
Originally Posted by
Screwbolts
Ignorance can be eradicated threw education, But there is truly no fix for stupid!
The " Inline Muzzleloader is not a new design! No, Tony Knight, wasn't the creator of the first inline.
I hunted for many years with an Under hammer of the Hopkins & Allen design mane by Numurec arms, the Offhand model, was gifted it in 77. I actually shot that barrel out. It currently carries a 58 barrel of 26" that I fit to that action.
When, Black Powder Industries brought their Beartooth magnum for $129.00 I figured I would try this Inline ML thingy. I bought one in 50 cal and and shot that barrel out quicker than my Offhand barrel, 4 breech plugs later and less than 1400 Rem 209-410 primers and lots of REAL Boolitz and Maxies and any resemblance of acracy was gone, so was the rifling. The break open action is now the Base of a Rook Rifle I built. Heck the in reality my Inline action really is very little difference from my under hammer, one put thr fire directly in from underneath verses from the back.
This entire thread reminds me of the the Ignorance of conversations, when compound bows hit the market, LOL!! Yes, I had the pleasure of hunting with Bill Wadsworth and holding , admiring, the proto type of the Oneida Eagle compound Bow. United we stand strong, Divided we fall fast!
First Inline Muzzleloader Patent:
The first inline muzzleloader patent was issued to Pauley in 1808. This patent was significant as it introduced the first inline action in which the cock of the sidelock was replaced by a cylindrical hammer driven by a coil spring. Here are some key points about this and related developments:
Pauley (1808): Pauley invented the first inline action for a muzzleloading firearm, featuring a cylindrical hammer driven by a coil spring, which replaced the traditional cock of the sidelock.
Dreyse (1838): Dreyse used Pauley’s inline invention as the basis for his 1838 turnbolt design, which became the Prussian Needlegun of 1848.
Paul Mauser (1868): Mauser later used the Dreyse needle gun design as a basis for his tumbolt cartridge rifle, which was first patented in the U.S. and adopted by the German military in 1871.
Tony Knight (1985): Knight designed the Knight MK-85 in 1985, which featured the annular ringed hammer of the Wolverine and the pullcock of the 10-Ring action.
Doc White (1990): Doc White developed the hardened combination nipple-breechplug used first in the White Super 91, which was a significant advancement in inline muzzleloader design.
Remington (1996): Remington joined White in 1996, marketing a Mauser analog muzzleloader with their M700ML, which was another notable inline muzzleloader design.
US Patent 9121661 (2015): This patent, issued in 2015, detailed an inline hammerless percussion firing system for muzzleloader firearms, continuing the evolution of inline muzzleloader technology