Re: first muzzle loader
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bornhunter04</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes i myself think it's silly, because it's just adding something to the process. I don't doubt that it works, but what if you drop the orange thing or forget it or what if you only have one, and you have to pull that out pop that primer out and insert new primer then install the disc back into the breech....Am i right in that's how it functions? Just out of curiosity, how many orange discs come with the rifle? I'm just thinking about Morphy's law.....Personally I've had enough bad luck when a big boy shows up that i try not to introduce any thing i deem unnecessary to the system.
The omega z5 is a falling block type action and it just doesn't leave enough room to really get in there fast and remove the spent primer, something I've never had with a break action. Although this might be exclusive to that model, I've only messed with a sample size of one so for other models this might be a moot issue.
I looked at knight when i started thinking about a new inline because i know they're reputation as tack-drivers, but i didn't like the orange disc and the fact that they stopped producing them is a large deterrent.
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LOT'S of rifles in the woods that are out of production, and doing just fine.
Like the 77/50 Ruger Officer's Model that I handed down to my oldest son when I got the KP1.
Gotta love the faction that tries to interject "easy" into the blackpowder game....'course, I'm of the sort that would tell you a flintlock is a simple and reliable system, so I have a hard time feeling any pain over it.
Though I believe you are thinking about the knight disc rifle, which is a different animal from the KP1 design, you're right about the little plastic thingy in my KP1 being a real pain in the ass. Easy to see, easy to handle, easy to find if you drop it in the grass/leaves, easy to extract, seals the system from every kind of wet a hunter can find himself in, etc.....silly, really.