Most Alabama hunters who participate in the state’s blackpowder deer season are familiar with Knight Rifles, an innovator in the in-line muzzleloading world.
However, it’s probably a pretty good bet that very few of those aforementioned hunters know that Knight Rifles are now manufactured right here in Alabama.
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