Author Topic: Traditions Pursuit (Read 633 times)

Snowshoe · « **on:** October 09, 2004, 11:44:23 AM »

My wife and I have hunted with traditional muzzleloaders for the past 15 years or so, but i am looking for easier cleaning. We do not shoot our muzzleloaders that much anymore, but when we do I have to clean both rifles at the end of the day.Her rules, she cooks supper, I clean the muzzleloaders. The Traditions Pursuit looks to me to be what I am looking for, without breaking the bank. I would be very interested in hearing reports on them. Our main interest is for deer hunting. Thanks in advance.

Wolfhound · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2004, 12:42:16 PM »

The only thing I have heard so far is from one user who has a horrid trigger. I believe he said the accuracy was acceptable though. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Flatland Hunter · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2004, 02:52:43 PM »

Look at the NEF and H&R offerings... reports of great accuracy and good triggers or the norm with them... you also get American made products!

AndyHass · « **Reply #3 on:** October 10, 2004, 11:24:38 AM »

I think you could find a basic T/C Omega for around the cost of the Pursuit. I guarantee it is easier to clean, and much more reliable. I have owned 2 Traditions firearms. Both had HORRIBLE triggers, both required a lot of shooting before the rifling burrs wore down and allowed them to shoot accurately. The most recent was a Lightning LD inline, and I don't use it anymore because the firing mechanism became unreliable in only 2.5 years.
Even if you drop $50 more per gun, I'd go with the Omega. That or a low-end Knight (but I don't like those because you have to buy their discs).
Cleaning the Omega: A) run several patches thru barrel (if you use Triple Seven, this is only 4-5 patches). B) Remove breechplug, soak in warm water. C) finish cleaning the barrel. D) Use a Q-tip to clean token blowback in breech area. E) Clean breech plug. F) Oil everything and reassemble.
T/C doesn't even recommend removing the plug I believe. Their lesser cleaning takes 5 minutes....my anal procedure gets out every speck and takes 10-15 minutes. You'll be kicking back and cracking a beer before your wife even has the dish in the oven!

Keith Lewis · « **Reply #4 on:** October 14, 2004, 10:06:48 AM »

I own both an Omega and a Pursuit LT. The difference in price is closer to $200 than $50 (at least where I shop). If some one can tell me where I can buy an Omega for $200 I would be really interested (I paid just over $160 for the Pursuit). I agree the trigger on the current Pursuits are totally unacceptable as received. You must do some trigger work to have a reasonable trigger. Traditions will do it for you but you have to send it back to them etc. I would look at a CVA Kodiak Magnum (close copy of the Omega and a lot cheaper). One of the other break action rifles use a disk "thingy" like Knight and the whole idea of a "throwaway thingy" that you have to keep buying sort of turns me off. My Pursuit shoots very well as received. I did do a trigger job and I also ran about 100 strokes up and back with JB Bore Paste (However it shot pretty well before the polish job). If I was going to buy another inexpensive rifle I would buy the CVA Kodiak (it is about $50 more than the Pursuit).

Snowshoe · « **Reply #5 on:** October 14, 2004, 01:51:45 PM »

Thanks all. I have been looking a lot, and think I have made a choice. I plan on going with the American Knight. It is about $80 more than the NEF Huntsman around here. The Knight has the Green mountain barrel, and that to me is a big plus. Has anyone out there got one.

powderburns · « **Reply #6 on:** October 19, 2004, 05:42:55 PM »

I do. I been using the Knight American for 5 yrs now + I like it a lot. It's a no frills rifle that is highly accurate. I put a scope on mine due to my poor eyesight. I use 2-50gr pyrodex pellets , a barnes 240gr hollow point bullet. Great for deer. My longest killing shot was at 127yds. Paced it out myself.