Posted April 19, 2018 10:30 am by Comments

By Kristin Alberts

The stainless Remington UML looks and feels like any other Model 700, but sets a new bar for muzzleloaders. Achieving factory accuracy and performance requires using the company’s primed cases and Premier bullets. (Photo: Kristin Alberts/Guns.com)
If a hunter told you 30 years ago they had killed a deer at 200+ yards with a muzzleloader, the listeners would have laughed and passed another pop. Though modern inline muzzleloaders have been stretching effective ranges, it was still a surprise when Remington introduced the Model 700 Ultimate Muzzleloader several years ago as ground-up redesign with claims of 300-yard accuracy and power driven by a new charging system. Now that we hunters have had plenty of time to get acquainted with the UML, answers are emerging on whether this is the new face of inline muzzleloaders or just another flash in the pan. Here are ten things you need to know.
What is the UML
First, we must understand the UML. Looking like a centerfire bolt gun, the Ultimate Muzzleoader uses a closed breech system. The UML ignition system requires a “uniquely-sized” brass case primed with Remington 9-1/2 large magnum rifle primers. These “rounds” are push fed into the breech by the bolt, creating a gas

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