I was recently given a Knight "original" DISC rifle by a long time friend/mentor. You can read about that in my intro thread over in the Welcome forum. ("New Wisconsin Member" is the title.)
The long and the short of it is that I want to get this thing shooting as a reminder of him and the time I spent with him in the field. After talking with a friend that hunts with a muzzleloader He is a huge Blackhorn 209 fan... He is a long time friend and serious hunter that only accepts the best in performance out of his stuff. ( Shot 1,000 yd competitions in his younger days (centerfire), avid re-loader, and built the muzzleloader he uses now because his last muzzle loader did not perform up to the level he desired.
It also looks like from reading here and other places I will have problems with Blackhorn, if I don't convert to a different bolt and breach plug. While I have read a couple different threads on converting a DISC rifle to use bare 209 primers, it seems there is some conflicting information out there. (might just be people leaving "Extreme" or "elite" off when they talk about there disc rifles.) But I want to be sure it will work before I drop $100+ on the conversion.
Knight lists a conversion on there site, but says it will need to be modified for the original disc and to call about it....(link: https://www.muzzleloaders.com/product/209-bare-primer-conversion-kit/)
I called and if I am understanding the guy correctly the lip that is at the very front of the bolt on the Disk extreme conversion bolt needs to be removed to work with the Original DISC and their breach plug.
My question is, if I want to use the Lehigh Defense breach plug (Listed for Disc elite, extreme... https://sskfirearms.lehighdefense.com/all-products?product_id=259 ) with replaceable vent plugs, will it work in the Knight original disk and the knight conversion bolt?
Would a standard Knight extreme bolt work in an Original disc with the Lehigh BP?
OR am I better off just using knights breach plug and bolt?
Anyone who has a Knight Original DISC and uses BH209... How did you get it to work consistently?
Thanks in advance for your input and information,
Aaron
The long and the short of it is that I want to get this thing shooting as a reminder of him and the time I spent with him in the field. After talking with a friend that hunts with a muzzleloader He is a huge Blackhorn 209 fan... He is a long time friend and serious hunter that only accepts the best in performance out of his stuff. ( Shot 1,000 yd competitions in his younger days (centerfire), avid re-loader, and built the muzzleloader he uses now because his last muzzle loader did not perform up to the level he desired.
It also looks like from reading here and other places I will have problems with Blackhorn, if I don't convert to a different bolt and breach plug. While I have read a couple different threads on converting a DISC rifle to use bare 209 primers, it seems there is some conflicting information out there. (might just be people leaving "Extreme" or "elite" off when they talk about there disc rifles.) But I want to be sure it will work before I drop $100+ on the conversion.
Knight lists a conversion on there site, but says it will need to be modified for the original disc and to call about it....(link: https://www.muzzleloaders.com/product/209-bare-primer-conversion-kit/)
I called and if I am understanding the guy correctly the lip that is at the very front of the bolt on the Disk extreme conversion bolt needs to be removed to work with the Original DISC and their breach plug.
My question is, if I want to use the Lehigh Defense breach plug (Listed for Disc elite, extreme... https://sskfirearms.lehighdefense.com/all-products?product_id=259 ) with replaceable vent plugs, will it work in the Knight original disk and the knight conversion bolt?
Would a standard Knight extreme bolt work in an Original disc with the Lehigh BP?
OR am I better off just using knights breach plug and bolt?
Anyone who has a Knight Original DISC and uses BH209... How did you get it to work consistently?
Thanks in advance for your input and information,
Aaron