Hi I am interested to know if anyone on here has an inline muzzle loader, the modern type.
Inline muzzle loader
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Smellydog
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Only got trad stuff and smoothbore and use them all the time.
Good man
Think Henry Krank's has some.
greenshoots
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i have one .50 cal ardesa, i can use 44,45 and .50 bullets 
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That looks like a lovely rifle, and would be a lot of fun I'm sure.i have one .50 cal ardesa, i can use 44,45 and .50 bullets
Ardesa Pursuit Black Powder | Rifle Reviews | Gun Mart
<p>Derek Landers sees what the Ardesa Pursuit XLT In-Line Rifle has to offer</p>
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Smellydog
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How well does it shoot?i have one .50 cal ardesa, i can use 44,45 and .50 bullets
Ardesa Pursuit Black Powder | Rifle Reviews | Gun Mart
<p>Derek Landers sees what the Ardesa Pursuit XLT In-Line Rifle has to offer</p>
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greenshoots
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the rifle is scoped and im using lead 44mag heads same as i use in my 44mag rifle, these are combined with a green sabot and i must say they are more accurate than i am, and its a pleasure to shoot i must take some photos/films of it in action
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Bavarianbrit
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I bought a Traditions .50 cal when in Cabelas store Michigan have a Steiner scope on it. You do not need to have importing form 6 permission to USA as they are not classed as firearms. Cost me $180 new.
Smellydog
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That's just fantastic. Jealous as heck...
If for possible use in the USA be aware that some states prohibit them, as they also prohibit the Harrington & Richardson Huntsman and the Ruger 77/50. I don't know if the OP intends to use them there but at least now the OP knows.
Bavarianbrit
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Mounted the scope but never fired it yet, it just sits in the safe. I used a .45 Browning Mountain Rifle while working in Detroit, I was in the muzzleloading group of the Detroit sportsmen's congress shooting club and we had our specific ml range was a great time.
My problem in life is I get a passion to own something at the moment its a muzzle loading rifle.
6pt-sika
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I've owned inline ML's for over 35 years . Started with a TC Thunderhawk I think it was and shortly after a Knight MK-85 . When Knight brought out the Disc Rifle system around 1996 I bought one in 50 cal (and still own it ) , Later when they brought the Disc Rifle out in 45 cal I bought one of those as well (and still own it as well) . About 20 years ago I bought a Savage 10ML-II 50 cal and that thing was three in one hole at 100 yards and after about twelve years it developed an issue where it was getting blow by in the burn ring around the sabot . Savage rebarreled and didn't solve the problem , eventually they sent me a brand new one and I sold the gun for a very nice profit . About 18 months ago I bought a Remington 700 Ultimate ML and that thing shoots really well even better than the Savage . Remington doesn't advocate smokeless in their gun but I use H4198 also FWIW I used VV N-110 and AA XMP5744 in the Savage . This past hunting season I plunked four whitetails with the Remington with four shots all be it none were over 60 yards when I shot .
The buck turned out to be better then I thought when I squeezed the trigger . I shot him about 2 or 3 minutes after legal shooting time and at the time thought he was just a young buck . And he turned out to be perhaps 3 1/2 year old . Oh yes I failed to mention earlier I have a rather extensive collection of original ML's and I actually shoot two of them from time to time . Ones a Signed Western Pennsylvannia 36 caliber half stock percussion that was made about 1845-1855 . I also shoot a civil war era contract version of the 1861 Springfield . I have several others I'd planned on shooting but my old BP shooting buddy passed a few years back and it kinda killed the desire to shoot the originals . I do also have a double barrel MacFarland 10 gauge I've shoot birdshot , buckshot and slugs from . I got up to about 90 grains of 777 and a 730 grain slug and I had to back off , The gun handled the load but the steel buttplate was not friendly to my shoulder LOL's !
The buck turned out to be better then I thought when I squeezed the trigger . I shot him about 2 or 3 minutes after legal shooting time and at the time thought he was just a young buck . And he turned out to be perhaps 3 1/2 year old . Oh yes I failed to mention earlier I have a rather extensive collection of original ML's and I actually shoot two of them from time to time . Ones a Signed Western Pennsylvannia 36 caliber half stock percussion that was made about 1845-1855 . I also shoot a civil war era contract version of the 1861 Springfield . I have several others I'd planned on shooting but my old BP shooting buddy passed a few years back and it kinda killed the desire to shoot the originals . I do also have a double barrel MacFarland 10 gauge I've shoot birdshot , buckshot and slugs from . I got up to about 90 grains of 777 and a 730 grain slug and I had to back off , The gun handled the load but the steel buttplate was not friendly to my shoulder LOL's !
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alberta boy
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I have to admit , I've always wanted to try hunting with an inline . A few friends of mine use them and they very accurate , and powerful , rifles . I've shot them a number of times and have always been impressed with their accuracy . One is a CVA and the other is a Knight ? , but I may be mistaken . I own a few traditional muzzle loaders , including a Parker Hale repro 3 band .577 cal Enfield that Muir very kindly gave me when I visited him and Mt Lead Farmer a while back . While I really love shooting , and hunting , with the old smoke poles , I wouldn't mind having one that I could mount a scope on without feeling like a heretic . We do have a primitive weapons zone with opportunities for pretty much all of our species . A modern inline does give you a bit more reach than a traditional caplock or flinter . No matter what you choose , I'm sure you'll enjoy it , I know I do .
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The passion I had before a muzzle loading rifle was to own a 338-06 which sits nicely in the cabinet.
I have shot them. They are nice.
That said, I won't own one. In Montana there is no blackpowder season so if I'm going to hunt with blackpowder (one of my favorite ways to hunt) I'm going to use a traditional side-locker. In some states, in-line guns are illegal for the black powder hunt. Additionally, they seem to need extra gear to make run: sabots and such. I have side locks from 31 caliber to 58 caliber and they do what I need them to do with nothing more than some lead to melt and linen for patches.~Muir
That said, I won't own one. In Montana there is no blackpowder season so if I'm going to hunt with blackpowder (one of my favorite ways to hunt) I'm going to use a traditional side-locker. In some states, in-line guns are illegal for the black powder hunt. Additionally, they seem to need extra gear to make run: sabots and such. I have side locks from 31 caliber to 58 caliber and they do what I need them to do with nothing more than some lead to melt and linen for patches.~Muir
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Smellydog
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All my frontstuffers are traditional too. Smoothbores, very versatile.
I don't own a smooth bore, currently. All of mine are rifled. My most fun item is a Pedersoli 58 cal double rifle. Shoots very well.~Muir
My most accurate? A Parker Hale Whitworth .451. Sub MOA at 200 yards.
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