want to get into muzzle loader hunting...
what is a good set-up out there now. All I ever hear is TC. I cannot find any reviews on the new TC Triumph, any good?
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The Triumph is better than good, it is flat out awsome. Great trigger, very accurate, easy maintanance. The speed breach is also a great idea that works very well. A customer of mine bought one about a month ago, I compleatly outfitted him with everything he would need for a up comming elk trip. A nikon BDC muzzle loading scope was also installed. On his first trip to the range he puled a 1 1/2" group at 100 yards while using 2 777 magnum pellets and a 145 gr powerbelt with winchester 777 primers. He came back into the shop last week and showed me a picture of his 6X6 Rocky Mountain Elk, it was taken at 240 yards with the same load. He said that it hit the Elk right in the boiler room and knocked it off of it's feet. One thing that I found that was interesting was that he said that EVERY hunter in camp was using a Triumph, most had switched over from other brands as T/C has set the new standard.
Buy it, you will be happy.0 -
If the state you are hunting in allows smokeless powder in muzzleloaders, the Savage MLII is awesome. Using Corrosive powder sucks soo much - getting rid of that makes muzzleloading so much more enjoyable (for me at least).......... 0 -
What Kx said 0 -
quote:Using Corrosive powder sucks soo much
777 isn't corrosive, and cleans up great with soap and water. That being said, the Savage is an AWESOME gun!0 -
I really love my Winchester .45 muzzleloader! (It is the top one in the pic) 
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777 is corrosive 0 -
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
777 is corrosive
I think that 777 in an of itself is not corrosive like BP is, but the problem with all of the BP substitutes is that they attract moisture, which if left in the barrel will cause rust.0 -
Check the reg's where you want to hunt first. My unit is traditional: no inline igition or 209's; lead bullet only no copper/plastic or sabots; black or fake black only. All units at least 45 for deer and 50 for elk. 0 -
Depends if you want to get into it for the challenge or just want to hunt with what is basically a single shot rifle (minus only the brass cartridge)and increase you odds of success (if that is important to you). I have nothing against the modern muzzle loaders. While they are "technically" a "muzzle loader" rifle, from a historical viewpoint they "are not" what one could call a "primitive" weapon. When most muzzle loader seasons began those hunters chose that method for the extra challenge it presented. Limited range, single shot,limited accuracy and always the risk of misfire. THAT is what made muzzleloader hunting challenging. Now it is no harder than simply picking up a single shot rifle and hunting with it. Still a challenge but not near the degree of the more traditional muzzle loaders. The only rifle I use any more is a TC encore (243)and I rarely use that (I'm a handgun guy) I have thought about using a modern muzzle loader but it doesn't appear to present any significant challege over the single shot I already use. Don't let that stop you from getting into it and enjoying it at whatever level you choose. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by dakotashooter2
Depends if you want to get into it for the challenge or just want to hunt with what is basically a single shot rifle (minus only the brass cartridge)and increase you odds of success (if that is important to you). I have nothing against the modern muzzle loaders. While they are "technically" a "muzzle loader" rifle, from a historical viewpoint they "are not" what one could call a "primitive" weapon. When most muzzle loader seasons began those hunters chose that method for the extra challenge it presented. Limited range, single shot,limited accuracy and always the risk of misfire. THAT is what made muzzleloader hunting challenging. Now it is no harder than simply picking up a single shot rifle and hunting with it. Still a challenge but not near the degree of the more traditional muzzle loaders. The only rifle I use any more is a TC encore (243)and I rarely use that (I'm a handgun guy) I have thought about using a modern muzzle loader but it doesn't appear to present any significant challege over the single shot I already use. Don't let that stop you from getting into it and enjoying it at whatever level you choose.
Try reloading that smoke-pole as fast as that .243 Encore.[;)]0
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