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So about 13 years ago, my son in law bought a "Hunting Rifle" from a friend at work. The friend had quit and needed $$ to move. So my SIL came home with a Traditions sidelock .50 cal with a black synthetic stock. The bore showed some poor care and after heavy cleaning it showed a few pitted sections. But it was "His" and the first ever firearms purchase and he was proud of it...so I took him to the range and we worked up a load and outfitted him with all the items he needed to shoot it.
Well since that day my daughter bought him a centerfire hunting rifle and other guns...but he still has that old muzzleloader and he told me last month that he wants to "Hunt something" with it. Well we have coyotes and I was thinking that would work so he can hunt with "His" first gun.
We went back to the range since he hasn't fired it in almost 5 years...its on target with the load we had worked up out to 50 yards, it opens up some at 75 and that should be fine for the close calling areas I am thinking of.
He hit me up with this question the other night and asked about a new barrel for his ML...I tried to be tactful, and explained that it was not an expensive rifle and that a new barrel was pricey and that in this case wasn't needed. He said that if he hunted coyotes with it that he might want to hunt deer and maybe elk...
I think he is putting the cart before the horse, but I said I would ask...is there a source for reasonably priced barrels for this rifle?
Well since that day my daughter bought him a centerfire hunting rifle and other guns...but he still has that old muzzleloader and he told me last month that he wants to "Hunt something" with it. Well we have coyotes and I was thinking that would work so he can hunt with "His" first gun.
We went back to the range since he hasn't fired it in almost 5 years...its on target with the load we had worked up out to 50 yards, it opens up some at 75 and that should be fine for the close calling areas I am thinking of.
He hit me up with this question the other night and asked about a new barrel for his ML...I tried to be tactful, and explained that it was not an expensive rifle and that a new barrel was pricey and that in this case wasn't needed. He said that if he hunted coyotes with it that he might want to hunt deer and maybe elk...
I think he is putting the cart before the horse, but I said I would ask...is there a source for reasonably priced barrels for this rifle?