chickenmcnasty
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Hey all,
I'm considering a new muzzleloader purchase at some point in the next few months. I would like to go to a .54 or .58 for my "long range" deer rifle. Ideally I would like a gun that would get out to 200 yards if I do my job right with the iron sights, but i'm not sure which production muzzleloader would do that. I would like to stay with a sidelock, either percussion or flinter, and barrel length isn't much of an issue, and i'm not sure if I should go with a repro military rifle or something more like a Kentucky/hawken.
I guess with all this being said, which production muzzleloader has decent sights and would be accurate enough to achieve this goal? I am also torn between the twist rates in the barrel and which projectile would better achieve this. I would love to have a slow twist for round ball, but I'm sure a fast twist would be better for shooting a mini-ball more accurately. I like the thought of the larger .58 caliber, but I haven't eliminated the .54 as an option as i'm sure the trajectory is better.
Please chime in with your thoughts/opinions. I appreciate any insight you would get in this area. Thank you very much.
I'm considering a new muzzleloader purchase at some point in the next few months. I would like to go to a .54 or .58 for my "long range" deer rifle. Ideally I would like a gun that would get out to 200 yards if I do my job right with the iron sights, but i'm not sure which production muzzleloader would do that. I would like to stay with a sidelock, either percussion or flinter, and barrel length isn't much of an issue, and i'm not sure if I should go with a repro military rifle or something more like a Kentucky/hawken.
I guess with all this being said, which production muzzleloader has decent sights and would be accurate enough to achieve this goal? I am also torn between the twist rates in the barrel and which projectile would better achieve this. I would love to have a slow twist for round ball, but I'm sure a fast twist would be better for shooting a mini-ball more accurately. I like the thought of the larger .58 caliber, but I haven't eliminated the .54 as an option as i'm sure the trajectory is better.
Please chime in with your thoughts/opinions. I appreciate any insight you would get in this area. Thank you very much.