The_Armed_Therapist
Member
Hello, All.
I have ZERO experience with anything muzzle-loading or black powder-related. Some of you may have seen my thread under "hunting" about having moved to Ohio in the last few years, but never having gone hunting here. Whilst looking into it for this year, I discovered that my .44mag carbine and .30-06 are not permitted.
I know a decent amount about shotguns, but nothing on muzzle-loaders. I may or may not be able to pick one up before hunting season this year (likely not), but am interested for next year if I'm still in this state. So with that in mind, I'm really not interested in a big pricey project to be able to hunt in a state in which I reside only temporarily.
So, if I were interested in picking up and learning a muzzle-loader for next year, what would I need, and what would I be wise to avoid?
I've noticed that you can pick some up for well under $200, some under $100. I guess reasonable deer accuracy up to 100 yards would suffice my purposes... Preferably something relatively easy to learn, use, clean, etc. Would something like this http://www.armslist.com/posts/2213094/akron-muzzle-loaders-for-sale--muzzle-loader do the trick, or will it just be a disappointment?
Any responses from caliber to action type, bullet/ball, etc... would be appreciated. I've tried looking some of this stuff up, but it's quite overwhelming. Any help I can get from you guys would be great!
I have ZERO experience with anything muzzle-loading or black powder-related. Some of you may have seen my thread under "hunting" about having moved to Ohio in the last few years, but never having gone hunting here. Whilst looking into it for this year, I discovered that my .44mag carbine and .30-06 are not permitted.
I know a decent amount about shotguns, but nothing on muzzle-loaders. I may or may not be able to pick one up before hunting season this year (likely not), but am interested for next year if I'm still in this state. So with that in mind, I'm really not interested in a big pricey project to be able to hunt in a state in which I reside only temporarily.
So, if I were interested in picking up and learning a muzzle-loader for next year, what would I need, and what would I be wise to avoid?
I've noticed that you can pick some up for well under $200, some under $100. I guess reasonable deer accuracy up to 100 yards would suffice my purposes... Preferably something relatively easy to learn, use, clean, etc. Would something like this http://www.armslist.com/posts/2213094/akron-muzzle-loaders-for-sale--muzzle-loader do the trick, or will it just be a disappointment?
Any responses from caliber to action type, bullet/ball, etc... would be appreciated. I've tried looking some of this stuff up, but it's quite overwhelming. Any help I can get from you guys would be great!