Traditions is the "Harbor Freight Tools" of Muzzleloading?

[Sixgun_Symphony]

Their barrels are accurate, but the overall quality is best described as cheap.

 

[FishDFly]

Rather tacky.

For some folks, the above is all they can afford, but they still get to enjoy the hobby because of the manufactures and their pricing.

 

[#BPBReloadingFFL]

Odd calling Traditions cheap when a few of the TOP over priced muzzleloader kits are produced in the same CNC automation milling fashion.

 

[Old Hawkeye]

And your point?

 

[Okie Hog]

Traditions sells accurate and serviceable muzzleloaders for a fair price. i've been reloading since 1954. i have dies made by Redding, Forester, Hornady, RCBS, Lee and others. Lee sells good and serviceable dies at a good price.

 

[Frontier's]

Great guns!

 

[azmntman]

My traditions have been hitting bullseyes and filling freezers for35 years so I think you are wrong.

 

[RIDE-RED350R]

Not every 16 year old can afford a brand new Corvette

Sometimes people have to justify their choices for more expensive toys by throwing mud on less expensive offerings that still somehow get the job done.

 

[Kansas Jake]

Nothing wrong with Harbor Freight. I have a number of their tools. For hobby or occasional use they work fine. My compound miter saw has given good service for a number of years. If I was a professional carpenter I’d probably want something better. Comparing Traditions to Harbor Freight isn’t really a bad thing. Decent stuff for a fair price.

 

[RIDE-RED350R]

Nothing wrong with Harbor Freight. I have a number of their tools. For hobby or occasional use they work fine. My compound miter saw has given good service for a number of years. If I was a professional carpenter I’d probably want something better. Comparing Traditions to Harbor Freight isn’t really a bad thing. Decent stuff for a fair price.

I'm a professional wrench turner. I have an $8k Macsimizer tool chest loaded with Blue Point, older Craftsman, some Carlyle, and some Snap on stuff. Almost a year ago now I picked up HF Icon 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" drive ratchets and make a point of grabbing them each time I need a ratchet just to see how they hold up. So far, not even a hint of trouble. And at a fraction of the tool truck price. HF doesn't necessarily equate to junk.

 

[sheriff john]

Gotta say, Traditions is still in the business of serving the old school muzzleloading community while dozens of others have dropped us.

Those who started in the 60's remember some of the guns offered through the next 20 years (70's & 80's). Some were classics, others bordered on just barely shootable, but we had a good assortment to choose from. The choices today are simply small in number for the person who wishes to enjoy muzzleloading without spending a whole lot of dough,

Similarly, Lee molds work. They stand behind their products and, if you look at their entire product line, they're not afraid to try new bullet designs. $35 for a Lee .58 minie mold still in production vs a $100 RCBS set of blocks no longer made? Uh ...decision based on what I've got money to spend, not on what I want.

 

[FishDFly]

If it was not for Lee, lots of folks would not have molds.

 

[windini]

Isn't it great to have choices?

 

[deerstalkert]

I have Ideal molds from the 20's. I have Lyman molds from the 30's. i have custom molds and which molds sit on my bench next to the LEE pot? LEE.
I don't have any Traditions. purely because i have never seen one in my used gun market. but if i did see one for my price comfort range it would sit right next to my CVA's, Thompson Centers, Investarms, Richland, Ardesa, Pedersoli, and customs. yeah i am a snob when it comes to Muzzleloaders. I love them all!

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Please stay with Muzzleloading folks. Lee makes good products for casting muzzleloading projectiles and such. Discussions about other Lee products for more modern firearms should be on another forum. thanks

LD

 

[ohio ramrod]

The one thing about this game is that people of all incomes can play the game. Some go top dollar some go with what they can afoard. I have been to rendezvous where a couple with an old beat up van and a highly patched tent will set up next to a couple with a new tent and an expensive RV that they park in the parking lot so they have air conditioning. Yet they sit around the campfire and share their food and drinks.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Traditions is an entry level gun at an entry level price. Several members here have shown that the Traditions guns shoot very well and are mechanically reliable. When I started in this hobby, my entry level gun was a CVA, it did what I wanted it to do for 25 yrs...Both brands are/were quality functional products.

Though your comparison to Harbor Freight is accurate, your wording is condescending (whether that wording is accidental or purposeful is not yet known).

 

[user 49399]

I like Traditions and Harbor Freight. This gun will shoot cloverleaf groups at 50 yards and didn’t break the bank.

 

[Stykbow]

I will not be lured in by another troll post, I will not be lured in by another troll post, I will not be lured in by another troll post…

 

[Rock Home Isle]

I like Traditions and Harbor Freight. This gun will shoot cloverleaf groups at 50 yards and didn’t break the bank.View attachment 128729

Wife says I'm not allowed to even go into a Harbor Freight anymore...