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Here are some of the things folks are saying about the Ultimate Muzzleloader:

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Allen Shearer had his article on the new World Record Roosevelt Elk (1Mb PDF) he shot in British Columbia in 2009 published. Congratulations, Allen!

"I picked up one of your rifles used from a friend who sold me his old one to help pay for his new caron stealth. When I received the gun, it had been loaded for 6 months, last fired during the Michigan late muzzleloader season. I took the gun to the range and shot a 3-shot cloverleaf at 100 yards, the first shot being the 6-month old load. That was the summer of 08. Since then, I harvested 8 deer last year and 2 so far this year with all being one shot kills and not one of the deer shot taking so much as a step. All of the deer were hunted in the snow with temps 20 degees or less.

I am a gunsmith and have shot most muzzleloaders that have come out in the last 30 years or so and have not been impressed by the accuracy or consistency of any of the in-lines on the market. I have to admit that I was a non-believer when I heard of your rifles but my experiences with my rifle has proven it to be the most consistent, reliable and accurate muzzleloader I have ever shot. I believe this to be the best non-traditional muzzleloading rifle in existence. No bull, no hype, just a damn fine rife! Thank you!"

- Brant

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"The Ultimate Muzzleloader is my favorite gun period!!!!! I just returned from a great hunt in Alaska where I killed a big moose and bear. The moose is a little over 69 inches and the bear is an 8 1/2 footer. The moose was shot at 157 yards and died within 20 yards. The bear was shot at 50 yards and went 40 and piled up. The Ultimate Muzzleloader is the best muzzloader on the market!"

- Shane Jacobsen, Redhead Pro Staff

"Guys, thanks for creating an amazing muzzleloader, the ULTIMATE! Why would you shoot ANYTHING else? The carbon stealth w Leupold Tactical is EVERYTHING you said! Last night I killed a doe here in Michigan at 255 yards while my son, Chase was watching. Chase picked the biggest doe in the field which was of course the furthest away. I dialed the scope to 2.5 and played a 3" right hold for the wind. Chase called it, "she's down" and I heard the whop! Randy, thanks for the the lessons & range time!"

- Dan Flavin

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"I had another great hunt in Colorado, and shot another great buck. He scores 196 4/8 with velvet. I was using your recommended load of 165 gr 3-F Triple 7 and 338 gr platinum pwr belts. It was a 156 yard shot with open sites and I pounded him right through the front left shoulder. I was very pumped after the stalk and shot. He has 42 3/8” of mass, 17 G-2’s and 12 4/8 G-4’s. I love my gun."

- Jerry Harbottle

"An awesome weapon... I killed a hog with a perfect shot at 187 yards. Thanks guys!"

- Nat Harris

"I drew an Iowa muzzleloader tag this past year, and went the first week of January. I carry a very popular muzzleloader that you see advertised on every TV show and in every magazine, and at that time thought i had the best muzzleloader available. When I got to Iowa, my outfitter, Gabe Adair, just laughed out loud and told me not to feel bad lots of people fall for that marketing scam... just leave that tomato stake in the gun case and use mine, he handed me your carbon stealth model and told me the gun's zeroes and really that was it. So on the fourth day, and remember the gun has been loaded for at least 4 days that I know of, I'm down to the last few milli-seconds of daylight when a buck stepped out of the timber at 200 yards. I was so cold I couldn't grunt loud enough to make him stop, I was only able to see the width of his rack.

I made a decision to try to take the deer, and it still amazes me what happend... when I tell people around here they say yeah right... the deer was hard quartering away at 275 yards, holding the best I could for the kill zone. At the crack of the gun every deer in the opening bolted, with the buck I shot at leaving the quickest of them all. I phoned Gabe and told him I thought I got a bullet in him, but at that time I didnt know where. So I backed out till the morning. Gabe was adamant he kept saying if you hit him he's dead and I'm thinking "Yeah right."

So the next morning we found blood right away and the buck went less than 100 yards. The bullet hit his right hind quarter and traveled the whole length of the body destroying the liver and the lungs. I was dumb founded. My compliments to the finest muzzleloader on the planet, and do you take tomato stakes in on trade? Thank you."

- Jed Hammer

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"My grandson, Kelton, recently shot his first deer, a fat young doe, with his custom 50 caliber muzzleloader made by Ultimate Firearms. Kelton is a 9 year old third grader who lives in Hillsboro, Ohio. He dropped this doe on November 22,2008 during the first day of Ohio's youth deer gun season with a single 94 yard shot off a tripod. Kelton was using a 275 grain Fury bullet propelled by ONE pellet of Triple Se7en magnum powder. With minimun recoil, Kelton said he didn't feel it kick at all (an important factor for young hunters).The deer never took a step after the shot and had a gaping two inch exit wound. The pictures show the results of good training and preparation along with the ultimate youth muzzleloader by Ultimate Firearms. We cannot thank Ken Johnston enough for his commitment to excellence as he built this gun for Kelton. We hope more dads and grandpas will consider Ken's muzzleloaders as a means to help other youngsters have a chance to experience this opportunity; to find success in the outdoor world of hunting. Thanks Again!!

- Steve Anderson

"I just wanted to express my satisfaction with my BP Express. We've had a fantastic season with that muzzleloader, having taken 2 bucks and 4 does from Gallia County in southern Ohio. My buck is a mid 140's class 9pt (11 scoreable) buck with nice mass and was shot quartering to me, (he was running in to my grunt call) @ 60yds. The bullet performance was fantastic, dumping all of its energy on impact and the buck crumpled in its tracks. My buddy Craig hunting with me the next day shot a doe @ 240yds. She just rolled down the hill! I followed with a 200 yard shot on the doe that was running with Craig's. (Dropped in it's tracks)

During the late muzzleloader season my father (Bill Trombly) borrowed a friend's (Rich Phillips) BP Express and shot a doe @ 256yds. This doe also piled up in its tracks! We've had a great season with our BP Expresses and I'm looking forword to many more years of memorable hunts. Thanks a bunch guys and good luck to you all!"

- Mike Trombly

"While hunting with a friend of mine this past muzzleloading season I had the opportunity to shoot his BP Xpress Muzzleloader. I can truly say "I'm impressed". This was the first time I had ever hunted with a muzzleloader and let me tell you... I'm hooked. I am an avid outdoors girl and I work for Bass Pro Shops. Our store is filled with great hunting stories but I have to tell you that when I nailed my 11 point buck, well let's just say the "boys" back at the store were a little "green" and were even doubting the gun. Fear not, I have been quick to point them to your site. Anyway, my buck was trotting with two other bucks at 260 yards away. I shot him right through the heart and he went down about 60 yards later. What a rush! Thanks for making such a fine gun."

- Debbie Labadie

"Last year I harvested numerous does on our property with the Ultimate Muzzleloader, the longest shot being 215 yards (a perfect hit). This gave me confidence in the gun that if I can see a deer I can probably shoot and kill it. The 2008 Iowa shotgun season rolled around and a trophy buck made it was down a steep ridge on to my food plot 140 yards away. There was no question that with the Ultimate Muzzleloader I could harvest the buck with a single shot. The buck turned broadside and I placed the sights slightly behind the shoulder and fired the shot. The buck dropped in its tracks with a well-placed shot. It was a big, heavy 10 point that gross scored 166 inches. Thanks guys for building a truly remarkable firearm. "

- Jason DeWitt

"It isn't often that someone calls and thanks me, profusely, for my advise. However, I got a phone call from Allen Shearer, Belfair Washington, expressing his thanks for hooking him up with Ultimate Firearms and helping him get one of your muzzleloaders. He has already taken a couple of good animals with it. It is refreshing to have someone say thanks for steering them in the right direction, but it is the Ultimate Firearms team that deserves 100% of the credit. Keep up the good work. "

- Kelly Davis

Jerry Harbottle with his 365 inch Arizona elk

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"Randy, first of all, thanks for all your help! You have been a huge benefit to me. Secondly, I do not know what to say about this gun. It blows me away every time I pick it up. It is truly a remarkable firearm! Man oh man did I have a great year with it. . . two great mule deer bucks and a 365 inch Arizona bull elk. One of the mule deer was a 285 yard shot. He was quartering away at a slow trot. I heard the thwack before the smoke even cleared. It was awesome. I can hardly wait for next year. Thank you so much! Randy, you are like an "on call" gun surgeon!!!!"

- Jerry Harbottle

"This is a repeat story from last year. Iowa in 2007, Michigan in 2008. Made a perfect 100 yard shot with my BP Express and he piled up 25 yards away. Don't know how the fury finds the heart every time but it does. Two years using the BP 50 cal. and two record bucks. This year's big buck scored 152 gross, 22.75" outside. Both of my sons shot bucks in Iowa this year also with their Ultimate Firearms muzzleloaders. They each scored high 160's. Thank you from one happy customer!"

- Keith DeWitt

"I want to say thank you for the gun you sold me two years ago. I am living proof that this gun will always go "bang" in even the heaviest downpours. During the first week of this past deer season, my two friends, both with "lesser" muzzleloaders, each had either hang-fires or no-fires during the wet weather we experienced. At the end of the day, I was the one with the buck. Thank you for a superior product!"

- Stephen

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"My father and I have shot every muzzleloader in the industry and we have just about every record in the book, but once we came on board the Ultimate Team it's then that we found out what all the talk was about. It is by far the most user friendly muzzleloader ever made, period. The accuracy is by far the the best of the best. When the bullet does not go through the same hole, I know it was my fault because it will punch holes through holes all day every day with light loads or heavy loads and clean up is under a minute. . . the most impressive muzzleloading rifles made. "

-- NRA Muzzleloading Champions, Tim & Harry Marsh

"Wow, seems odd to say but I've been shooting a muzzleloader competitively for over 35 yrs now. In that time I've shot nearly every kind of muzzleloader imaginable most were highly tuned pieces with a specific purpose in mind usually in an attempt to win a certain match or series of matches. Having participated in the Manufacturers Championship from it's inception I was able to evaluate the potential of a particular product by what we observed in the competition and how they fared against one another in similar conditions. The team I shot with for years was able to amass a large amount of success but there was change on the horizon. In it's first attempt at this competition the Ultimate rifle finished a respectable second in the team championship having never experienced the pressure of the match or it's rather unique format. It was easy to see the potential of the Ultimate rifle. For those that wish to tinker and experiment the combinations are endless but if you simply go with the recommended components and loads the advertised results are easily attainable. In my 35 plus years I have never fired a muzzleloader that is as user friendly and easy to clean as the Ultimate muzzleloader. Whether your looking for the optimum in down range killing potential or extreme accuracy the Ultimate rifle is by far the class of the field. "

- Bob Elka

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"My 2007 elk harvest was a great success and an unforgetable hunt due in part to my first encounter with the 50 caliber ultimate firearm. My guide, Sonny Tapia, of Dream Mountain Outfitters, told me to leave my 50 caliber Thompson Center Encore in my gun case. He let me use his Ultimate Muzzleloader. I was skeptical at first until he took me to sight it in for my next day's hunt. I was amazed with the accuracy of the distance at 400 yards. With the confidence the gun gave me I was able to harvest the elk at 355 yards. The shot dropped him in his tracks. I wouldn't have felt confident taking the shot with my Encore. "

Thanks for developing such a powerful muzzleloader!

- Frank McClung, West Virginia

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"My name is Nick and I am 14 years old. I used one of your guns, the BP Xpress Hunter, for the first time on my youth muzzleloader mule deer hunt. After five days of hard hunting I had only one chance to make a shot and your gun performed flawlessly. The shot was a difficult uphill shot at over 200 yards, and I didn’t place my shot in the perfect place but that gun dropped it like a ton of bricks. It is amazing what 200 grains of powder will do. Although he wasn’t the biggest buck in the unit it was my first mule deer and I am very proud of it. I was helped by the superb guiding ability of Sonny Tapia of Dream Mountain Outfitters. My dad and I want to thank you for producing such an excellent gun. "

- Nick Guzman

"November 16, 2007: Second day of Michigan's firearm deer season. In Zone 3, where i live, you can only use a shotgun, muzzleloader, or handgun to hunt whitetails. The story I am about to tell you is true and comes from a lot of practice.

My hunting buddy, Scott Derisly, and I also do a lot of long distance shooting together, so it worked out perfect to have him as my spotter. I am using an Ultimate Muzzleloader on a Remington 40x action and a Jewell trigger to trip the firing pin set @ 12 ozs. The optics are Leupold MARK 4 TAC 3.5 x 10 x 40, 30mm tube in a McMillan stock, so basically I have a muzzleloader on steroids. Down the throat of this hand held howitzer I have 4, 50/50 pyrodex pellets and a 275 grain fury. I already know all my bullet drop from, again, lots of practice, out to 700 yards and i am very confident. . . okay, cocky. So on with the hunt. . . We got about an hour of daylight left when i see a gray spot that wasn't there a minute ago. We put the spotting scope on it and Scotty says "Big doe all by herself. " This usally means it's a dry doe. Anyways, we decide to take the shot. Scotty ranges the deer with a Leupold RX-3 and tells me shoot it like it's 600 yards, so i check the wind. I dope it at 8 to 10 mph. I give 36 inches of drift and bullet spin, let out my breath, concentrate. . . BANG!!! Deer kicks its back legs, runs 30 yards and dies. You would have thought we just won the Super Bowl! It would not have been half the fun if I was by myself. Having my shooting buddy there made it that much better. To sum it up in a nut shell, I could not have had that kind of fun with any other muzzleloader. it is truly in a class of its own. "

- Randy H. Johnson, President of Deadeye Enterprises, Representative of Ultimate Firearms Inc.

"We won the NRA ML unlimited championship this past week and also took first and second in the hunter championship. The great thing about this whole shoot was we were shooting against guns that were made just for that shoot and ours was an off-the-shelf gun shooting Triple 7 and sabots. The bore size guns didn't have a chance and they were all different calibers. . . from 30 caliber on up. We still guarantee MOA @ 500 yards with a 1000 ft lbs of energy. "

- Randy H. Johnson, President of Deadeye Enterprises, Representative of Ultimate Firearms Inc.

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"Being an avid bowhunter and not harvesting an animal with a firearm in 7 years I lost the excitement for gun hunting. Last year I shot an Ultimate Firearms BPxpress. . .now I can't put it down. Consistently shooting coyotes at 300 yards with a muzzleloader is as fun as it gets. . .Thanks for making an incredibly accurate muzzleloader. "

- Gene

"After all my years of shooting, I find that the Ultimate Muzzleloader has been the most impressive rifle I have ever shot. The action, barrel, ignition system and bedding system are all state of the art. If you couple this rifle with Hodgdon Pyrodex or Triple 7 powder and the Fury bullets, you will have not only the most accurate muzzleloading rifle going, but the most powerful as well. Simply put, I find Ultimate Muzzleloaders to be the baddest boys on the block. "

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- HP Gregory

"The Ultimate Muzzleloader is the finest of the modern day muzzleloaders. Not only is the muzzleloader made with precision workmanship but the accuracy and beauty of the firearm is unmatched in the industry. Being a wildlife officer with two young boys, time is a valued commodity at my household, and the ease of cleaning The Ultimate Muzzleloader is one of the most important features of shooting the firearm. The team at Ultimate Firearms is the most personable and knowledgeable in the firearm industry. . . always willing to help get the most out of the firearm being used. Kudos to the you, Randy, and K.J. for putting the best of the best of muzzleloaders and rifles on the market. Keep up the good work. "

- Allan Wright, Redhead Pro Staff, State Wildlife Officer, Ohio

Kelly Davis with his giant New Mexico elk

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"My latest bull elk is the crowning achievement of my 30 years of elk hunting. It grosses over 380" Boone & Crockett. It was the first living thing I ever fired my Ultimate Firearm at. . .a 243 yd shot. . .off shooting sticks. I center punched him behind the shoulder with your 275 grain bullet. He took 2 jumps and piled "stone dead" into a cedar tree. I can't thank you and Ken enough for putting your rifle and bullets in my hands. I owe my success to you and am thoroughly convinced that no other muzzleloader can do what the Ultimate does. Confidence is 90% of any hunter's success and when packing the Ultimate in the future, I am confident there is a 100% chance that I will be notching my tag!!"

- Kelly Davis, Mead, WA (view Kelly's buck in the Trophy Gallery)

"Boy do I love my new BP Express. I took it to Iowa for the gun opener and shot this dandy 12 point at 210 yards on the top of the power line hill. "

- Keith De Witt, Zeeland, MI (view Keith's buck in the Trophy Gallery)

"I shot a muley the other day with my muzzleloader. It was awesome! I was walking and he ran behind some trees at somewhere between 125 and 200 (didn’t range him). The buck stopped and I had one small opening at his neck about 4 inches square. My shot dropped him like a bag of hammers! This gun is bad to the bone!"

- Hank Parker Jr. , Co-Host of Hank Parker 3D

"We have Extensively tested The Ultimate Firearms 50 caliber muzzleloader and I must say it is in a class by itself. Accuracy is easlily MOA or less and bullet drop, or lack thereof, is not comparable to any other muzzleloader on the market today. These guns are more accurate than all but the most custom centerfires! My personal gun will shoot 3" or less MOA at 350 yards. . .EVERYDAY. Thanks for a fine weapon. "

- Allan Rovig, McWhorter Custom Rifles

"The .50 caliber muzzleloader my son bought for me on Father's Day is unbelievably accurate. Ultimate Firearms should be very proud of producing and selling this very distinctive firearm. I hope in the near future that I will be able to purchase one for him. Firing this gun is like nothing I've ever experienced before. "

- Jack Willuski

Billy Catfish Parker with his 2007 New Mexico Antelope

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"The laser rangefinder read 302 yards. I was so confident with my BPXpress that i didn't think twice about the shot. I got a good rest, put my crosshairs on the shoulder, squeezed the trigger, and it dropped him like he was struck by lighting. What a gun. . .very impressive indeed! I can only say WOW WHAT A MUZZLELOADER!"

- Billy "Catfish" Parker, Co-Host of Hank Parker 3D

Jungle Jim Scott gives a superb testimonial in this great article, The Ultimate Precision Muzzleloader (197Kb PDF), that he wrote for an upcoming issue of Precision Shooting Magazine.

"I shot a nice 9 pointer with my BP Express. He was about 150 yards away. One shot through the lungs and he went down in about 30 yards. I wouldn't have thought of taking the shot before getting this gun. "

- Phil, Michigan (view Phil's buck in the Trophy Gallery)

"I hunt in the shotgun zone of Sanilac County, MI. Over the years, I have seen deer of this quality, only to watch them walk away because they were out of range. That all changed when I purchased your BP Xpress muzzleloader. On November 16, 2005 at 2:30pm, this nice whitetail entered my property chasing does. I took the shot at 225yds and fell this great Michigan buck. . . 9pt / 20-inch spread, 204lbs field dressed. Thanks for making a superior product that gave me the ability to TAKE THE SHOT!!!"

- Scott, Grosse Pointe, MI (view Scott's buck in the Trophy Gallery)

"I am sending a total of 10 pictures of targets that I shot at 100 and 300 yards, each with 3 shot groups. So far, I have fired 260 rounds with my muzzle loader. My goal is to shoot approximately 1500 rounds by hunting season. I have tested SST 300 grains, Shockwaves 300 grains, Barnes SBT 285 grains, Deadcenters 300 grains and QT 300 grains. As you can see, the Barnes and the Shockwaves shot the best. Thanks for such a great, reliable weapon!"

- Dave, Michigan (view Dave's Targets in the Trophy Gallery)

Ultimate Firearms, Inc.
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