wife wants muzzleloader

[bowjunkie]

so my wife wants a muzzleloader to hunt elk with. what is an affordable WA legal rifle?  i am a archery hunter muzzleloaders are not my strong point.  what do i look for in a riffle what if it is a used one what do i look for. she is about to finish her safety course this week and i would like to get her her muzzleloader soon.

[nocklehead]

I love my Knight Bighorn. Shoots great, cleans easy, and the stainless steel is good for western wa.
If she has a small frame, the Knight wolverine or littlehorn might be the way to go.

[lokidog]

We love our underhammers, lightweight 50 cals, breachplug for cleaning, very quick lock time and a unique look.  Also not too spendy.  They are also legal in non-inline states though they have the inline advantage of the spark going straight into the powder charge.

[Mongo Hunter]

CVA Elkhorn. I have used it for a couple years now and not one hiccup. Its and inline, light weight, fluted barrel, can handle magnum charges and comes with the plugs and nipples for #11's, Muskets and 209's. I recommend using Power belt bullets, seems to work best with CVA's. for just over $200 its a great gun.

[Dhoey07]

I have a cheap cva bobcat in .50 cal.  It's has a really small frame, might be good for a women  I don't know how much you want to spend on one if she's just trying it out

[bowjunkie]

dont want to spend to much she may not even like it but also dont want to have to upgrade next year either she is 5'7" so not a short lady.

[ing]

I love my Knight Bighorn. Shoots great, cleans easy, and the stainless steel is good for western wa.
If she has a small frame, the Knight wolverine or littlehorn might be the way to go.

+1 on the Bighorn.  I've never had a missfire since I started shooting a Knight.

[et1702]

We love our underhammers, lightweight 50 cals, breachplug for cleaning, very quick lock time and a unique look.  Also not too spendy.  They are also legal in non-inline states though they have the inline advantage of the spark going straight into the powder charge.

I agree w/Loki.  I'm just about done building my underhammer!  Have her put together, just need to finish trimming/sizing stock and forearm and blue barrel.  Can't wait to burn some powder.

ET

[oneshot12]

think  maybe you should take her out and let her try shooting a few first   then see if she really want s to hunt with it  they are loads of  fun   .my wife has a good gun but she don't hunt, but she dose  like to go shoot . so it might  be in your best interest to find out if she really wants to use it.     a good 50 cal is a good safe gun to start with have a look around the pawn shops to pick up a good second had one that way you haven't spent a hole lot on the gun first  good luck and good hunting
 

[bowjunkie]

i did a little reading on other threads and for the money i think a cva elk horn may be the way to go any thoughts i'm going to cabelas friday night to see what they have.

[Mongo Hunter]

i did a little reading on other threads and for the money i think a cva elk horn may be the way to go any thoughts i'm going to cabelas friday night to see what they have.

You wont be sorry, and I can tell you first hand they have great customer service. Last season I decided to switch my gun from the musket primers to 209's. Well lone behold I couldn't find it anywhere! Shot CVA an email and they sent me a new one, no charge. Awesome service!

[lokidog]

Just a reminder - can't use 209s during ML season.  Good luck with whatever gun you choose.

[Mongo Hunter]

Just a reminder - can't use 209s during ML season.  Good luck with whatever gun you choose.

I was headed to Oklahoma  I think there they would let you use a grenade launcher if you wanted

[bowjunkie]

thank you everyone heading to cabelas to pick up a smoke pole for the wife tonight i will be shooting it next weekend if anyone is going out shooting i live in the shoreline area and would love to bring my wife and have her learn from a more experienced muzzeleloader if anyone feels like or is available to teach us the ropes i have enough knowledge to get her started but i dont think i know enough to really be that good or if you know of any classes or work shops

[Mongo Hunter]

thank you everyone heading to cabelas to pick up a smoke pole for the wife tonight i will be shooting it next weekend if anyone is going out shooting i live in the shoreline area and would love to bring my wife and have her learn from a more experienced muzzeleloader if anyone feels like or is available to teach us the ropes i have enough knowledge to get her started but i dont think i know enough to really be that good or if you know of any classes or work shops

Don't know of any classes or workshops but I think they come with a recommended loading procedure pamphlet. a couple tips though.

1. Always use anti-seize on the breach plug and nipple, it will save you a lot of headache.
2. clean after you go out shooting every time, don't store muzzleloaders dirty they will rust something awful. bore butter can help the barrel stay clean and help loading.
3. mark your ramrod with tape when the gun is loaded, that way if there's ever a question weather or not you loaded it, you just drop the rod down the barrel and see if it lines up with your "loaded" mark. double charges turn guns into grenades.
4. when loading its tempting to lean over the gun and use your weight to get the bullet down the barrel smoothly. try and resist doing that, get a range rod with a good T handle and it will save you palm and if by chance the gun does go off save your arm too.

Some of those may sound dumb or common sense but thought I would throw them out there anyways. I'm sure there's some I missed but maybe someone else will chime in with a couple. Have fun trying out the new boom stick!