New shooter needs help

Kingcreek
New shooter needs help

Post by Kingcreek » July 29th, 2012, 6:48 am

Ive wanted a muzzleloader for hunting Illinois whitetail but never owned until yesterday. I picked up a Knight at an estate auction for a little over two hundred. I cleaned it up and it's in good condition but I don't have an owners manual or any accessories. I don't even know what model it is but it does use the earlier disc primer. It is stainless and synthetic with a BSA scope. The rear sight is missing one fiber optic.
Anybody help me figure out this thing?
I figure I will need a bullet starter, patch jag, 50cal projectiles and some kind of powder.
Where to start?
Thanks!

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Re: New shooter needs help

Post by a1smokepole » July 29th, 2012, 12:47 pm

Dose this gun have a bolt action and tell me whats wrighting on the barrel

Kingcreek

Re: New shooter needs help

Post by Kingcreek » July 29th, 2012, 3:39 pm

Yes it is a bolt action disc rifle. There isn't much info on the barrel. The bolt leaves a rectangular notch when closed which I am told means it uses the older orange disc primer. The serial number is in the 0336xx range if that helps.
Thanks

sqezer

Re: New shooter needs help

Post by sqezer » July 29th, 2012, 5:14 pm

I have a spare rear sight if you need one.

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Re: New shooter needs help

Post by a1smokepole » July 29th, 2012, 6:18 pm

when you open the bolt dose the breech plug look like this on the face. http://www.knightrifles.com/breech-plug-M900019/
if so you have the original disc model and yes it takes the orange disc.
http://www.knightrifles.com/original-disc/

Kingcreek

Re: New shooter needs help

Post by Kingcreek » July 29th, 2012, 7:32 pm

Yes. It looks just like that. Original disc with hex head. I did get the tool to remove the breech plug and the ram rod under the barrel but no other accessories or manual.
I would be interested in the rear sight if it is the fiber optic.
Thanks a bunch!

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Re: New shooter needs help

Post by a1smokepole » July 29th, 2012, 8:51 pm

what powder or you going to use and for loading you may what one of thies http://www.spinjag.com/index.php
and its good for cleaning and they have a good starter to.and you can get a manual here. http://www.knightrifles.com/owners-manuals

Kingcreek

Re: New shooter needs help

Post by Kingcreek » July 29th, 2012, 9:24 pm

Thanks, I'll have to get a manual. I've been a shotgun, rifle, and pistol shooter for years- sometimes competitively. I've been reloading metallic cartridges for 30 years but never fooled with black powder.
I don't have any idea what to use for powder or projectiles. Any suggestions are welcome.

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Re: New shooter needs help

Post by a1smokepole » July 30th, 2012, 10:59 am

I use Blachhorn 209 powder no cleaning at the range love that and you have to use a hot primer like cci209m .triple 7 is a good powder but you have to clean after every shot and you use a mild primer like w209 and for bullets go can you use sabot in your state check your muzzleloading laws and see what you can use.

sqezer

Re: New shooter needs help

Post by sqezer » July 30th, 2012, 1:32 pm

Yes it's the fiber optic.