Next year

[preacherman]

I am thinking about getting into muzzy for next season. What inclines are recommended? I want accurate, powerful, and legal. 

[marlin]

who knows, maybe by next year citizens wont even have access to muzzleloaders, and they'll be trying to take away red ryder assault air rifles and assault bows with high cap quivers.. 

[Sabotloader]

I am thinking about getting into muzzy for next season. What inclines are recommended? I want accurate, powerful, and legal.

Knight DISC Extreme with a Weastern Kit... for ML hunting in the Pac Northwest...

[davyboy]

I to am about to get a muzzleloader. Looking for the same info as OP.

[norsepeak]

I just bought a CVA Elkhorn mag used from another member on here.  Got a good deal.  I just got to shoot it the other day and it shoots great, 4" group at 100 yards without messing around with different loads.  Anxious to whack an big bull with it next year.

[shootnrun]

Whatever you decide on, I'd strongly suggest stainless. Black powder is VERY corrosive. There are those that will say if you keep up on the maintenance it doesn't matter, but just one season of hunting was very hard in my rifle, and I try to keep on the maintenance.

[Bigshooter]

I bought a knight bighorn last year and love it.  I did not hunt with it last year, but I am pretty sure that I will be hunting with it this year.

[davyboy]

What are your guys take on Thompson center. I have my eye on one at cabelas. All the reviews i read on it are all 5 stars. Best part is its less than $300. Anyone have one of these by chance have any info on them

[Lcl 66 Tinner]

one thing to think about, inline black powder are old technology in new packaging. That being said , whats the draw to a inline?

[JColony]

What are your guys take on Thompson center.

If you're talking about the Northwest Explorer, keep in mind that the twist rate is not designed for sabots and from what I've read won't shoot them worth crap.  I will highly recommend the old Black Diamond XR.  I've been shooting mine for probably 5 years now and absolutely love it.  Granted, they can be hard to find, but if you can find one in good shape used you will definitely be into it for less than $300.

[preacherman]

Ok stainless!

[ElkTipper]

I am with JColony on this one.  I bought a Black Diamond XR stainless steel for my first (and only) muzzleloader and have never been more satisfied with a gun.  My buddy and I started muzzleloading about the same time and he bought the regular Black Diamond (no XR, no stainless steel) and he wishes he would have bought a clone of mine.  I am sure there are potentially better muzzleloaders out there but I did the homework and asked lots of people and there was a majority back when I bought mine that thoroughly enjoyed shooting the Black Diamond.  I don't know what Thompson makes today that would be an equivalent.  I actually called them and asked questions and they were very helpful.  Take your time and don't rush your choice and I hope you can be as satisfied with your choice as my buddy and I and apparently JColony are with ours.

Good Luck

[carpsniperg2]

CVA elkhorn great gun, great price and mine has never let me down. Sold my black diamond xr because I like the elkhorn that much

[Sabotloader]

This is an example is a Knight DISC Extreme with a Western Kit installed.  Remove the scope and the rifle is Pac Northwest legal.

I was in Wholesale Sports (Kennewick) this week and they had a camo Extreme there.  I have been suggesting to them for awhile now that they were missing a great gun from their inventory.  Did not get to look at the price but I am thinking it is in the $400+ area.



In this picture you can see that the cap is exposed as required by the State.



The other thing about the Extreme it is versitile in the fact that you can switch it back to 209 scope it and use it in other states or during regular rifle season as I do.

[splitshot]

wow, that is not much exposure but i guess it is exposed. the 2 muzzies i have are exposed all the way across.  it is a good looking gun.  mike w