Talk me out of a Knight Ultra Lite

[Justabirdwatcher]

Well it's that time of year again, the time of year I always get interested in buying a new hunting rifle. This year I've decided I just have never been happy with my CVA Optima V2 or at least, not as happy with it as I was my Ruger 77/50 (never, ever should have sold that gun). But there were a few things I didn't like about the Ruger too, so I've been perusing the ML's and came across the Knight Ultra Lite. I love light, accurate rifles, and this one can be set up to shoot percussion caps pretty easily. Plus it is not a break action cocker, which I think is what I'm just so tired of with my CVA. Those break action cockers just reek of cheap.

All that said, the idea of spending $1500 on a ML, even if it's one of the best ML's on the planet, seems steep to me. I can afford it, but will I be happy with this gun? I'd love to hear from those of you who own a Knight Ultra Lite. Thanks in advance!

 

[Tikka06]

The knight rifles HQ are local to me so I am kind of biased. I don’t have an ultra light but do have a mountaineer. Actually one of the first ones produced. It is a flat out nail driver. I can get a 3-4 inch 3 shot group at 200. That’s with 110gr BH209 and a Barnes 290 TMZ. They are well built guns but if you are recoil shy you may want to look elsewhere. I’m guessing that ultra light will have a pretty stout recoil.

 

[Justabirdwatcher]

The knight rifles HQ are local to me so I am kind of biased. I don’t have an ultra light but do have a mountaineer. Actually one of the first ones produced. It is a flat out nail driver. I can get a 3-4 inch 3 shot group at 200. That’s with 110gr BH209 and a Barnes 290 TMZ. They are well built guns but if you are recoil shy you may want to look elsewhere. I’m guessing that ultra light will have a pretty stout recoil.

Thanks for the reply. I don't load my ML's very heavy, so I'm not too worried about recoil. Mostly looking for something to pair with a 45-70 (another gun I'm interested in adding to my collection) so I can load the same bullets in both, probably around the same velocity. Right now I shoot 70 grains (volume) of BH209 or 90 grains of Triple Seven. Had great luck on deer with those charges, out to 140 yards, so no reason to change IMO. If I ever chase elk with it, I'll bump up, but deer aren't hard to kill.

 

[cgasner1]

The plunger style gun doesn’t work well with bh 209 you’ll wanna stick with the 777

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

I have been shooting a Knight Ultralight for 7-8 years now, and I love it. I bought it because I wanted something lighter, and can swap out to a #10 cap if I draw a tag somewhere that requires it. I shoot 100gr 777 behind a Knight Bloodline bullet (Lehigh Defense lathe turned bullet that is designed to break into 6 flachettes; they do some wicked damage....). I get ~1" groups with it at 100, and with the combo can hold a group for 3 shots before they start they start climbing up towards the 1 o'clock.

In the 100grn of powder range, I don't think the recoil is bad. Prior to this gun I was shooting a TC Encore and the difference is negligable to me. That said, I only bought mine because a guy had traded it in because it bucked too hard, but I am guessing he was shooting 150grns or something. I didn't even know they existed except the guy had traded it in at my uncle's store and he thoguth I might be interested. Never knew they existed, and would probably still be shooting the TC, had my uncle not called me.