I'm not calling Mike Brooks out because I'm sure he's forgotten more about muzzleloaders than I know. I will say though, that my Cabela's Blue Ridge has been well worth the money that I gave for it. I've had it for 15-18 years and perhaps the price has gone up or the quality has gone down since but I seem to recall paying $399 for it then.
I've killed more deer with that rifle than any other gun I own, modern or otherwise. It always goes off, seems to have little or no delay and it's accurate.
The only problem that I have had with it is probably mostly of my own doing. At some point I got a bit of surface rust in the bore and I've never been able to get it completely clean (one of these days I'll do it). Probably in large part because of this, it seems to foul worse than my other guns after only a few shots.
I've had TC's that I sold or traded because they didn't blow me away. I've played with friends' Lymans and don't find them to be any better than the Pedersoli. I have an RMC Accusporter that I like pretty well but I always reach for the more traditional Pedersoli between the two of them. I also have two custom guns. One of the custom rifles is too heavy to use as a go to hunting gun but the other one has become my regular deer rifle. That said, I'll keep the Pedersoli/Cabelas gun and likely continue to use it at least occasionally.
