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arcticap · December 2, 2006, 01:08 AM

I had the long barreled .45 but only shot it on one occassion before someone offered to buy it. I thought the gun would end up being a handful with full house loads, a little bit too much for my recoil sensitivity. But the ignition was very fast and strong, and I didn't attach the threaded muzzle brake.
The thread protector which screws on to protect the muzzle brake threads does hinder loading of patched round balls just like many claim the TC QLA muzzle feature does. It creates a short gap before the rifling begins and the patched ball can sink into it and cause the ball to not be centered in the patch. The muzzle protector should be removed to load PRB's, but it might actually help load conicals and sabots. Since I'm more of a round ball shooter, I would recommend the non-muzzle brake model for shooting PRB's.
Also, the .45 has a little faster twist than the .50 caliber model, and that model shoots round balls very well according to one poster [the twists are 1 in 20" vs. 1 in 28"].
There is no stainless steel model, it's electro-plated nickel. I have a Traditions Deerhunter in nickel and it's a very durable finish, more slippery and easier to clean. It might be more desirable for shooting sabots and conicals.
The fellow that bought my pistol had a .50 caliber also, and was familiar with the model and wanted another caliber. I believe that it would exceed the power of a .357 magnum without much doubt, but controlling a long barrel is the challenge.
It was fun to shoot and would benefit from a scope for long range shooting. I found it to be a chore to clean because of the nooks and crannies, and the barrel attachment system is a little bit odd. It consists of a bolt and a non-removable cone shaped bushing/nut which attaches the barrel to the frame in a cross bolt type fashion very securely, but which over time might require a replacement due to thread wear. The receiver housing can accumulate fouling, and that increases the amount of cleaning necessary.
A loading stand is nearly a necessity to load these pistols, and out in the field this might be another problem. A scope might make that even more difficult to accomplish.
It has a smaller/medium but very ergonomic grip which I really liked, but again, because of the amount of felt recoil with even the smallish 777 loads I was shooting, the difficulties with loading PRB's, the extra cleaning chore associated with this particular model of inline pistol, the peculiar barrel attachment feature, and the overall challenge of holding the long barrel steady without a benched type pistol rest, I decided to sell rather than keep it.
In closing, the pistol featured relatively shallow groove rifling which may be more conducive to shooting sabots, but since I never tried out sabots or conicals, I can't say how they would shoot.
A very fun but somewhat tedious gun to shoot. A scope would definitely add extra barrel weight to help tame the felt recoil/muzzle rise of shooting heavier hunting loads.

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.ph...buckhunter+pro

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.ph...buckhunter+pro

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.ph...buckhunter+pro

Here's another pistol to consider pictured near the bottom of the page:

http://www.kahnkegunworks.com/index.html

Interchangable barrels & price list:
http://www.kahnkegunworks.com/prices.html

December 2, 2006, 01:08 AM	#5
arcticap Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2005 Location: Central Connecticut Posts: 3,166	I had the long barreled .45 but only shot it on one occassion before someone offered to buy it. I thought the gun would end up being a handful with full house loads, a little bit too much for my recoil sensitivity. But the ignition was very fast and strong, and I didn't attach the threaded muzzle brake. The thread protector which screws on to protect the muzzle brake threads does hinder loading of patched round balls just like many claim the TC QLA muzzle feature does. It creates a short gap before the rifling begins and the patched ball can sink into it and cause the ball to not be centered in the patch. The muzzle protector should be removed to load PRB's, but it might actually help load conicals and sabots. Since I'm more of a round ball shooter, I would recommend the non-muzzle brake model for shooting PRB's. Also, the .45 has a little faster twist than the .50 caliber model, and that model shoots round balls very well according to one poster [the twists are 1 in 20" vs. 1 in 28"]. There is no stainless steel model, it's electro-plated nickel. I have a Traditions Deerhunter in nickel and it's a very durable finish, more slippery and easier to clean. It might be more desirable for shooting sabots and conicals. The fellow that bought my pistol had a .50 caliber also, and was familiar with the model and wanted another caliber. I believe that it would exceed the power of a .357 magnum without much doubt, but controlling a long barrel is the challenge. It was fun to shoot and would benefit from a scope for long range shooting. I found it to be a chore to clean because of the nooks and crannies, and the barrel attachment system is a little bit odd. It consists of a bolt and a non-removable cone shaped bushing/nut which attaches the barrel to the frame in a cross bolt type fashion very securely, but which over time might require a replacement due to thread wear. The receiver housing can accumulate fouling, and that increases the amount of cleaning necessary. A loading stand is nearly a necessity to load these pistols, and out in the field this might be another problem. A scope might make that even more difficult to accomplish. It has a smaller/medium but very ergonomic grip which I really liked, but again, because of the amount of felt recoil with even the smallish 777 loads I was shooting, the difficulties with loading PRB's, the extra cleaning chore associated with this particular model of inline pistol, the peculiar barrel attachment feature, and the overall challenge of holding the long barrel steady without a benched type pistol rest, I decided to sell rather than keep it. In closing, the pistol featured relatively shallow groove rifling which may be more conducive to shooting sabots, but since I never tried out sabots or conicals, I can't say how they would shoot. A very fun but somewhat tedious gun to shoot. A scope would definitely add extra barrel weight to help tame the felt recoil/muzzle rise of shooting heavier hunting loads. http://thehighroad.org/showthread.ph...buckhunter+pro http://thehighroad.org/showthread.ph...buckhunter+pro http://thehighroad.org/showthread.ph...buckhunter+pro Here's another pistol to consider pictured near the bottom of the page: http://www.kahnkegunworks.com/index.html Interchangable barrels & price list: http://www.kahnkegunworks.com/prices.html Last edited by arcticap; December 2, 2006 at 12:47 PM.