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Cascade1911

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A longtime muzzle loader hunter, used my TC Hawken that I assembled for about 28 years. I'm tired of babying the beautiful walnut stock and just had another hang fire that cost me another deer.

Soooo...I'm looking at in-lines. Don't need anything top of the line but don't want cheap s**t either. I think I'm down to the T/C Impact but wondering what the T/C Omega gets me for the extra $$$.

T/C Impact, T/C Omega or other? Whats your advice?
 
Oh yah, If your thinking Encore, fogattaboutit! I read good things, would like to be able to change barrels, but $900 plus...to rich for my blood.
 
My 1st online was a bolt-action. I won't do that again. Too much trouble to clean. My 2nd was a T/C Omega Z5. Great rifle with excellent accuracy and very easy to clean. This year, I decided to get an Encore for the interchangablility. I think I'll keep the Encore (simply because I've got so much invested in it) and sell the Omega.
 
Just too many choices.

I would suggest getting a used in-line like a TC Black Diamond, ThunderHawk or even a System one. What about a Knight MK85? I say used as all are out of production. These are all open breech types but will give you the option of all three priming systems. The Omega types are good but weak trigger system. From there, I would look into the Lymans and Traditions. .... :rolleyes: Currently my two inline hunters are Remingtom 700M/L adn TC BlackDiamond. .... :)
and just had another hang fire that cost me another deer.
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Didn't have to happen did it ?? I get more satisfaction using one of my SideCockers than my inlines.


Be Safe !!!
 
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Cascade1911 said:
Oh yah, If your thinking Encore, fogattaboutit! I read good things, would like to be able to change barrels, but $900 plus...to rich for my blood.
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Not to change the subject, but where are you getting your prices? I bought my TC Encore with a 45/70 barrel for around $550 from Bud's Guns, and bought the 50 cal muzzleloader barrel for $200 later. You can get the whole ML package in Encore for $550!

But, you can't go wrong with ANY TC Arms rifle. Better buy it quick! S&W just bought them out, and they're running out of their old stock. Pretty soon everything will be made under the S&W management.
 
I would have to say T/C triumph. I love mine. With only 4 moving parts, a $400 price tag and a hand removable breech what can go wrong? And it shoots dead on!
 
Check out the CVA's

My inline is a CVA and has worked perfectly for about 10 years....... They are much cheaper than the T/C's and imho equally accurate and dependable.

CVA also makes a 'speed breech' model now like the T/C's. Personally I don't find using the wrench to remove my breech plug all that difficult.
 
IMHO if you don't care enough to learn how to not have a hangfire with a sidelock you're not going to be any better off with an inline. Just sayin.
 
Not to change the subject, but where are you getting your prices?
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From Midsouth. I looked on Buds and yes, way cheeper. Unfortunatly the only thing they have in stock has a camo stock which I don't want.
 
IMHO if you don't care enough to learn how to not have a hangfire with a sidelock you're not going to be any better off with an inline. Just sayin.
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Thank you Hawg for your oh so very condescending reply.
 
You're welcome.:D It wasn't really meant to be condescending. I hunt with sidelocks only in all kinds of weather and I've never had a hangfire or a misfire while on a hunt. If you're having them you're doing something wrong and will most likely have them with an inline too. It's not the guns fault.
 
Try giving this company a call. http://unclelees.com/

I've gone there several times, and they carry a large line of TC Arms ML rifles. You might be able to get one cheaper than elsewhere. I was down their a few weeks ago, and they had several to choose from.

Be patient with them if you call. They have a small staff and do as much business as Wal-Mart on a good day! They have a lot of deals there if you can stand the wait on the phone.

Here is another shop to check out. http://www.whittakerguns.com/

Now, you will have trouble getting them on the phone since they stay packed most every day of the week. But, they are the cheapest around, and beat Bud's prices hands down!
 
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I solved hangfires in my TC sidelock by:
A. not oiling the barrels (I dry them thoroughly with a bore mop after cleaning)
B. Not firing off caps to "clear the nipple" before loading, as is often recommended. Often as not, when I've followed that chestnut of BP wisdom, it has caused a hangfire by fouling the nipple with cap debris. A clean, dry, unfouled nipple generally makes for a good percussion shot.
C. Use a conversion nipple and shoot musket caps. It's a cheap midway point between teeny hard to handle #11s and the often overly hot 209 primers that require either a fusil to shoot on a sidelock, or an inline. I'm hard pressed to remember a hangfire or misfire that I've had using musket caps.


If all else fails, get a good break action inline with a finger removeable breech plug. In my limited experience, the biggest gain from inlines is the ability to clean them easily. My T/C black diamond, with it's hilariously slow breech plug wrench, requires a ratchet and extension through the receiver to remove the plug in a timely fashion. Read the manuals online to figure out if it will be a PITA.
 
Cascade the T/C Impact cost about $240. new they shoot really smooth and easy to clean. I bought one a year ago just to target shoot with. I haven't hunted with it cause I still hunt with my Hawken or Plains rifles. As for the inlines I like shooting them. They are a lot of fun and pack one heck of a punch down range. I don't let other people make me fill out of place cause I want to shot my inline. I don't tell them what kind of revolvers to buy. :eek: I don't use scopes on any of my bp rifles but that's just me. I like to use open sites long as my eyes still work plus it keeps the rifle light and helps out when in the woods :rolleyes:
 
Cascade,

Won't argue with anything others have told you, but I went to the Savage MLII
several years ago, because I like to shoot A LOT.
It shoots smokeless powder, so the cost of my rounds, for the primer, sabot, bullet, and powder runs around 78 cents a shot.
I get around 2300 fps with a 250 grain .45 caliber bullet that will shoot 1/2" groups at 100 yards all day.
The best part about the rifle is the clean-up. I can totally clean the rifle in about 5 minutes, breech plug, barrel and all, and I can leave the gun uncleaned until I get time to mess with it as smokeless doesn't have the build up in the barrel that traditional powders have.
I own a T/C Encore and it is a fine rifle, but I haven't used it since I bought the Savage. I bought mine several years ago, and gave around $500.00 for it, but I have no idea what they are selling for today.
I have hunted for 50 years, and have used everything from sticks to cannons to hunt with, and I'm not stuck on any particular way of doing it, but this rifle is the best investment I have made in a long time.
 
CVA Optima!
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