What is everyone's recommended Muzzleloader rifle?

[sika64]

TC Encore with Whitehot pellets and a 250gr Shockwave. Also have a ASG Smokeless barrel for it that needs sighting in.

 

[McRem45]

My 45 cal. custom



My 40 cal. custom

 

[ThorThor]

TC Encore stainless pro hunter 2-7 32mm scope. Three triple 50 pellets under a 290 grain Barnes TMZ. Nothing has walked away but longest shot was 215 on a whitetail. Shoots about 1.5 MOA. First and only muzzleloader so far. Had it for 10 years now. These new long range ones are tempting however.

 

[Toecutter]

Killed a few truck loads of deer with 250gr xtps and T7 in the encore. Switched to BH 209and SSTs last year for an antelope. BH was a great improvement in accuracy at range.

 

[Rebell]

Lyman Trade with a Green Mountain barrel. Lyman peep sights.

But this is for the states that require a more traditional rifle. Harvested a nice sage goat in CO last month.

 

[jehu]

It's been a while since I checked the long range game for muzzleloaders. Wow the new ones are impressive but also kind of takes the fun out of it.

So it's fun to see a big buck and not be able to shoot it over 150yds.?

 

[Blaketh]

I shoot a savage ml10ii. Missed a deer at 200 yards last year so i need to get more familiar with the ballistics. 67grs n110 behind a 250gr xtp

 

[rdr59]

Cva apex 50 cal 3 shots sub moa. Got two cf barrels for it worst two shooting barrels I've ever had.

 

[raider1v1]

can someone give me a breakdown of the custom ones? whats the bolt handle for? from a first pass, it appears to be a regular bolt action.

 

[Rumup]

can someone give me a breakdown of the custom ones? whats the bolt handle for? from a first pass, it appears to be a regular bolt action.

You can build a custom on about any action. You take the injector plunger out and use modules that take rifle primers add a breach plug and a barrel and your on your way to a custom ML.
https://www.arrowheadrifles.com/product-category/breech-plugs/
https://www.arrowheadrifles.com/product-category/muzzleloader-packages-conversions/

 

[raider1v1]

You can build a custom on about any action. You take the injector plunger out and use modules that take rifle primers add a breach plug and a barrel and your on your way to a custom ML.
https://www.arrowheadrifles.com/product-category/breech-plugs/
https://www.arrowheadrifles.com/product-category/muzzleloader-packages-conversions/

thanks!

 

[johnstepien]

I currently have a CVA Accura and it shoots pretty well. Just curious what everyone else is running.

The states I have MZ hunted was black powder only so been running a Remington Ultimate muzzleloader. 4 pellets of Triple 7 works great out to 300 yards.
The Remington is all I need. If I were to do a new one I probably would get one of the smokeless ones and just run blackpower in it. I dont MZ hunt that much so sticking with what I have.
Take care

 

[George Dean]

My choice is a Great Plains .50 cap n ball with cloth patches and 80 gr of powder. I like the old school feel of hunting in thick woods or watching an open pasture. Find an active track, get out before sunrise, find a hide & sit back and wait. If nothing else, watching the wild life is fascinating.

 

[Bigeclipse]

So it's fun to see a big buck and not be able to shoot it over 150yds.?

The whole point of muzzleloader seasons was to differentiate from regular firearm season. This blends the two to closely in my opinion. I never said anything about 150 yards. My muzzle loader will easily take a deer out to 200 yards and probably 300 if I spent the time to confirm the drops. That being said I stand by my statement, these super accurate far shooting muzzleloaders are definitely awesome and I almost feel like I want one but then again it takes the point of the special muzzleloader seasons and makes them no longer special.