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Posted: 9/29/2018 3:18:44 PM EDT
Just arrived today on my doorstep, and wow what a package. The case is phenomenal, comes with just about everything but powder, primers and bullets. Only hiccup was one of the extra tubes I ordered was crushed, so I'll have to email customer service on that. Trigger is very nice, light two stage but kind of like an s3g. A little front heavy and the can blocks the Leupold vx-1 2-7x33 i had laying around at 2x, but ok at 7x. I suspect I'll only shoot this like once in my life, but I love kits and this is a really great kit package. Has to be 100 bucks just in accessories and case. Embroidery on case looks classy! Trap door in buttstock for supplies. I'm betting it cost them about $100 bucks to sell me this "notariflenotasilencer" combo.
Don't worry about extra loading tubes, they are just brass stock from K&S, run from $3 up to $8 on amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Metal-Round-Tube-Brass-Carded/dp/B00FZS2618 I figure to fire the first shot is nearly $100 in supplies from cabelas or the like to get powder/primer/bullets, and probably ~$2 a shot with the fancy bullets they recommend. on to pics: 
     
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Posted: 9/29/2018 3:25:07 PM EDT
[#1]
Sweet!
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Posted: 9/29/2018 4:08:05 PM EDT
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Only hiccup was one of the extra tubes I ordered was crushed, so I'll have to email customer service on that. 
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Posted: 9/29/2018 5:42:24 PM EDT
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Wow, where did you find it for that price?
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Posted: 9/29/2018 5:52:13 PM EDT
[#4]
Nice! I probably would have bought one if they could have been used for hunting in WA state.
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Posted: 9/29/2018 6:10:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good luck... |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 6:16:20 PM EDT
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Wow, where did you find it for that price? https://www.store.silencerco.com/products/maxim-50?variant=37950952529 |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 6:39:09 PM EDT
[#7]
Cool idea, but too many limitations
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Posted: 9/29/2018 7:14:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yawn. They are past that blip in cs issues. Called last week and got right through. They seem to be back to normal. Companies get overwhelmed, it happens. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 7:20:26 PM EDT
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That’s a nice front stuffer op.
That price tempting. It would be a cool conversation piece if nothing else. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 8:01:38 PM EDT
[#10]
How do you deal with powder build up in the can. I thought black powder is dirty.
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Posted: 9/29/2018 8:23:57 PM EDT
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How do you deal with powder build up in the can. I thought black powder is dirty. I’m not sure how you’re getting $100 to fire the first shot, BP supplies aren’t that expensive. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:08:52 PM EDT
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Dont think the modern synthetic black powders are nearly as corrosive. Regardless, run hot water through it for awhile, dry it out, and run patches like you would any BP gun.
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Posted: 9/29/2018 11:39:49 PM EDT
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Silencerco website. They are dumping them, no surprise though, lots of hassle to take 1 shot. Fun having fedex dropping it off on doorstep. https://www.store.silencerco.com/products/maxim-50?variant=37950952529 |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 11:45:05 PM EDT
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Dont think the modern synthetic black powders are nearly as corrosive. Regardless, run hot water through it for awhile, dry it out, and run patches like you would any BP gun. |
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Posted: 9/30/2018 10:07:09 AM EDT
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$2 per shot muzzle loader? No thanks.
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Posted: 9/30/2018 12:07:55 PM EDT
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$2 per shot muzzle loader? No thanks. |
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Posted: 9/30/2018 12:13:10 PM EDT
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Seems like a deal at $450. They're a cool product, just not something that interests me.
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Posted: 9/30/2018 12:39:39 PM EDT
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Dont think the modern synthetic black powders are nearly as corrosive. |
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Posted: 9/30/2018 1:01:00 PM EDT
[#19]
$450 is nice for a hearing safe BP hunting gun. Some quality BP guns cost more than that.
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Posted: 9/30/2018 2:56:52 PM EDT
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The base gun I've seen anywhere from $450 to $500 by itself.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/119981/traditions-vortek-strikerfire-ldr-muzzleloading-rifle-50-caliber-30-cerakote-barrel-synthetic-hogue-overmold-stock |
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Posted: 10/1/2018 2:33:32 PM EDT
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Sold out... I was late to the party on this one.
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Posted: 10/1/2018 10:23:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Nice! I probably would have bought one if they could have been used for hunting in WA state. 
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Posted: 10/2/2018 11:51:53 AM EDT
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Damn out of stock...
That was fast.. |
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Posted: 10/3/2018 1:07:32 AM EDT
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If these had come out a year earlier and at near this price, I'd have bought one. Instead I bought a Ruger 77/44, paid to have it threaded, and bought a SiCo hybrid for my kids to hunt with. That cost me almost $1800 (although the Hybrid has other uses) and still isn't super accurate unless I use subsonics. With a muzzleloader the kids could have hunted youth season, shotguns season, and both muzzleloader seasons. Shit!
Oh well, I have a nicely made big bore sub gun and a multi use can, and the daughter used both to kill a nice 11 point this youth season but man this would have been way cheaper if it had been available then. Yes, ear muffs would have been much cheaper than all these options but I was also after the recoil reduction that a can provides. It makes a big difference and the kids notice. I would assume the maxim 50 is the same result. Edit: Goddamnit I just realized I also wouldn't have bought them a youth muzzleloader, and another scope, just so they could hunt those seasons as well. I have 3 kids so we end up hunting all the seasons available to make it work around all the other crap they're in. 
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Posted: 10/3/2018 6:31:46 PM EDT
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The tracking # says mine will be here Friday.
Has anyone used Powerbelts in these guns? I have some as well as Hornandy FPBs to try and was wondering if the plastic skirt separating from a Powerbelt could be a problem. |
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Posted: 10/4/2018 3:48:19 PM EDT
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Got mine today. Great kit. The case is impressive. I did have a broken plastic snap on the shoulder sling bit. Called SiCo, they picked right up and mailed me out a new sling. Looking forward to black powder season now.
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Posted: 10/4/2018 4:26:00 PM EDT
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For $450 I would have bought one to give as a gift.
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Posted: 10/5/2018 8:48:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Got mine today. Great kit. The case is impressive. I did have a broken plastic snap on the shoulder sling bit. Called SiCo, they picked right up and mailed me out a new sling. Looking forward to black powder season now. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Got mine today. Great kit. The case is impressive. I did have a broken plastic snap on the shoulder sling bit. Called SiCo, they picked right up and mailed me out a new sling. Looking forward to black powder season now. What is everyone using for bullets? I had time to mount the scope, clean it, and fire two rounds of Hornady 300gr FPBs over 90gr of Blackhorn. They were a foot apart at 50 yards, but if I remember correctly these bullets did the same thing in my normally accurate Strike. The trigger is very light for a hunting gun. Quoted:
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Dont think the modern synthetic black powders are nearly as corrosive. |
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Posted: 10/5/2018 10:39:19 PM EDT
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FedEx dropped mine off this morning. What height rings are you using? I have a Leupold VX3 3.5-10 laying around that I plan on putting on it. Does anyone know if there are any other scope bases that will fit?
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Posted: 10/5/2018 11:36:36 PM EDT
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I got mine off amazon, not a picatinny, so may have trouble with some mounts. I just slapped my scope on there with some medium height rings, the can blocks the lower 1/3rd at 2x, but higher power it isn't as bad.
Traditions Performance... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013RA3ZG?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf |
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Posted: 10/6/2018 3:34:57 AM EDT
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I wanted one of these really bad when they came out, but to use it to hunt in NV we need irons. I ended up with a T/C Encore which I really like, obviously unsurpressed though. I handled one of the Maxim 50s and the weight out front was way more than I expected, but I still should have bought one.
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Posted: 10/6/2018 7:41:55 PM EDT
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I wanted one of these really bad when they came out, but to use it to hunt in NV we need irons. I ended up with a T/C Encore which I really like, obviously unsurpressed though. I handled one of the Maxim 50s and the weight out front was way more than I expected, but I still should have bought one. Personally I think NV needs to get with the times when it comes to muzzleloaders. That, or make it primitive flintlock style. |
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Posted: 10/7/2018 10:11:37 PM EDT
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like muzzle loading doesn't have enough issues when it comes to working up loads for accuracy. maybe if you lived on the farm and had all the time in the world, but hitting a public range with everyone around you blasting away and you are futzing with powder and rods... a freakin nighmare, esp. here in Phoenix when its 110 degrees and you are getting ready for hunting season several months away.
how does it handle the plastic hulls that make up a sabot? we hunted Colorado which didn't allow sabots, unsure now... but at least with solid projectiles, you start to understand why people stood in giant rows and blasted away at each other a couple hundred yards away from each other in the 17th century. otherwise they would be out in the field for several days if everyone took cover. and then factor in the mfg and tech of several centuries ago... |
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Posted: 10/8/2018 12:58:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
like muzzle loading doesn't have enough issues when it comes to working up loads for accuracy. maybe if you lived on the farm and had all the time in the world, but hitting a public range with everyone around you blasting away and you are futzing with powder and rods... a freakin nighmare, esp. here in Phoenix when its 110 degrees and you are getting ready for hunting season several months away. how does it handle the plastic hulls that make up a sabot? we hunted Colorado which didn't allow sabots, unsure now... but at least with solid projectiles, you start to understand why people stood in giant rows and blasted away at each other a couple hundred yards away from each other in the 17th century. otherwise they would be out in the field for several days if everyone took cover. and then factor in the mfg and tech of several centuries ago... |
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Posted: 11/4/2018 9:57:43 AM EDT
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Well it's back in stock on silencerco website but back to $999
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Posted: 11/4/2018 10:17:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
If these had come out a year earlier and at near this price, I'd have bought one. Instead I bought a Ruger 77/44, paid to have it threaded, and bought a SiCo hybrid for my kids to hunt with. That cost me almost $1800 (although the Hybrid has other uses) and still isn't super accurate unless I use subsonics. With a muzzleloader the kids could have hunted youth season, shotguns season, and both muzzleloader seasons. Shit! Oh well, I have a nicely made big bore sub gun and a multi use can, and the daughter used both to kill a nice 11 point this youth season but man this would have been way cheaper if it had been available then. Yes, ear muffs would have been much cheaper than all these options but I was also after the recoil reduction that a can provides. It makes a big difference and the kids notice. I would assume the maxim 50 is the same result. Edit: Goddamnit I just realized I also wouldn't have bought them a youth muzzleloader, and another scope, just so they could hunt those seasons as well. I have 3 kids so we end up hunting all the seasons available to make it work around all the other crap they're in. |
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Posted: 11/5/2018 12:19:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Well it's back in stock on silencerco website but back to $999 |
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Posted: 11/7/2018 12:14:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's very odd, usually subsonic is not as accurate as full power loads |
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Posted: 11/12/2018 4:01:43 PM EDT
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Looking for one of these at $450, not for me, but for a friend that has given a lot to this nation. Let me know.
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