Hey guys,
I grew up reading the Tucket books by Gary Paulson, and always thought some kind of muzzleloader like a hawken would be pretty awesome.
I'm doing a little research to see if black powder is right for me, -'d I've got three questions I can't seem to find an answer to:
1: I like the idea of being able to use some of the 50 or 30 grain pellets when hunting for ease of use, along with power belts or sabots. Are those safe to use in a traditional style muzzleloader, or are they only approved for the newer inline rifles?
2: it sounds like the projectile you want to use dictates the rifling. If you choose a barrel with rifling optimized for a conical bullet, you can still shoot lead round balls with a patch right, just at the cost of a little accuracy?
3: is there such a thing as a "traditional inline." I love the look of a plains rifle like the Hawkins (feel free to correct my terminology if any of it is wrong) but it sounds like one of the newer inlines would be easier to clean and I like the idea of being able to use a 209 shotgun primer (no particular reason why except it sounds like a good idea). Is there any way to get the best of both worlds? Some kind of strange online that other than the hammer location looks like a traditional?
Thanks guys
I grew up reading the Tucket books by Gary Paulson, and always thought some kind of muzzleloader like a hawken would be pretty awesome.
I'm doing a little research to see if black powder is right for me, -'d I've got three questions I can't seem to find an answer to:
1: I like the idea of being able to use some of the 50 or 30 grain pellets when hunting for ease of use, along with power belts or sabots. Are those safe to use in a traditional style muzzleloader, or are they only approved for the newer inline rifles?
2: it sounds like the projectile you want to use dictates the rifling. If you choose a barrel with rifling optimized for a conical bullet, you can still shoot lead round balls with a patch right, just at the cost of a little accuracy?
3: is there such a thing as a "traditional inline." I love the look of a plains rifle like the Hawkins (feel free to correct my terminology if any of it is wrong) but it sounds like one of the newer inlines would be easier to clean and I like the idea of being able to use a 209 shotgun primer (no particular reason why except it sounds like a good idea). Is there any way to get the best of both worlds? Some kind of strange online that other than the hammer location looks like a traditional?
Thanks guys