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I got the 2-7X32 Nikon Prostaff mounted in some Weaver rings that were in my parts box. I need to get a Metrics Unlimited breech plug.

I managed to get my Sidekick to the range today and get off a few shots before it started pouring down rain. These 3 were taken at 50 yards. I had 2" of fast running water under the bench when I took these shots at 50 yards. 90 grains of BH209, Winchester primers, Metrics Unlimited breechplug, T/C 240 Grain Cheap Shots. Recoil was very moderate, clean-up was about like cleaning a regular hunting rifle and I used Hoppes #9.

It's a shame Remington doesn't bring this one back. We have almost nothing to choose from now.

Right, the choices are so meager I'm thinking of giving up on muzzleloading altogether.

These are guns that should be with us. Remington realy don't know what they have in the H&R brand guns .Better then there single shot every thought of being.

Doc

There are still a few used guns worth owning. I'm stuck with those right now. Maybe Knight will come back....

Knight Rifles lost all its market share in the domestic ML market. It was not worth the investment or risk to invest to revitalize a dying company.

Doc

Some might say the same thing about T/C.

With a 53% market share in the U.S. they can say it but it will not be factual. CVA has the next largest market share with the balance in the smaller companies.

Doc

Yeah, with no good choices left these days, I'm surprised anyone can even kill a game animal with these new rifles.

Personally, I wish Remington would bring back its bolt-action muzzleloader--now there was an idea who's time had come--a bolt-action muzzleloader.

Smokey,

You have a way with words.

Doc

Remington 700ML is the best. T/C has been losing money hand over fist.....CVA will get rid of them too.

T/C is losing money hand-over fist?

Well, I don't know about that but at least their rifles are still in production. I guess the 700ML would be too, if people ever bought 'em.

I bet the "bolt action" makes 'em faster to re-load, huh?

Not really faster but very accurate and so easy to find a load for.

Myself, I'm waiting for someone to bring out a lever action muzzleloader.

no more difficult then a bolt action set up smokepole .
back in the 70s i built one from a marlin 30.30 frame

In fact wasn�t there someone just a few years back that was marketing a rifle that looked like a lever action but wasn�t a functional action ???

past that . remember TC isn�t TC anymore TC is just a name . S&W now makes TC

The T/C Scout looked a little like a lever action. I do remember the one you're talking about, but I don't remember who made it.

Actually, I have a hard time seeing how a bolt or a lever serves a useful purpose on a muzzleloader.

The bolt guns are more accurate. The lever makes no sense.