I’m going to need a ML

[Nomad]

Ok, I sold my MK 85 , once we went rifle ( I used it in shotgun season ) . Now I’m going to ML hunt in Tenn at my nephews, the first week or two of Nov . It’s pretty mild then ,and it’ll be a few day hunt that’s all I’ll use it . I’m not looking for a hobby, I have zero interest in testing new loads, experimenting with things and so on , once it’s set up it set up .

So a good mid range gun, that’s simple to,load and clean , oh and my MK 85 was 11 caps loose powder and sabots , so I guess I’ll need advice on pellets and such and I believe 209 caps ? 
 

Thanks

[The_Real_TCIII]

CVA Wolf with a decent scope. BH209 and 209 primers. Pick a bullet and you will need a bit of range time. 90 grains of powder and I bet youre sighted in in inside of seven shots. Dont overthink it

[Nomad]

6 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

CVA Wolf with a decent scope. BH209 and 209 primers. Pick a bullet and you will need a bit of range time. 90 grains of powder and I bet youre sighted in in inside of seven shots. Dont overthink it

Thanks , I’ve got a Nikon BDC scope laying around that I took off my daughters rifle when she went to a red dot .

I think ill stock up on components now though .

[G-man]

Go with a cva. Best bang for buck .  209 shotshell primers.  Sabots.  Your choice of powder. If you keep your shots reasonable  range . 90 grains  loose or 2 pellets will serve you well. 

[The_Real_TCIII]

Just take my Encore and bring it back clean, I dont need it until December

[Buckmaster7600]

Cva-pick model by price.

harvester sabots

black horn 209 powder

remington sts 209 primers “hard to find but the best from my experience” 

Pick whatever bullet you like, I’m a Barnes guy.

 

kill deer and don’t overthink it. With a 270gn bullet I’m zeroed at 130yds that gives me 170 yds of never having to think about zero as it’s never more or less than 2” from crosshairs.

[sbuff]

Any new cva or Knight will do just fine, if you want to up the price the woodman arms are fantastic . I don't currently own one but I've spoken to the owner Mark a few times .

If your going used or find a new old stock grab a TC Omega . Could possibly be one of the greatest ML built all time . 

Although older in design the White muzzleloader line up is hard to beat . Tony Knight and Doc White started building them about the same time . Both lineup's are classics 

[sbuff]

Just remember if you go cva you'll need the bh209 plug as it doesn't come with it 

[Cabin Fever]

CVA and what everyone else has said! 

[Nomad]

2 minutes ago, sbuff said:

Just remember if you go cva you'll need the bh209 plug as it doesn't come with it 

Thanks everyone ! Yep I just watched a CVA video and saw that about the plug . I’ll hit the gun shop tomorrow for components, I’ll ask about CVA ML but it’s not a hunting shop, mostly tactical stuff, ARs , AR pistols , mini 14s, short barrel shotguns and handguns .  
 

They’ve always had primers and powder ,  I never gave it much of a look though . 
 

Looks like my shots will be fairly close , and off a solid rest .

[Arcade Hunter]

22 hours ago, Cabin Fever said:

CVA and what everyone else has said! 

Not to mention how much fun they are to shoot and how lite it is also.  I have the wolf and use it exclusivly in my shotgun only areas.

[Nomad]

Hit the gun shop, fresh out of 209 primers, but had many pistol types . Two kinds of powder and he said he could get me 777 also . Makes since it’s ML season and guys must have cleaned them  out .

I’ll just wait a bit till things replenish. 

[Jeremy K]

1 hour ago, Nomad said:

Hit the gun shop, fresh out of 209 primers, but had many pistol types . Two kinds of powder and he said he could get me 777 also . Makes since it’s ML season and guys must have cleaned them  out .

I’ll just wait a bit till things replenish. 

777 won't perform anywhere near the black horn so loads will vary from what people recommend when using black horn. 

[Nomad]

2 hours ago, Nomad said:

I’ll just wait a bit till things replenish. 

 

[hueyjazz]

Nomad

You may be in for a long wait.  He had 209 primers and was fresh out?  Then he's one of the few that had them. 

I waited over a year and a half to get 209M primers and I was on multiple waiting lists and that before the queen made them impossible to ship into NY without a ffl.

Get what you want when you see it but if you plan to go with BH209 the primers are rare to find as you really should use 209M.  I had a failure at the wrong time just using 209