I had the opportunity to start muzzleloading last season and with shortages being what they were, I ended up purchasing a used Knigh Mountaineer. That rifle had a Bestill 2pc plug in it, which functioned really well for my uses. That said, the Mountaineer wasn’t the rifle I really wanted for my type of hunting so I took advantage of the shorter lead times and put an Ultra-light on order.
Now that I’ve received it, I’m doing what I can to learn about BP options. From my research I’ve learned the factory plug flame channel can wear out relatively quickly which makes me want to find a more robust solution. I’ve reached out to Jeff regarding pricing for his Knight solutions, and I see also quite a few of you are using a Lehigh plug, which I can’t seem to find available anywhere.
Between those 3 options, will I need to set head spacing on my own? The process looks relatively straight forward, but I figure I’m going to have $30-40 into shims and shipping…so just wondering if I need to also account for that as I make a decision which direction to go.
Curious your thoughts on best direction to go for strictly a hunting rifle, but knowing I’ll likely keep this gun forever as long as it is similarly accurate as my Mountaineer was.
Now that I’ve received it, I’m doing what I can to learn about BP options. From my research I’ve learned the factory plug flame channel can wear out relatively quickly which makes me want to find a more robust solution. I’ve reached out to Jeff regarding pricing for his Knight solutions, and I see also quite a few of you are using a Lehigh plug, which I can’t seem to find available anywhere.
Between those 3 options, will I need to set head spacing on my own? The process looks relatively straight forward, but I figure I’m going to have $30-40 into shims and shipping…so just wondering if I need to also account for that as I make a decision which direction to go.
Curious your thoughts on best direction to go for strictly a hunting rifle, but knowing I’ll likely keep this gun forever as long as it is similarly accurate as my Mountaineer was.