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thallub · July 11, 2010, 04:51 PM

I vote for the TC Black Diamond. I own an Encore .50 muzzleloader and it is a very fine gun. It is also expensive and heavy. Couple of years ago I bought a .50 Black Diamond. This is not the XR model, it is the older model with the 22 inch barrel.

I converted my Black Diamond to use musket caps: The nipple is the old one with one flash hole. The gun does not get nearly as dirty with the musket cap nipple. My Black Diamond shoots much better than I can hold it. On our last trip to the range; a USMC friend made a 5 shot group at 100 meters that measured just under 7/8".

July 11, 2010, 04:51 PM	#10
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	I vote for the TC Black Diamond. I own an Encore .50 muzzleloader and it is a very fine gun. It is also expensive and heavy. Couple of years ago I bought a .50 Black Diamond. This is not the XR model, it is the older model with the 22 inch barrel. I converted my Black Diamond to use musket caps: The nipple is the old one with one flash hole. The gun does not get nearly as dirty with the musket cap nipple. My Black Diamond shoots much better than I can hold it. On our last trip to the range; a USMC friend made a 5 shot group at 100 meters that measured just under 7/8".