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.52 Cal Knight
« on: March 15, 2016, 07:12:52 PM »
I know there is a few threads on here about the .52 cal. I'm looking for a deer/elk muzzy and wanted a knight .50 cal. I got to searching around and found the knight .52 cal. My biggest fear with the .52 cal is that it might end up like the .54 cal and be like a flash in the pan. What really has me interested is the price difference. I can get a .52 cal with a free pack of bloodlines and free cleaning kit for almost 200.00 dollars cheaper than the .50 cal. There isn't big selection of bullets as  lot of guys have stated. I also was thinking the .52 cal is cheaper because knight is trying to get rid of the rest that the have. What do you guys think?

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2016, 07:25:32 PM »
IF you buy it, but a lifetime supply of bullets.

The 52 is a thumper, for sure.

Just get plenty of ammo while you can.
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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2016, 07:33:42 PM »
IF you buy it, but a lifetime supply of bullets.

The 52 is a thumper, for sure.

Just get plenty of ammo while you can.

That was a thought I had. They sell sabots to run .458 and .475 bullets. I could by a truck load of them. I almost thinking of getting the .50 to not have the head ache.

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2016, 08:08:36 PM »
.50 is the 9mm if black powder :)

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2016, 08:25:29 PM »
Agreed. Personally if I could afford it I would pay the difference. Like cowboycraig said, 50 is the 9mm of black powder. My safe has nothing special but everything that I need and easy and less expensive to keep full of ammo. .50 muzzleloader, 12 gauge shotty, 30-06 for big game, .223 for small game, 30-30 for brush, and 9mm for a carry. None will get kudos for the fastest, strongest, farthest, or fanciest. But they all get the job done with no stress of keeping them fed.

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2016, 08:31:00 PM »
I think I want to stick to .50 cal.

 http://www.knightrifles.com/product/mountaineer-shadow-gray-straight-stock-muzzleloader/ 

I drooling over this one!

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2016, 12:06:52 PM »
get the 50.
my very first muzzy was a 54, boy was that a pain to get accessories for.
i got it for a 'deal' with a bunch of accessories and such.  I have since sold that off and shoot a knight disc extreme .50 cal.
Love it  :tup:

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2016, 12:36:37 PM »
I know you're not getting many positives on the .52 cal., but I got one a few years ago and love it.  Have several buddies with them now and they love theirs as well.  I had a .50 cal. before that for years and it was fine, but that .52 cal. is off the chart... the horsepower of the .50 cal. isn't even in the same ballpark.  Bullets is the only component that could be a little tougher to get ahold of, but most guys are shooting the sabots anyway, so we're not actually shooting .52 cal. bullets... much more selection in the sabot world.

I was a little nervous when I first purchased mine, but glad I did and wouldn't trade it for a .50 cal. of any sort.  Everybody has their own tastes and preferences, but I certainly wouldn't be afraid to take a chance on the .52 caliber.

It does kick a little though :chuckle:

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2016, 12:55:15 PM »

I have Knight 50 and 52's.  The draw back to the 52 is you need to plan a little more.  There are plenty of .458 bullets available so just stock up on the sabot.  Selling the .52 would be a little harder in the future.  IMO, Knight screwed up and still does with their high shipping charges.  If you are just testing ML I would go .50.

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2016, 07:47:33 AM »
MMP makes 50 caliber sabots for .458 bullets. Unless you really wanted to use .475 bullets in sabots or .52 caliber bullets without, I'm not sure why you would go for the 52.

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2016, 11:52:46 AM »
If it does flash away. You could buy a replacement .50 barrel to.  :twocents:
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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2016, 02:30:52 PM »
Ya, I think the only reason a guy might lean towards the .52 cal. is for the sheer increase in energy.  Guys routinely say they're shooting 250 gr. .50 cal. bullets around 2,000 fps.  The .52 cal. is shooting around 2,000 fps too, only difference is the 375 gr. bullet is 67% heavier, which translates to downrange energy that isn't even in the same ballpark. 

Maybe I just never found the right combination for my .50 cal., but have been super impressed with the .52 cal.

Guess that's why they make so many different guns and calibers, people have lots of different tastes...

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2016, 02:44:31 PM »
A little off topic here but speaking of knight muzzle loaders has anyone heard the rumor knight is having a 20% price increase?

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2016, 05:50:19 PM »
I have a knight .50, love it.  If you are shooting conicals, might want to stick with .50.  If you want to shoot sabots, the .52 has a faster twist.  Theoretically,  should stabilize heavier bullets.  Probably going to shoot .452 or .458 bullets out of either caliber.

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Re: .52 Cal Knight
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2016, 09:07:51 AM »
A little off topic here but speaking of knight muzzle loaders has anyone heard the rumor knight is having a 20% price increase?
Yea but I think it is more like 50% on some things. Crazy how much the replacement barrels cost now. It went from 150.00 to 180.00. Thats not bad but I looked just the other day and it is like 299.00 now. 
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