Which one T/C Or Traditions

[Timberstalker]

triple 7 powder and the new barnes bullet

[carpsniperg2]

dam i juts talked to a guy at traditions again now he said they are #11 only no to big of deal but i am a musket cap guy. he said it is not desinged to shoot the musket caps which why in the hell it would not be i don't know. hell the vortek is made to shoot the 209 which has way more pop then the musket cap. i would think a new musketcap nipple and a guy would be good to go.

as far as bullets the best lead bullet i have found and trust is the dead center poly tiped bullets, shot them for year they shoot great hold together well and have never let me down. if you want to go copper the best one i have shot is the barnes tmz, they are a very solid bullet and shoot pretty darn good. i have tried just about all the bullets out there and these are my faves. one of the last ones i have not tried is the harvester bullets and i am going to try them this year.

[whacker1]

Thanks for sharing - I had not seen the vortek ultralight yet.  What do they price at?

[bowhunterty]

$439 to $479

[Timberstalker]

dam i juts talked to a guy at traditions again now he said they are #11 only no to big of deal but i am a musket cap guy. he said it is not desinged to shoot the musket caps which why in the hell it would not be i don't know. hell the vortek is made to shoot the 209 which has way more pop then the musket cap. i would think a new musketcap nipple and a guy would be good to go.

as far as bullets the best lead bullet i have found and trust is the dead center poly tiped bullets, shot them for year they shoot great hold together well and have never let me down. if you want to go copper the best one i have shot is the barnes tmz, they are a very solid bullet and shoot pretty darn good. i have tried just about all the bullets out there and these are my faves. one of the last ones i have not tried is the harvester bullets and i am going to try them this year.

Are you saying you cant shoot a musket cap out of the Vortek?

[bowhunterty]

What grain bullet?

[carpsniperg2]

Are you saying you cant shoot a musket cap out of the Vortek?

   

that is what 2 tecs that work at traditons told me today! they said no and that it would void the warrenty on it   

musket caps shoot fine with it. I have not had any problems.

did your come with a musket cap nipple or did you buy one and put it in it. i know they make one that fits, it i saw it one there web site. but if it comes with one from the factory, the tecs i talked to must not know what they are talking about. let me know please, the first person i talked to said they were o.k. so i don't know what to think   

[carpsniperg2]

What grain bullet?

of the tmz? if so they make 250 and 290 both me and my cuzz shoot the 290's. in the dead centers they make them from like 200-340 grains for 50 cals i always shoot the biggest ones the 340's

[huntinluva]

That Vortek is a clean looking gun, probably gonna add it to the collection.  Which retailers have been carrying it?

[carpsniperg2]

the only one i have found so far is the ranch and home in the tri cities i called sportsmans there and they said they had not seen it yet.

[bobcat]

You can order it online for $380 here:  http://www.thegunsource.com/item/320369__Black_Powder_Firearms_Traditions_R562020W_Vorte.aspx

And being a muzzleloader, you can have it shipped right to your door, no FFL required.

[carpsniperg2]

yep, you would just save shipping if a local store has them. but pay sales tax if in washington   proably about the same as shipping

[huntinluva]

Thanks for the info on the retailers, I will have to check around my neck of the woods.  For those who own the gun already how is the shooting out to 100+ yards?  Which bullets have you shot out of it that have worked/not worked?

[coachcw]

loose smokelss poweder and a musket cap , i've found it fires better than pellets , I'd go for the 270 bullet for tragectory. good luck on your season , Unload the barrell dailey to keep from missfiring.

[huntinluva]

Man, all this talk has me freakin' pumped for the upcoming season.