#Muzzle loader rifle brands manuals#

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#Muzzle loader rifle brands manuals#

Their manuals are contradictory and their Lifetime Warranty is not transferable. Essentially an 'import only' entity in the United States, their lack of testing shows. Yet, some of their employees do try very hard. With independent knowledge, it has taken no less than three replacement guns to get one without a defective barrel or trigger. The Canadian made 209 ignition has always been acknowledged as better than Remington's own weak attempt, and it is hard to spot anything but lack of improvement and a decline in quality control from this once proud company.ĬVA brand (owned by the Spanish company BPI) and the remarkably un-Spanish name of 'Winchester Muzzleloading' seem to fall somewhere squarely in the middle. Development of their sole model froze a long time ago, to the point where their 700ML's have recently been on clearance at warehouse clubs. Remington apparently just does not care much anymore. With no legible owner's manual, apparently no inventory and no 2004 catalogs, White Rifles, LLC continues what some have referred to as a 'controlled liquidation.' It is a sad commentary, but 'new' guns that will not fire reliably out of the box, are sometimes sold resplendent with rust, or with used barrels, is bad juju. The better manufacturers protected their customers with replacement barrels with Traditions it was 'too bad, so sad.' Less and less is heard of Traditions in the inline market these days their sudden disappearance from Cabela's catalog was no accident. 45 craze' was touted again-several manufacturers rushed to market with poorly selected or tested twist rates in their. The reports of self-firing Traditions bolt guns has been reported too often to ignore, and I've experienced this sad phenomenon myself. Traditions, White Rifles, and Remington have achieved this dubious distinction-for different reasons. No attempt has been made to cover all muzzleloading companies, as some inlines are so obscure and produced in such small quantities the general consumer has no reason to suspect they exist. Your mileage may vary, but I've found that quality in customer service and attention to detail often correlate with quality products. To keep this brief overview from becoming a 'drag' to read, I'll start at the bottom of the smokepole bucket and work up. It remains, like most things, a matter of opinion. Nevertheless, based on my experiences, and several informal surveys of others, these are tendencies that I'm comfortable in relating. The ratings are by nature subjective, and the 'one-incident' reporting has a margin of error of 'totality.' It is dynamic, as a company once renowned for customer service may have taken a step backwards, and those who were not at the top of the heap a few years ago may now be. There are trends in customer service, uniformity of quality, and overall customer satisfaction that manifest themselves over time. RATING THE INLINE MUZZLELOADING MANUFACTURERS