Ok Sabot you get the earliest look at some of the Knight stuff. So give us some insight
What is the difference between the knight mountaineer and the disc extreme with the western kit? I am looking for the tangible differences as well as the opinion:
The easiest way for me to possible explain the differences is that the Mountaineer is built to much tighter standards - less deviation in fit and bore diameter. But basically they really are close to being the same rifle. When you are considering just the Western Edition. If you are looking a the 209 edition also the Bolt and breech plug are different than the Extreme, in that the face of the bolt has primer rails the prime fit into for insertion and extraction vs. the Extremes 'Primer Adapter'
Extreme.◦Ignition: 209 Primer with Full Plastic JacketŪ or Western No.11 & Musket Cap Nipple
◦Caliber: .50 Cal, .52 Cal
◦Twist Rate: .50/1:28 in., .52/1:26 in.
◦Stock Finish: CarbonKnightŪ
◦Barrel Finish: Solid 416 Stainless Steel
◦Barrel Length: 26 in. Hand-crafted Barrel
◦Overall Length: 45 in.
◦Weight: 7 lb, 6 oz
◦Sights: Williams Fully Adjustable Metallic Fiber Optic Sight Set
◦Trigger: Fully Adjustable
◦Length of Pull: 14.25 in.
Mountaineer◦Ignition: Full Plastic Jacket or 209 Bare Primer (excludes Remington primers)
◦Caliber: .45 Cal, .50 Cal, .52 Cal
◦Twist Rate: .45/1:30 in., .50/1:28 in., .52/1:26 in.
◦Stock Finish: Forest Green
◦Barrel Finish: Solid 416 Stainless Steel
◦Barrel Length: 27 in. Fluted Free Floating Barrel
◦Overall Length: 45.5 in.
◦Weight: 7 lb, 5.5 oz
◦Sights: Williams Fully Adjustable Metallic Fiber Optic Sight Set
◦Trigger: Fully Adjustable
◦Length of Pull: 14.25 in.
pros.... I would say the pros for the Mountaineer are that the rifle is built to tighter specs, more like the old days when Tony Knight was making the rifles... Both the Mountaineer and the Extreme are/can be really accurate...
cons... Probably the biggest complaint is the Western Edition really gets the breech dirty. Which is not a big thing to me but others it is.
Hope this answers some of your questions... Also remember the prices you see on the Knight web site can be beat all to heck by Bob in Longview... Still Expensive but much better pricing...
mike
