Iam going to buy a knght bighorn or a disc extreme.My question is on the bighorn
does anyone have a problem with the cap falling off the nipple.
Yes! they can... If you are using Musket caps you should squeeze them a bit before putting them on the post. I really do not like musket caps, I much prefer #11
Magum Caps.
And again Yes!... they can - on occasion they can fall off also and you really need a capper to install them on the post correctly...
It took me a while to find a nipple that held the #11 correctly.
Please take a look at this thread.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,83394.0.htmlAnd this one also..
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,87931.0.htmlWent hunting with my partner and he has one and it just looks like it could fall off
but he said he never had that problem.
Maybe you guys could also give me some pros and con with both guns.
I also will be using it in both modern season and muzzy season next year(if I draw the mulity season tag)
This is an easy one for me... A Knight DISC Extreme with a Western Kit installed. It might be an overkill since the Big Horn will do a lot of the same but the DISC offers some really nice enhancements.
OK… but remember this is just my personal opinion, which in my house seems to carry no weight at all!
Knight over TC… for me this one is not to difficult… The only TC that would be legal to hunt with during ML season is a slow 1/48 twist in the bore. Not that the 1/48 is that bad but it can limit what you can shoot effectively – so I pass on that. If you were able to use a regular TC like a Triumph to hunt with vs. Knight – that would be a little tougher decision but again one I could easily make as I have both guns and much prefer the Knight.
Now then… Big Horn vs. DISC Extreme… There are several reasons that I prefer the DISC vs. the Big Horn and it has nothing to do with accuracy as both guns are or can be deadly accurate. For me it comes down to two main things… Reliability and versatility, and again remember this is just my opinion, I much prefer the semi-closed breech area the DISC provides vs. the large open breech area of the Big Horn. As an example I would offer this scenario… when I hunt with the Big Horn, or MK 85 in my case, I always have to pay attention to what debris have fallen into the open breech. It is so easy for that area to collect many things such as Tamarack needles, pieces of small sticks, rain, snow, and etc. I can bet you can think of some other stuff that could/can get in that area while hunting. Then! Will any of these interfere with the action of the hammer and possibly stop ignition.
With the DISC most of these problems are gone with the semi-closed breech area. In addition if you get the correct #11 nipple and have the cap installed correctly on the nipple you are almost water proof. Any worry out the door. The other thing the new Western bolt with the bolt hood provides even more protection to the breech area…
In this picture you can see how much more protected the breech area is but yet complies with Washington, Idaho, and Oregon rules…
I also believe the DISC offers you the versatility to change the gun back to 209 ignition, drop a scope on and have a viable ML that can be used in other seasons… (I am thinking that Washington has other draw opportunities for ML hunts and you can use a more modern ML). I do not even hunt with a centerfire any longer just tack up my DISC to a modern ML and I hunt rifle season with it…
Hope some of this helps… any other questions just give a shout…
so what about scope mounts like the quick detach one and what scope would you use during
modern season and then be able to take them off for muzzy seaon.
thanks in advance for any heip.
they both use the same scope basis and if you are going to be taking the scope on and off I would suggest Warne bases and Warne QR rings...
