I bought my first rifle from Melvin in '93: one of his M90 inline muzzleloaders for a special late Utah mule deer hunt (it has a Timney trigger and a ghost ring rear sight). I sent it back to him after I got the M24, and he checked it over and also painted the stock to match the M24. I was thinking that the barrel would probably show some damage, but only has a bit in what would be the "chamber" in a ML. Melvin takes good care of his children.
The M90 has a 28" Lilja barrel that is .500" with .505" grooves, and shoots conicals sized to .501" very well. I use it in the states that require open ignitions and iron sights.
jim
