Questions on new knight muzzleloaders

[CGhost]

https://www.muzzleloaders.com/product/mountaineer-forest-green-straight-stock-52-cal-fpj-sale/
What exactly is the FPJ? And how readily available is .52 cal ammo?

 

[JeffB1961]

 

[rugerbh103]

The FPJ was designed to allow 209 primers to be shot in the older plunger style guns, LK-93, Wolverine, and MK-85's. I can't think of a good reason to pick it over bare 209 primers in a bolt gun, I'm sure someone can.

I have thought hard about a Knight 52. My main worry is availability of components, I only see the sabots from Knight.

 

[03mossy]

If there was a reliable source for some good .52 conicals I would looks at one real hard

 

[dwm]

Love my 52 guns, the only problem is sabots, I get bullets from midway.I buy bulk sabots from knight so I don’t run out, really never had a problem.I have 4 knight 52 cals if that helps, great shooting guns

 

[GM54-120]

Buy the 52cal it will shoot 458 bullets well. Later you can buy either the 45cal 1-20 barrel kit for Mountaineer or Ulite for $350. Very easy to swap barrels in a couple minutes.

Looks like they are offering the 50cal barrel now too.
https://www.muzzleloaders.com/product-category/muzzleloader-shooting-supplies/muzzleloader-barrels/

 

[JeffB1961]

on their site they only show .52 sabots for .458 and .457 bullets (silver and magenta) but their prices are reasonable . if they made them for .451 and .452 it would make a lot more bullet options available .

https://www.muzzleloaders.com/product-category/muzzleloader-sabots/
the .52 the OP linked to is about half the price or less compared to their .50 rifles .

GM54-120 being able to change barrels for not a terrible expense is VERY interesting !
would a gunsmith be needed to do that or is it something someone reasonably familiar with tools could do ?

 

[michiganmuzzy]

on their site they only show .52 sabots for .458 and .457 bullets (silver and magenta) but their prices are reasonable . if they made them for .451 and .452 it would make a lot more bullet options available .

https://www.muzzleloaders.com/product-category/muzzleloader-sabots/
the .52 the OP linked to is about half the price or less compared to their .50 rifles .

GM54-120 being able to change barrels for not a terrible expense is VERY interesting !
would a gunsmith be needed to do that or is it something someone reasonably familiar with tools could do ?

Very easy to do with basic hand tools. You're basically just removing the bolt, breech plug, and trigger. Then putting them onto the new barrel.

 

[GM54-120]

is it something someone reasonably familiar with tools could do ?

All you need is the allen wrench for the stock and trigger. Its literally a couple minute job if each barrel has its own breech plug. Bolt is tooless removal.

Sportsmans still has some bare primer bolt bodies too...i think. WAY cheaper than Knight.
https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting...neer-209-bare-primer-conversion-kit/p/1508871

 

[dozer_xj]

If there was a reliable source for some good .52 conicals I would looks at one real hard

https://parkerproductionsinc.com/co...nter/products/52-cal-530gr-traditional-hunter