45 or 50?

[Leadball]

I will start off with saying I dont need another muzzleloader thats what the wife says but I want one. Okay so I have a nice TC system one 50 cal shoots great and is cheap to shoot with sabots and pistole bullets well you know what I mean anyhow I want a more modern inline, one that is easier to clean, shoots Blackhorn 209 and uses 209 primers and I was thinking a 45 since I have a 50 what do you suggest for an over the counter smoke pole thanks

 

[10acres]

I was just pondering the same thing over the weekend and bought another 50 off of GunBroker yesterday. I sold a T/C Renegade 54 cal last week to pay for the CVA Optima V2.

 

[muzzlestuffer]

Bigger is usually better imo. As long as there's no caliber restrictions where you hunt either will do I would also look at availability of bullets or primers you plan on shooting ?

 

[deermanok]

Get the 45 cal. A man can't have too many muzzleloaders.
How about a nice Jim Kibler southern long rifle flintlock in 45 caliber.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I think you have few real choices in .45 OTC guns. The Accura is the easiest to clean and budget friendlier than the other choices. The Paramount or a Knight Disc/ultralight/mountaineer are those other options.

 

[brownisdown]

How ever many suggestions you get,ALWAYS go with your first instinct.Think long,think wrong.

 

[BuckDoeHunter]

If I needed/wanted a 45 cal smoker muzzy, it would be a fast twist 1:20 Knight. If money isn't too much of a concern, it would be a custom 45 with a Brux barrel.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

Im saving up to buy a mountaineer .45 1:20" barrel for one of my Knights, someday soon.

 

[Harley469]

I don't think there are a whole lot of options out there for .45 production models (modern in-line models). Would certainly depend on how much you want to spend. If you had deep pockets I would go for a smokeless .45 custom model, otherwise I would go with CVA.

 

[jerseyjimk]

I bought a used Omega .45. I’m happy with my decision. The .45 sits next to a .50 and a .54 muzzleloaders

 

[LHR]

If I needed/wanted a 45 cal smoker muzzy, it would be a fast twist 1:20 Knight. If money isn't too much of a concern, it would be a custom 45 with a Brux barrel.

I agree, Woodman Arms Patriot is your answer.

 

[GM54-120]

Woodman Arms
Knight
CVA
Cooper

All offer inline fast twist 45s as currently available models

 

[michiganmuzzy]

Coopers are fairly pricey tho, arent they? I think of them as almost a custom, not an over the counter production gun.

 

[GM54-120]

Coopers are fairly pricey tho, arent they? I think of them as almost a custom, not an over the counter production gun.

Yes but as that list grows so do 45s becoming "mainstream" again. Eventually we might even see some cheaper priced 45s or youth type rifles.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I agree, Woodman Arms Patriot is your answer.

I always forget about the Woodman. Thats a great looking gun that should be seriously considered.

 

[LHR]

I always forget about the Woodman. Thats a great looking gun that should be seriously considered.

I like too, that for the price of a paramount, your getting a custom rifle essentially with a 1-20 Brux!

 

[52Bore]

Since the 45 bullet gun was created around 1860, there’s not anything these new 50’s can do that a 45 can’t do better.

 

[JIMYJAC]

When you get tired of them old T/C`s I have a name and address. LOL. Looking at these new CVA Accuras I don`t know if I like what I see, adjustable comb( I guess that could be useful),collapsible ramrod ? A little odd. I think I would prefer the older models. A .45 would be nice to have in the stable. There are some find choices out there.

 

[GM54-120]

CVA would have a real winner if they offered a Optima V2 45cal 1-22 with a standard .450x.458 land/groove. Offer it with the "youth buttstock" too. A rifle like that for a young beginner could carry him through most of his hunting life just by changing loads and the buttstock.

 

[MrTom]

CVA would have a real winner of they offered a Optima V2 45cal 1-22 and a standard land/groove. Offer it with the "youth buttstock too.

NO ****!!!!