White Armstech Scoped .504 Caliber Percussion Left-Handed Rifle

A nice condition used scoped White Armstech Whitetail .504 Caliber In-Line Percussion Left-Handed Single-Shot Rifle.  It is configured as a modern scoped muzzleloading deer/elk hunting rifle with a small bolt action just for an in-line percussion cap. Has just minor handling/storage/field wear marks. (See photos.)  Made before 1997 in Roosevelt, Utah. Has a 22″ blued round bull barrel. Nice rifling and bore condition.  Serial #78X.  Nice blond American oak or birch buttstock. Has an inexpensive Traditions brand 4×32 scope with duplex crosshairs mounted on Weaver bases.  The small percussion cap bolt handle is on the left side. Has a factory recoil pad. Factory-installed standard quick-detachable sling swivel studs.  (No swivels, but those are readily available.) Ramrod appears to be patterned aluminum. (See photos.)  This is an early-production rifle built by the late Dr. Gary B. (“Doc) White, pre-1997. These were built to very accurately shoot heavy conical bullets. Designed to load as a “slip fit” load with conical bullets cast as a .5035″ or .504″ diameter from 420 grain to 495 grain weight or alternatively with saboted .44 jacketed bullets! You can shoot many times without swabbing with this unique loading system. This rifle is a .504 which takes a somewhat larger bullet than most muzzleloading .50 caliber blackpowder rifles. Conical .504 bullets can be ordered from No Excuses and several other sources. This design will also shoot sabots quite well although they are best known for their ability to shoot heavy solid lead conical bullets. The White Armstech rifles were one of the first “long-range muzzleloaders”. See the late Doc White’s site: www.whitemuzzleloading.com. This rifle is a good length for deer or elk hunting. With heavy conical bullets, it can definitely take a mule deer, and yes, even an elk!  The early-production Armstech Whitetail rifles built by Doc White himself are hard to find, especially in a left-handed capping configuration. (PPR-571)