Need some quick advice

[tguil]

I am considering buying muzzleloader for Nebraska's muzzleloader deer season which starts December 1. I need some quick help.  Why the rush?  I messed up one of the fingers on my right hand and I can't draw my bow. I'm an avid hunter who hunts with rifle, bow, shotgun and handgun. I "know" most guns...but not muzzleloaders.  So a bit of help is needed before I head to the local gun shop. I want to keep things as simple as possible.  I'm not concerned about being traditionalist.  I want something that works....quick and easy.
 
 My plans right now are to purchase a CVA Wolf 209 magnum 50 rifle with fixed sights (no time to sight in a scope), Hornady 50 caliber sabots , Hodgdon Triple Se7en pellets, CCI 209 primers, Thompson Center Speed Shots loaders, a bullet starter and a basic cleaning kit.
 
 I'll be hunting in heavy cover and all shots will be at 60 yards or less.  Yes, I plan to shoot the thing before I head to the woods.
 
 Tom

[carbineman]

Good Choice on the CVA Wolf. My nephew hunted with his yesterday here in Wisconsin. Personally, I would go with the Blackhorn 209 powder and Federal 209 A primers.
 
That way you can clean the whole deal with Hoppes #9 or similar cleaner. Blackhorn 209 is the cleanest I have used and with good performance. Put a small dab of synthetic grease on the breech plug, screw it in, shoot many times without cleaning/swabbing a thing. Triple 7 has created a "crud" ring in my muzzleloader and I could only load it a couple of times before taking the breechplug out and cleaning the whole mess up.
 
Good Luck and good hunting.

[wardy]

+1000 on the BH209! That stuff is super clean and super accurate. The CVA Wolf I think would be just fine too, I have the Optima and it shoots the Barnes Expander MZ's pretty good but shoots Thor's like a laser both in the 250gr size with 110gr of Blackhorn underneath and Federal 209a primers.

[tguil]

Thanks for the advice.

Tom