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Smokin_Gun · December 11, 2005, 02:06 PM

Stewart, Dollar for pound I think the best made rifle and most authentic you can get off the shelf is the Lyman Great Plains Rifle .54 for the most dropping power, .50 cal for most anything you wanna shoot. Flint or percussion, left or right handed... not too pricey in the $400-$450 range and worth every cent. Very capable of 300 yard effective range. It's what I'd get...look into one.

Tony the n-lines hav a much faster rifling twist and usually shoot sabots or uch heavier real-bullet rounds made for a faster twist. Like RK said you don't need a110 gr to make a traditional ML acurate. Besides it would burn a hole thru the patch. Maxi Balls work well in a slower twist and you may up the charge to say 80-90gr.

December 11, 2005, 02:06 PM	#9
Smokin_Gun Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, CA Posts: 1,195	Best off the Rack Muzzleloader Stewart, Dollar for pound I think the best made rifle and most authentic you can get off the shelf is the Lyman Great Plains Rifle .54 for the most dropping power, .50 cal for most anything you wanna shoot. Flint or percussion, left or right handed... not too pricey in the $400-$450 range and worth every cent. Very capable of 300 yard effective range. It's what I'd get...look into one. Tony the n-lines hav a much faster rifling twist and usually shoot sabots or uch heavier real-bullet rounds made for a faster twist. Like RK said you don't need a110 gr to make a traditional ML acurate. Besides it would burn a hole thru the patch. Maxi Balls work well in a slower twist and you may up the charge to say 80-90gr. __________________ "I Smoke Black Powder" "Favor an 1858 Remington" SGT. Smokin' Gun, Mosby's Rangers 43rd Virginia Cavalry C.S.A. SASS# 19634, ... Admin:http://blackpowdersmoke.com/oldcoots/index.php Last edited by Smokin_Gun; December 11, 2005 at 05:00 PM.