Originally Posted by Pappy348
Originally Posted by bigblock455
dont like break actions? why the heck not? Beats 5" of extra length and weight for something that just holds a bolt that doesnt even move backward.


The current bolt-action Knights seats and extracts the primer just like a little cartridge. Cycling the bolt also cocks the striker. With a properly fitting primer, it seals very well and the breech stays clean. It's a little early to say, but my impression is that the number of shots that can be fired between cleanings, using BH209, will be determined by how much plastic gets left in the bore from the sabots. With full caliber conicals, I think I may be able to shoot as much as I want between cleanings.

The Ultra-Lite weighs 6 lbs bare. Full up, with scope and sling, I think it's still under 7. Everyone that's handled it has commented on how light, handy, and well balanced it is.

The 1-28" .50 has become the .30/06 of MLs. They're available in about any configuration, even traditional. Properly loaded, it'll do anything you need.


I don't believe plastic sabot fouling is an issue in MLs. I've never ran into it. Typically I shoot about 20 loads in a range session and haven't any difficulties with 777 or BH209. When I used to shoot 777 I'd swab between rounds with a water wet patch to eliminate powder fouling but no solvents to remove plastic fouling. With BH209 I've shot 17 loads (no sawbbing) and the last groups of day were the most accurate.

You can shoots hundreds of rounds through a shotgun and not run into issues with plastic fouling. Granted, a shotgun is a smoothbore vs rifled but still. The only time I've ever ran into issues with plastic fouling was in the chamber of an A-5 that had thousands of shells fired through it. It started "jamming" and thoroughly cleaning the chamber with steel wool cured it.

Cleaning the bore of ML after a range session with a solvent that dissolves plastic fouling (like Birchwood Casey Bore Srcubber) should prevent any issues.