Are they good guns . can they do what a rifle can do as far as yards and power or do you think i should just get a rifle like a 30 06 or a 308. It seems like muzzle loaders are cheaper . Im looking to go deer hunting next year and i want to get a good gun for a good price. Please Help
I would leave the muzzle loader off and get a bolt action. You can get a bolt action for about $250. Even cheaper in a pawn shop. If you find that you like hunting, and later want to experiment....then you may want to look into muzzle loaders.
well, with a muzzle loader you are only going to be able to get one shot off while with a rifle you can buy a semi-automatic as well as bolt action and pump action and you would be able to get a couple shots off instead of just the one
My first black powder rifle I got when I was 18yrs old. It was a Thompson Center Renegade in 54 cal. Good gun .They are not a toy and if you're not completely familiar with black powder guns then you need some one who is, to show you. Because if the bullet is not seated directly on the powder, then you have a pipe bomb and it could blow up and either mame you or kill you !
MOST brands are good guns. For all PRACTICAL hunting, they are as good, BUT you have to realize the bullet does NOT move as fast and you only have 1 shot. (MOST people can NOT reload fast enough to get more than 1 shot at a game animal before it leaves if they miss!) This requires that you need a lot of PRACTICE before hunting. They may seem cheaper, but they also require more care. Be sure to read the manual BEFORE trying to shoot one. Because the powder, primer and bullet are EACH loaded separately rather than in a combined cartridge, there is a specific method that MUST be used for safe shooting of a muzzleloader. If possible have another BP shooter show you the proper way to load it. I use an older side-lock myself rather than the newer straight-line types, either caplock or flintlock as I have both. On longer shots, they do NOT shoot nearly as flat as modern CF weapons, and therefore sighting is somewhat different. They are however capable of taking ANY north american big game animal. One advantage is that MOST states have a separate hunting season for muzzleloaders!
While muzzle loader with the use of powder pellets, 209 primers, and sabot rounds are getting closer to a centerfire rifle than their percussion cap, granular black powder and patched ball ancestors, they still can't equal a good centerfire rifle. Here in Indiana you can hunt both firearm season muzzle loader season with a muzzle loader, thus giving you two season with only one firearm. I think the T/C Triumph is the best of the lot out there now.
