traditions in-line

[wolflake]

I'm would like to begin BP hunting and have a limited budget . have been looking at the traditions bolt . Looking for the good, bad or ulgy on other entry level in-lines also.

[Snowshoe]

I think all inlines are too ugly, but if you must. I sometimes hunt with a fellow that has a very good shooting Knight, and he picked up a Traditions inline for his son to start on. He said the Traditions shoots as good as the Knight, but takes more work to clean up. My wife has a Traditions Deerhunter [side lock], that shoots round balls into a 2" group at 80 yards.
   Good luck with what ever you get.

[simonkenton]

You could buy a used Knight Wolverine. This is a damned accurate gun.
Lots of used ones out there. A guy buys one and when he finds out what a hassle it is to clean muzzleloaders he sells it. This time of year is a good time to buy.
Be sure to get a bore light and check the bore carefully for rust or pitting. Run a patch down it and look for rust. If he didn't clean it well, you don't want it.

[upnorth]

like you, I also went entry level. not sure if I would be interested, so I didn't want to spend a whole lot. I bought a traditions e-bolt 209 50 cal. Shoots good (1 1/4 inches at 100 yds), but takes the rest of my day to tear down and clean!!!! and the blowback is so severe, it's starting to eat away at my scope. Honestly, save your money, and look for a better quality gun.  t/c,  and knight get my nod, having first hand experience shooting them at my range. for a couple hundred bucks more, you'll find a gun you like, is accurate, easy to clean and you'll keep for years. I'm not into "brand bashing" but even the higher end tradition guns have severe blowback. I would shy away from them if I were you.

[01magnatec]

I just bought a Tradition Tracker 209 and i like it.  I paid $110 for it.  I just wanted to see if i could even get into something like muzzleloaders.
I It took 3 shots to put it in a quarter size group at around 40 yards.  I didn't get much time to shoot it a lot but so far I like it a lot.  Cleaning it doesn't bother me because I have always cleaned the guns i use weather shot out of or not.

[Underclocked]

H&R/NEF Huntsman in blue or SS barrel.  Advise their scope base and hammer extension which you can order directly from H&R for $22 delivered and a set of good high rings (if you are going to scope the rifle of course).

The blued version can be had as low as $140 (or maybe even less) and Wal-Marts can order them in.  Hammer is a little too high, breech plug removal tool sucks, ramrod is a telescopic affair that breaks too easily - but the rifle seems to consistently offer good accuracy and certainly ease of cleaning (once you master the breech plug).

http://www.hr1871.com/firearms/index.php?cat=1&subcat=29

[Will Bison]

Don't know much about the "inlines", won't allow them in my house.

Lyman makes a pretty good traditional caplock.