Customer Product Reviews

Knight Shadow .50 Caliber Rifle - Blued/Black

The Knight Shadow offers you a high-quality muzzleloader at an affordable price. It has unexpectedly sleek and slender lines for a muzzleloader, yet delivers the strength and accuracy you expect from a Knight. It has a break-open action with a black anodized receiver. Stainless steel internal parts offer reliability and incredible resistance to corrosion and the elements. A simple 209 ignition keeps you from searching for hard-to-find primers. Outfitted with a 26" blued steel Green Mountain barrel with open sights, it is drilled and tapped for a scope. The Monte Carlo-style, black reinforced synthetic stock has a checkered grip and a checkered Beartail forearm. Sling studs are already mounted and installed. The Rebound hammer is perfect for either right-or left-handed shooters. .50 caliber only. Made in USA. Length of pull: 14". Overall length: 42". Weight: 7-3/4 lbs.

Average Customer Rating:

3.6 out of 5

4 of 5 (80%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Knight Shadow .50 Caliber Rifle - Blued/Black

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Great smoker!, September 2, 2009
By TahoeJohn from South Lake Tahoe, CA

"I bought a shadow yesterday. I Took it to the range today and fired 20 rounds of seven pellets (50 grain) pushing a 294 grain HP (sabot backed) along with an equal amount of 200 grain ball with separate sabot wad. I used .209 Winchester shotgun primers. Accuracy is 5X5. 3” groups at 100 yards. Johnny like!. I water swabbed the bore followed by oil patch after each shot.
I read about an issue with trigger access when a scope is installed. My rifle included a trigger extension that takes care of the clearance problem. I installed it out of the box.
After my shoot today I disassembled the weapon and cleaned it thoroughly. I found the shadow easy to clean in about 20 minutes.
I love the Fiber Optic sights and was able to adjust them intuitively. I was shooting groups at 11 o’clock and moved them easily with a simple dope change to the right and down.

The Knight Shadow is fun to shoot. It is solid in the vice and manageable off-hand. Every shot maintained consistent detonation and I feel comfortable behind the stock.

Great smoker!

I am looking forward to MZ season this year.

Tahoe John"

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 2 for Knight Shadow .50 Caliber Rifle - Blued/Black

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

My first day at the range....., March 14, 2009
By Wizeguy

"I just finished my first day with this gun. I put on a Pine Ridge Ballistic 3x9 with "quick detach mounts" by ZX2? I believe. The gun shot well and it didn't punish me too bad at all shooting 100gr. of Blackhorn 209. This is my first in-line ML. I also own a left hand T/C Renegade which is a solid piece of iron........but it won't toss anything but a patch and ball accurately. This Knight was on target in 6 shots. That's MY ability. It grouped at 2" at 100yds......that's IT'S ability. I used Barnes MZ expanders/250gr. TOTALLY lethal. The Barnes TMZ boatail in 250 gr. also grouped tight as can be. This gun is a bit petite but it operates nicely and cleans up easily. I found the trigger a bit heavy but I am used to a two trigger gun. It's a good value for the buck."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 3 for Knight Shadow .50 Caliber Rifle - Blued/Black

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Excellent muzzleloader for the price, January 14, 2009
By JT79 from Des Moines, IA

"I bought muzzleloader with the scope.
It very accurate [less than 1" group at 100yds]. At 50 yds it shoot 1" high. I never had a miss fire or problem with over 50 shoots through the rifle, so far. I shoot a nice 7 point buck with this gun in the pouring rain this fall. It very easy to take apart and clean. The only minor problem it is little stiff to break open. I definitely recommend this rifle."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 4 for Knight Shadow .50 Caliber Rifle - Blued/Black

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Great muzzleloader for the price, December 21, 2008
By trout2k from Craig Colorado

"I found the gun to be in great condition upon purchase. I found it easy to clean with the removable breach plug. Out of the box, I hit paper at 100 yards with open sights. I beat the heck out of the gun this past elk season in here in Colorado. Had it at elevations above 12000 feet in snow and rain conditions. After 5 days of hunting and not finding any big elk close enough to pack out on foot, I shot the load, which still hit its mark. I was pleased that it still shot, despite freezing, wet, muddy, and damp conditions. The only reason I gave this gun a 4 is that its components are not really the best quality (it is not a 1000.00 muzzleloader), but for the price I believe I got more than I paid for."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Review 5 for Knight Shadow .50 Caliber Rifle - Blued/Black

Overall Rating:

1 out of 5

A Bad Knights Shadow, December 12, 2008
By DAH79 from Valentine, NE

"I have owned other muzzleloaders and this is by for the worst one of all. For starters when I received the shadow I cleaned it all up and realized my front sling stud was rusted. I called Knight to get a new sling stud and to ask for my free bullets that were supposed to be included. After I received these items I mounted rings, scope and bi-pod on it. I took it to our local range and loaded it for the first time. As I sgueezed the trigger for the first time all I heard was a click as the hammer went forward, but no ignition. After waiting for a safe amount of time I opened the rifle. There was not even a mark on my 209 primer. Come to find out later the firing pin was not coming out of the hole. Therefore I would not recommend this muzzleloader due to the experience I had."

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

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