We will be hunting with muzzle loaders in Tennessee later this year and wife needs a rifle.

Any suggestions for which one's to show her? Her LOP is about 13 inches and most likely either .45 or .50. Shots would be limited to no more than 6o yards.

May want to throw in any preferences to inline/percussion/flinter

and bullet preferences if that stuff affects your decision at all.

Percussion, 209 primer would work well. Never really hunted with a smoke pole before although I bought a lefty .54 caliber decades ago, just in case.
Trying to find some rifles to give her several to choose from and want to follow the KISS principle.

KISS and muzzleloaders don't really go hand in hand. But, about as close as you could get would be pellets and conicals with the built in plastic base, like a Power Belt. An inline for sure, much easier for a novice to operate.

Best thing to do is cruise the shops and find what fits her and then go from there.

Are pellets and shotgun primers legal for the season you want her to hunt in? Worth checking.

Inline is a lot easyer for u

Yes, only rule is it can't be loaded from the breech.

If price is medium then I'm going to lean to CVA Optima in stainless because of the ease of operation, and decent quality for your capital invested. If she likes the ML hunts then you can get more into it and you have a decent back up rifle to boot.

I now have 3 TC Triumphs. I can't think of anything more suited to a smaller shooter.

I can think of at least 3 current models better suited to smaller framed shooters.

T/C Impact,,its has an adjustable LOP
CVA Wolf or Wolf with youth stock
Knight Little Horn or BigHorn with Little Horn Stock

Whats the LOP on a Triumph.....14" with a fairly high comb?

Omega X7 would be sweet if you could find one but it would need a different recoil pad to shorten the LOP. The OEM pad is pretty thick.

A TC Impact would be a great option.

They are priced right and have an adjustable stock. Plus, they shoot lights out.

For 60 yard shots you can back off the load and make it very confortable on the recoil side of things.

For caliber, stick with .50, many more options for bullets and all you need for deer.

I've got a White Lightning a couple posts down on this thread,
Worth lookin' at for her. Light weight,Short(22" bbl),50 caliber(504)Start bullets easy with Her fingers & Ramrod 'em in, Fact' drilled & tapped for Receiver Sight (easiest of all to aim with)Fact' installed Recoil Pad,Collectable Gun for Status.
It's also on the classifieds !
PM Horsefly80 for an opinion,He just recently bought one from me. Thanks fer lookin'
Rich

Thanks for the tips. Any online places you guys recommend for best pricing?

You have a PM

She liked the looks of the TC Impact camo so we went with that. Am sure it will shoot well enough to hit a deer under 100 yards. She told me she wants a scope on it as well. 13.5 LOP might just fit her with a light jacket on. If she is wearing a heavy coat the 12.5 LOP should be good.
Now I get to buy one for myself:) Am looking at the TC Triumph.

Good Choice on the TC for her ! Keep her Happy!
My Daughter & Hubby moved to Colorful couple yrs ago Auora for a while and then Lakewood.
I'm tryin to get back out there for Elk this year.
What part are you from ?
Rich
BD March, 1939 still goin' strong.

We live about 10 miles east of Colorado Springs.

Just remember if your going to ever hunt over here in Colorado there are some stiff rules on Muzzle Loader hunting. Check the current guidebook and get some practice in.

Thanks, But I don't have any plans to hunt any animals in Colorado with or without a muzzle loader.

Dropped by Cabelas yesterday and after examining the rack of ML's decided to go with a CVA Accura V2. It fit me the best and am sure it will shoot minute of whitetail at 50-100 yards.

Colorado muzzleloader rules are not really that stiff.


MUZZLELOADING RIFLES
& SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS

a. Only legal muzzleloaders allowed in muzzleloading
seasons.
b. In-line muzzleloaders are legal.
c. Must be a single barrel that fires a single round ball or
conical projectile.
d. To hunt deer, pronghorn or bear, they must be minimum
of .40 caliber.
e. To hunt elk or moose, they must be minimum of .50
caliber.
f. From .40 caliber to .50 caliber, bullets must weigh a minimum 170 grains.
g. If greater than .50 caliber, bullets must weigh a minimum 210 grains.
h. Shotshell primers are legal.
i. Pelletized powder systems prohibited in muzzleloading seasons.
j. Cannot be loaded from the breech in muzzleloading seasons.
k. Only open or iron sights allowed in muzzleloading seasons. Fiber optics
and fluorescent paint incorporated into or on open or iron sights are
legal. Scopes or any sighting device using artificial light, batteries and
electronic gear are prohibited during muzzleloading seasons.
l. Sabots are prohibited in muzzleloading seasons. Cloth patches are not
sabots.
m. Smokeless powder prohibited in muzzleloading seasons. Black powder
and black-powder substitutes are legal.
n. Electronic or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated into or
attached to muzzleloader during muzzleloading seasons.

TC Impact came in yesterdays mail from Wholesalehunters.com
Wife loved the camo she picked out and said the rifle fits het 5'6 frame perfectly without removing the stock spacer.
Thanks for the tip!