rifles are available with either a black or
Mossy Oak Bottomland stock, and models
equipped with / ’s Silver Weather Shield
finish come with your choice of Mossy
Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Break-Up
Country or Realtree Edge camo stocks.
All Impact! stocks come with a -inch
removable stock spacer allowing you to
adjust length of pull from to inches,
and there’s a dense black recoil pad to help
absorb kick. The raised comb naturally
aligns the shooter’s eye with the included
Williams fiber optic sights or a scope. The
rear sight is screw-adjustable for windage
and elevation and features two orange
fiber optic dots, while the front sight
comes with a single green dot.
Muzzleloaders are rarely described
as “well-balanced,” but the Impact! is
an exception. The break-action design
allows the -inch barrel to rest far-
ther back in the stock, eliminating the
nose-heavy feel evident on some muz-
zleloaders. Overall length is also shorter
than some competing models—just
inches—which makes the Impact!
very maneuverable in a treestand or in a
ground blind. This gun is also relatively
light for a muzzleloader, weighing just
. pounds without a scope.
The test rifle came equipped with
a Silver Weather Shield finish and a
Mossy Oak Break-Up Country stock at
an of just . The Impact! ’s
hammer features a minimized spur
that’s small enough not to interfere with
your optic yet large enough to securely
operate, even when wearing gloves. I
mounted a --mm scope on the
rifle and reaching the hammer wasn’t
an issue. With minimal practice it’s pos-
sible to cock the hammer silently—an
important consideration when hunting
testing I went three shots between clean-
ing, and while the third shot requires more
effort, it’s still easy to load thanks, in part,
to the
muzzle.
The Impact! benefits from a long list
of shooter-friendly features. The break-
action design and Speed Breech make
cleaning fast and easy, and the stock
design, trigger and low-profile hammer
are all nice touches. Plus, this rifle offers
good accuracy at an affordable price.ah.❘❘
Photos: Forrest MacCormackTHOMPSON/CENTER IMPACT!SBtcarms.com■ Type: break-action, in-line muzzleloader
■ Caliber: .
■ Barrel: "; : " RH twist; T/C Accur-
izor counterbored
■ Trigger: . lbs. pull weight
■ Sights: Williams fiber optics
■ Safety: none
■ Stock: synthetic; Mossy Oak Bottom-
land, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country,
Realtree Edge, black; LOP "– "
■ Metal Finish: Silver Weather Shield or
blued
■ Overall Length: "
■ Weight: . lbs.
■ Accessories: " stock spacer, breech-
plug wrench
■ MSRP: $ –$ in dense cover where deer can suddenly
appear at close range without warning.
I did have to mount the scope about a
half-inch farther back than I would have
liked so the objective bell didn’t contact
the rear sight, but even with the scope
moved rearward there was still plenty of
eye relief; a set of high rings could miti-
gate the problem entirely.
All Impact! rifles incorporate a
Power Rod ramrod with integrated piv-
oting -handles and / ’s Quick Load
Accurizor (
) false muzzle that makes
loading and aligning bullets fast, easy
and precise. With the scope in place, the
test rifle weighed pounds, ounces,
light enough to carry while still-hunting
in steep country. There are a number of
small, useful touches on this rifle that
make it particularly appealing includ-
ing a finger groove on the forearm and a
rounded pistol grip that naturally aligns
the wrist for cocking and firing the rifle.
The front sling stud is set at an angle in a
recessed portion of the forearm, keeping
it out of the way.
For the test I fired three different
.-caliber sabot bullets: / ’s -grain
Shockwave, Remington’s -grain Accu-
Tip and Traditions’ -grain Smackdown.
The Shockwave, when paired with
grains of Blackhorn loose powder,
proved to be the most accurate load in
the test with average group sizes just less
than inches at yards and a muzzle
velocity of fps. I cleaned the bore
between each shot, and I found that the
Speed Breech is a welcome addition that
lives up to / ’s claims of easy removal.
The Impact! ’s trigger is quite good for
a muzzleloader, breaking at . pounds on
average, and recoil is manageable even with
powerful, -grain loads. After accuracy