Muzzleloader help

[Buckstopper21]

Hi, I currently slug hunt in Illinois but am interested in purchasing a muzzleloader for deer hunting. Right now I am leaning torwards the Knight Revolution. Does anybody have any suggestions about a good gun or comments on the Revolution?

[quigleysharps4570]

Try a traditional. Lyman Great Plains rifle is a good factory rifle. Mines been a shooter and it hasn't ever let me down. She's never misfired on me, rain or shine.

[BgGmHuntr12]

Well Buckstopper, the best thing to do is go with what you like. Inline, percussion cap, or flint lock. I personally like inlines because you can shoot sabots out of them. As for the Knight Revolution, I've been wanting one of those. They say there really easy to clean and that sounds really good because trying to clean some of the older ones is a pain in the butt!

[mountaineer]

I've read some rave reviews about them, but those should always be taken with a grain of salt. While I think the traditional MLs are nice if its legal I'll take an in-line any day. I hunt too many humid places and they seem to do better under those conditions. I'd like to have a revolution if it was in the budget... not for a little while.

[quigleysharps4570]

I hunt too many humid places and they seem to do better under those conditions.

Rain or snow...my traditional has never mis-fired. Summers in Kansas are god awful humid and is usually when I do a great part of my shooting with no problems. When it is raining I slip a Quick-Seal over the cap and nothing is gonna get by a patched ball or lubed conical.

[bambeklr]

I have a thompson center black diamond extended range. For the money You cant beat it. It shoots great. I have only had it not go off once and it was my fault for not cleaning the bolt properly, it wouldnt slide freely. I also hunt with a hawkens rifle and when it rains I take some vasalene and smear it around the outside of the nipple and the cap to seal it and then put some black electrical tape over the muzzle end to stop water from going down the barrel. It always goes off. I killed a melanistic 11pt in the pouring rain with it. I prayed "please go off" as I sqeezed the trigger. The rain was literaly running of the corner of my hat. I got him though. You can see him at rodharrison.com or rod's home page. look under whitetails and trophy pages of 2002-2003 there should be a map that shows up and click on delaware. There will bw 7 deer on there they are me my father and my friends we all hunt together. Check out the deer I shot with a third main beam, he has 7.5 inch bases and 22 inches wide. The third main beam is on the left side and its 18 inches long. This will show you some nice deer from delaware.

[quigleysharps4570]

The rain was literaly running of the corner of my hat.

Can't ask for better dependability than that out of your ole Hawkens.

[Guest]

I have a T/C Hawken and a T/C Scout.The Hawken is a traditional cap and ball while the Scout is an inline.They both are fine rifles and I have the Hawken for 18 years and the Scout about 12 years.Not once have I had a problem with either of themnbut then I take care of them oiling each and cleaning monthly when not black powder time.I take care of them,they take care of me.