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Which Muzzleloader #3164009 07/09/20 11:21 AM 07/09/20 11:21 AM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4,589 Coosa County, AL Coosa1 OP SOA Professional
Coosa1 OP SOA Professional Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4,589 Coosa County, AL	Looking at buying a muzzleloader to use on primitive weapons only hunts. I have no idea where to start looking. Are the TC encores worth the money? Does a scope really increase your range with a ML?

Re: Which Muzzleloader [Re: Coosa1] #3164027 07/09/20 12:02 PM 07/09/20 12:02 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,125 alabama B BigEd 10 point
BigEd 10 point B Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,125 alabama	I would look at CVA. The Encore is a nice rifle, especially if you want to change barrels.

Re: Which Muzzleloader [Re: Coosa1] #3164040 07/09/20 12:23 PM 07/09/20 12:23 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,211 North Alabama W Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature
Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature W Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,211 North Alabama	CVA Optima I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time. NRA Life Member

Re: Which Muzzleloader [Re: Coosa1] #3164464 07/09/20 10:51 PM 07/09/20 10:51 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 17,202 Huntsville, AL Claims Rep. Old Mossy Horns
Claims Rep. Old Mossy Horns Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 17,202 Huntsville, AL	I’ve got a 50 cal TC Encore that’s a Tack driver. I used to hunt a lot with it, but now only use it 1-2 hunts during ML week. If I had to buy one now, I’d probably look at a less expensive option. New CVA’s are good. Wherever you buy, use Blackhorn 209. That stuff is all I’ve ever shot, shoots extremely clean, and I credit that propellant to a good degree for the accuracy I have. Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do. Si vis pacem, para bellum. Proud crossbow hunter!

Re: Which Muzzleloader [Re: Coosa1] #3164547 07/10/20 07:15 AM 07/10/20 07:15 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,010 Colbert County T Teacher One 14 point
Teacher One 14 point T Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,010 Colbert County	I have a stainless, Thompson Center Omega that I truly enjoy and it gets the job done every time. These can be had for around 200.00. I take it very serious when I am MZ hunting so I have a Zeiss Davarti 3 x 9 on mine as well as a custom thumbhole stock. Mine shoots groups just like my Tikka at 100 yards and is the best shooting MZ I have ever been around. I only shoot Blackhorn through mine as well. I also have a TC Encore Pro Hunter as well as an original Knight MK 85. Both of these guns get it done, but they are the safe queens I done play with any more. I take the MZ season very serious as it is in my opinion the very best time to kill the big buck on my property. The best deer I ever killed was in TN about 25 years ago with the Knight. Never knew he was being hunted till the smoke cleared! Good Luck. I can't stand a thief.

Re: Which Muzzleloader [Re: Coosa1] #3164639 07/10/20 09:37 AM 07/10/20 09:37 AM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,166 B'ham Goatkiller 14 point
Goatkiller 14 point Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,166 B'ham	I haven hunted in TN my whole life so I have had muzzleloaders since the beginning. I have had a bunch of different rifles. I currently own an Omega and Pro Hunter. Both are tack drivers. No government employees were harmed in the making of this mess.

Re: Which Muzzleloader [Re: Coosa1] #3164809 07/10/20 01:38 PM 07/10/20 01:38 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 13,715 Over yonder E extreme heights hunter Booner
extreme heights hunter Booner E Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 13,715 Over yonder	i have a pro hunter fx. read up on them. they real nice

Re: Which Muzzleloader [Re: Coosa1] #3164864 07/10/20 03:21 PM 07/10/20 03:21 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 1,533 Al B Broadhead26 8 point
Broadhead26 8 point B Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 1,533 Al	You can push 200yds with a cva optima. X2 on the blackhorn 209, you may need to spend an extra 25$ or so on a new breechplug for the cva and blackhorn (it has a larger apeture in the flash hole to ensure ignition) If you want the most range, I think the Remington 700 muzzleloader can reach out to 300yds’

Re: Which Muzzleloader [Re: Coosa1] #3165205 07/10/20 09:40 PM 07/10/20 09:40 PM
Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 6,901 Shelby Co, AL CatHeadBiscuit 14 point
CatHeadBiscuit 14 point Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 6,901 Shelby Co, AL	CVA appolo SS .50 cal. Percussion cap Inline muzzle loader, great shape - $75.00 Might be a deal not one I know much about "Arguing on the internet is like playing chess with a pigeon. You may be good at chess, but the pigeon is just going to knock all the pieces down, take a crap on the table, and strut around like its victorious."--Anonymous