Muzzleloader Question - what to get??

[One Track]

Bummer. Mine fit perfect right out of the box. Mine felt like they were already broken in. You do want some stiffness to protect you ankle. But, if it feels really awkward, they might not be the pair for you. If you are just used to wearing low tops, it might take some getting used to. You might call Cabelas and explain. Ask them if you can take them on a few hikes, and still return them if they don't break in.

There should be a little movement with the heel picking up. I always wear a sock liner under my good boot socks. I've never had a blister. The liners protects your skin from the friction. I do get hotspots after real demanding hike, or when sidehilling.

 

[Buck-eye]

Good ol One Track, always there to help. Those sock liners saved my butt in Zona, so I gotta buy some of those. How'd that trip go Brent??

 

[Freedivr2]

I might end up doin that, Onetrack. Thanks for the help on the sock liner tip, I actually bought some of those right at the end of quail season but hadn't tried em out yet. No, I'm not used to low tops at all, I'm used to high top boots, actually. I really like the Mendiels, though, they grip really good and are pretty light. Just gotta get em softened up (even after putting another 20-30 miles on em during the quail season they're still don't appear to have broken in much, but no more blisters, just hotspots on long hikes and I think that's normal). Thanks for the tip, take care, Myke

 

[Rick]

I have a Knight with the older "disc" system that uses the orange plastic piece to hold the primer, instead of the round red piece that the new ones use. I like it, but I'm sure any comparable muzzleloader would work as well. We used the .50 Powerbelt 348 gr bullets, and they worked well on a big 5x5 in New Mexico.

Where are you planning on going?

In October, unless you are at a much higher elevation than we hunted, it will not be too cold. We hunted November the lat couple of years and it was fairly warm during the day. I don't hink you will need boots like what would be required in Montana elk country. I like the lighter boots for New Mexico, while I wear fairly heavy Danners in Montana and Wyoming.

Oh - I like the polyprop sock liners or the thin merino wool socks under a heavier sock. I get both of them from Cabelas.

 

[340mag]

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I have no idea what your looking for in a black powder rifle or if a traditional HAWKEN KIT would interest you but IVE USED a 58caliber hawken like this for years and it has both great accuracy and great knockdown power, a pure lead 58 caliber slug can weight up to about 600 grains and packs a significantly harder impact over the smaller 50 and 45 caliber rifles, even a 58 caliber round ball weights about 300 grains, and expands to about 1" in dia. on impact, it leaves a very effective hole that drops game very effectively