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I dunno where my Knight MZ pics are.
Nothing special.
In lines work very well. Almost too well, like shooting a reg rifle. Took some of the fun out of it for me.
So I went back to sidehammer.

My buds .54 Hawken was fine, but my Silver Elite beat the crap outta my face.

Renegades are comfy, my New Englander was too. Solution then is to run a higher front sight and put spacer under rear...get my face a little less slammed onto the stock.

But I kept shooting it as is..........getting bashed. Drop to 90gr and the chance of a swat gets way less.

100gr and GP 385gr bullets.........I took another nice 10 pt with it way back, first yr hunting it.......prupled my face. That bullet traveled a long ways through that brute, and kept on going LOL.

No way I could take that abuse these days. Barely could then.

90gr and a 275 gr bullet isnt bad. But I hunt it at 100gr.

Joe shoot me a PM or messenger me I'll get you up to speed on what to feed your new TC

Clean your new Impact with Ballistol if you can find some. Gander Mt. and Midwayusa usually carry it. It is the best I found for cleaning BH209 residue. Works well on the barrel and breechplug too.

Blackhorn 209 is a great powder to use with Federal 209A primers. CCI 209M primers are supposed work well also though I've only used the Federal 209A's.

I don't know if this has been mentioned or not, but check your state's regs...some states don't allow 209 ignition systems, some states require the action to be "open to the elements", they may or may not allow sabots, etc.

That may help decide.

Muzzleloading Handgun:
A firearm intended to be fired from the
hand, incapable of firing fixed ammunition, having a single barrel,
loaded through the muzzle with black powder or synthetic black pow-
der, and a single projectile.
Muzzleloading Rifle
: A firearm intended to be fired from the shoul-
der, incapable of firing fixed ammunition, having a single barrel and
single chamber, loaded through the muzzle with black powder or
synthetic black powder, and a single projectile.