If you could only......
02-27-2006, 08:39 PM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: If you could only......
I have often times wondered the same question many times. I asked myself this, after a person I knew had the misfortune of a house fire in which he lost everything. All his rifles were lost. He visited me after the fire and we talked about what his plans were. Since he also is on up there in age he expressed that he was not going to start a "new collection" of firearms.
I think if I had to pick one rifle.I would get a .58 caliber percussion cap modelThompson Center Hawkins rifle. This rifle would handle deer, bear, elk, moose, and any other critter I wanted to hunt. The other reason I would choose this is the ability to add barrels to this rifle to cover future needs. For instance, I could down the road get a .62 caliber smoothbore for bird hunting. I could get a .50 caliber 1-28 barrel for long range shooting sabots. I could get a .32 or .40 caliber for small game hunting. Also the T/C still has the warranty and customer service. Also if you are going to limit yourself to one rifle pick the best out there.
Another reason for the Hawkins model over a inline is, this way you could still hunt any season whether it was traditional or muzzle loading season, you could hunt any state because you would meet any and all restrictions. And the last reason for the Hawkins is the make of the rifle is very sturdy. This would be a good all around rifle.
I think if I had to pick one rifle.I would get a .58 caliber percussion cap modelThompson Center Hawkins rifle. This rifle would handle deer, bear, elk, moose, and any other critter I wanted to hunt. The other reason I would choose this is the ability to add barrels to this rifle to cover future needs. For instance, I could down the road get a .62 caliber smoothbore for bird hunting. I could get a .50 caliber 1-28 barrel for long range shooting sabots. I could get a .32 or .40 caliber for small game hunting. Also the T/C still has the warranty and customer service. Also if you are going to limit yourself to one rifle pick the best out there.
Another reason for the Hawkins model over a inline is, this way you could still hunt any season whether it was traditional or muzzle loading season, you could hunt any state because you would meet any and all restrictions. And the last reason for the Hawkins is the make of the rifle is very sturdy. This would be a good all around rifle.
02-27-2006, 08:48 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Pasadena Maryland
Posts: 370
RE: If you could only......
Oh I know you guys will roast me for this but I love the inlines and I gotta go with my Omega. I like the results I get and it's easy to clean. I guess I'm a hunter before a weapons enthusiast. Plus I am not yet into the stage of hunting where you care about the type of weapon you use. I am still in the I GOT A DEER phase. :-) I'm sure as I get more that'll change.
02-28-2006, 06:20 AM
#8
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location:
Posts: 714
RE: If you could only......
ORIGINAL: snowman69
If you could only have one muzzleloader
to hunt and shootwhat would it be and why?
If you could only have one muzzleloader
to hunt and shootwhat would it be and why?
02-28-2006, 07:19 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Northern Illinois
Posts: 427
RE: If you could only......
smowman69,
Heaven forbid thatI would ever have to liquidate and have only one ML, but if I absolutely had to it would be the 50cal. Omega Thumbhole.
It's very well designed, looks good, feels good, easy to cleanand is the most accurate of all my ML's.
Heaven forbid thatI would ever have to liquidate and have only one ML, but if I absolutely had to it would be the 50cal. Omega Thumbhole.
It's very well designed, looks good, feels good, easy to cleanand is the most accurate of all my ML's.