Does any one have any experiences with the Rem. inline M/L they could share with me good or bad.

I'm looking to buy an inline pretty soon. I have heard that the Remington design allows some gas and powder debris to blow back through the primer hole and action on firing hitting the shooter in the face. Some say it's minor, no worse than others, some say its really bad. Have any of you experienced this?

I'm leaning toward a Knight Disc Elite at this point but still haven't rulled out the Remington.

Thanks.

The rear of the Remington bolt is the same as the centerfire gun as far as I can tell. They used their basic bolt body sans the locking lugs which are no longer needed. In a bolt action it is the rear part of the bolt that is designed in such a way as to direct any gas leakage away from the shooter. If there is no concern with gas leakage past the bolt with the 50,000 plus psi cartridge version then I have no concern with the ML version. There is a tiny amount of blowby that gets into the bolt around the firing pin and WILL rust the bolt, firing pin and spring if not cleaned as stated in the instructions, but proper maintenance takes care of that.
The Remington 700ML is, in my opinion (because I also own and shoot bolt action centerfire rifles), the strongest and safest modern muzzleloader out there. It is accurate and easy to shoot. The Remington Model 700 trigger mechanism is fully adjustable and the stock is designed make the recoil of magnum centerfires manageable.

I have two TC renegades, a TC encore, a Knight, a winchester Apex and a Remington 700. So far, the Remington is the most accurate out of the lot, but the hardest to get clean. Taking apart the bolt assembly is extremely important as corrosion can cause the bolt not to strike the primer hard enough to ignite.



Here's my order of preference



Rem 700 Nikon 4X Leupold QRW 250 gr. XTP 100 gr. Triple 7 musket cap

TC Encore .50 Zeiss 3.5-10X44 Leupold QR mounts Scope 250 gr Muzzleloader MZ 110 gr. Trip7 209(soon to be converted to the small rifle primer) http://www.prbullet.com/hornet.htm

Winchester Apex .45 w/ 100 gr. Trip 7 195 gr. deadcenters 209(also to be converted)Burris 3-9X40 fullfield II

TC Renegade .54 hornady round balls with a patch and 90 gr. BP iron sights

Knight has too many things to mess with for me to consider taking to the woods. I also only use loose Triple 7 as I have found it to be more accurate.

I am a real pragmatist about MLs. I shoot one because it gets me into the field another week each year.

Therefore, a scoped 50 Cal. M700SS ML looked pretty good.

In the beginning I tried the saboted pistol bullet thing and I could not get the rifle to shoot very well at all.

Tried the PowerBelt bullet for a couple of seasons and it shot very, very well. BUT the copper hollow point is too soft and did not exit on both deer leaving relatively little blood trail.

The old fashioned Hornady Great Plains lead bullet shoots pretty well, is heavier, and I hope will solve the exit problem. We'll see.

I do find the insertion of the #11 cap to be a bit of a problem on a cold morning ... but it has gone bang for me so far.

I've noticed no blow back or blow by during shooting. Might that be something to do with the 209 adapter?

The rifle is easier to clean than a traditional percussion rifle ... but taking the bolt apart is kind of a learned skill.

I have noticed on the practice range that compared to the numerous other kinds of ML rifles in use (admittedly by folks of unknown experience and skill) on the line, I seem to have much fewer problems with ignition and between round light cleaning. The M700SS ML just seems to work.

Should be some good closeout prices, I read that Remington is droping the muzzleloader from its line up.

Yea, They have been selling the stainless 50s for 299 at Bass Pro.

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