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Offline Forestclimber

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You don't have to spend a lot for a muzzleloader.
« on: August 07, 2009, 10:29:27 AM »
I was in Wal Mart today and noticed that the muzzleloaders for deer season were on the shelf.  They had a decent looking CVA inline for $127.  Next to it was a T/C for $257.  I just bet the CVA would be a good shooter and a lot less money.  One of the best shooting muzzleloaders I ever had was a youth model Traditions inline.  If you hunt in places like mine, all the shots are under 100 yards.  I don't need a rifle that shoots 200 yards.  All my practice shots don't have to touch each other either.  Inside a 4 inch circle is good enough to deer hunt.  I still shoot an old Knight inline with #11 caps and Goex 2F powder.  you don't need to spend a lot for a good shooting muzzleloader.
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Re: You don't have to spend a lot for a muzzleloader.
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2009, 04:10:12 PM »
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Bingo!!!!!!

I have a CVA Stag Horn that was bought in 2000.  That gun has killed about 20 deer many dozens of hogs.  Paid $85 for that gun and it is just as accurate as my Encore.  That Stag Horn weighs two pounds less than the Encore and is a lot easier to pack in the woods. 
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Re: You don't have to spend a lot for a muzzleloader.
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2009, 06:07:29 PM »
Nope, These days you dont have to spend a lot of $$$ on a muzzleloader to get a quaility, reliable, accurate muzzleloader.
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Re: You don't have to spend a lot for a muzzleloader.
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2009, 08:28:23 PM »
Well as far as not spending much for a good rifle, around 1984, I went to a gun show at the Arthur Ash center in Richmond VA.  A seller there had 32 cal. in-lines for $40 each.  Looks just like a single shot 22 rifle, but there's a perc nipple instead of a chamber and the barrel is 32.  Even has the reciever grooves for a 22 scope to be mounted.  With open sights and patched ball I can put 5 in a postage stampt at 25 yds.  Wish I had got two of them
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Re: You don't have to spend a lot for a muzzleloader.
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2009, 11:41:54 AM »
Amen! Nice to hear that there are others out there that understand the difference between cheap and inexpensive! My daughter's Traditions Tracker, $ 100, ( used to be mine till I let her use it) is still one of the most accurate muzzleloaders I've ever seen...My Black Diamond XR doesn't best it by much...
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