I bought this kit for a winter project. Well two years later I got busy and finished it. Just too my time and fit the wood to all the metal parts. Measured three time and drilled once for the pins that hold the fore arm pinned to the barrel. Sanded the wood to match the brass and brass to match the wood. Then put a hi luster polish on the brass. Stained the wood with two colors of walnut to make it look more like walnut and finished with many coats of TruOil . Browned the barrel the Burchwood Browning. The brass piece that secures the front of the forearm fit like crap and took some work to relocate the mounting holes. Other wise a fun project and really didn't take that much time. I was actually impressed how adjustable the double set trigger is. I finally was able to find some percussion caps, so now we can see how it shoots.

The biggest problem is the trigger guard. It has a small hook for it pinky or ring finger and every time you fire the rifle it digs into your finger and is painful. 5 minutes on the grinder and some polishing and the little hook is gone and the rifle is now perfectly comfortable to shoot.

Otherwise it’s great rifle, accurate, well balanced, fun to shoot.

This is most likely the most accurate muzzleloader you can purchase for the price. You could spend up to $2500.00 finding the accuracy this gun has to offer. Started with a 60 grain load of Goex FFg and worked my way up to 85 grains for a very accurate hunting load. During the test loads I was able to connect them at 50 yards with all charges in 5 grain increments. It did not care how much powder I used the only change was as the charge went up, so did the elevation which is what you want. Only had to adjust the rear sight with a brass drift. Wish this review allowed photos to show my test and final pattern.

First off, great price and fast delivery from Muzzle-Loaders, thanks!

Rifle fit and finish are really good for a prebuilt rifle in this price range. Not quite the wall hanger "look at my antique" heirloom quality, if you want that, then get the kit and do it yourself! Easy to clean, instructions weak (but Traditions does have a YouTube channel), plus it shot well out of the box. No sight adjustments were necessary for me, at 100 yards consistent 2" group with 70 gr of 2f.

Ordered this on a Sunday night and it was in my hands Wednesday. Price was great, 80$ cheaper than the big outdoor store(s). Out of the box it was accurate. Great gun. Instructions are a little fuzzy in areas but all in all I'm happy. I was after a functional side hammer for traditional hunting, and this nailed it. If the boss would let me I'd get another.