In-lines are legal in Wa if the nipple is exposed to the elements. I bought a CVA hunterbolt from Cabela's,it was $149 with the accesory kit. Other than the sights ( they suck ) it's a great first ML. It's been very accurate with almost all the loads I've tried,with new sights it'll be even more so. With the breech plug out it's also simple to clean.

I went with the .54 cal, mostly because I also want to use it for elk,and a .50 is minimum for elk in Wa,I don't like using just the minimum.

I shoot conical bullets,and use pyrodex powder. I'm gonna try the pyrodex pellets, with the pellets,the powder measure is one less thing you have to keep track of.

I'm surprised Dogfish hasn't posted yet,he's the ML expert here on the board.
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