polymer Tip Flat Base What Chuck Hawks has to say about the IMPACT. I have this setup, except I cast my own .44 projectile to use in a sabot. The Impact with Blackhorn 209 is easy to use, easy to clean, accurate, and won't break the bank. I have retired my T/C Encore muzzleloader barrel and would pick it over the Triumph, and easily choose it over a CVA or Traditions. |
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Sweet rifle. You need to provide a few details. Vintage or repro, maker etc. Over under flint locks are rarely seen. Quoted:
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I'm curious about the reason you can't hunt with your flintlock. If there is a function issue, that can be fixed, and it ain't too fancy. Here's a gun that is similar to one that is used to hunt moose up in New Hampshire: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/348/12813.JPG Sweet rifle. You need to provide a few details. Vintage or repro, maker etc. Over under flint locks are rarely seen. That's a modern gun made by David Price in New Hampshire - https://davidpriceflintlocks.com/ This is his swivel breech design. The barrels are contoured to make them hold without a struggle. Price sells a kit for his swivel breech gun, and at one time he held classes, I don't know if he's still doing that now or not. He also has an excellent book about sharpening tools. |
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CVA optima with nitride barrel. CVA nitride I like the extra length of barrel and shoots quite well with honrady 250 sst and 80 grains of bh209. Got a good 8-point with it this year. Same gun and load I'm shooting, I've killed deer out to 200 with mine.. |
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I'm curious about the reason you can't hunt with your flintlock. If there is a function issue, that can be fixed, and it ain't too fancy. Here's a gun that is similar to one that is used to hunt moose up in New Hampshire: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/348/12813.JPG Good Lord that must weigh 20lbs! |
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AeroE didn't just post any flintlock but a swivel gun. Two barrels means almost twice the weight. Fine for fighting (especially if someone else loads) but not for carrying in the woods. Nope. The bores are .58 caliber and the barrels are tapered to the bare minimum wall thickness at the muzzle. These guns are a surprise to handle. |