We can use any scope of your choosing but recommend the best you can afford. Most our clients choose top-end optics because they know of our weapons potential. It is not that you have tp spend 2X the cost on optics either, but it should be highest quality glass you can afford.

We take out all of the range work and "guess-work" for you when you buy an XML from us. You tell us the POI range zero and we dial-in the optics we provide or the optics you provide us. In addition to just a range test and validation we ensure the weapon performs flawlessly. We can also custom laser-etch scope turrets for most quality optics and have them specifically a true-dial, aim and shoot solution. We tune the custom Optics Turrets from your POI range out to well past 800 yards if desired or more. The optics turrets are set for bullet weight, type, ambient temperature, altitude and your bullets Ballistic Coefficient. Simply range, dial and hit your quarry or target.

Most clients may choose to use a DONOR Action and provide us an action of their choosing... and that is fine with us! We can do builds on Ruger, Remington and Savage Factory Actions, Standard and Magnum Bolt Face. We also can make recommendations to improving that factory action and do more that just improve the looks. Our modifications are bolt true, blueprinting of the entire action, Cryogenically Treat all metal components of the action, bolt, barrel and action true, bolt fluting (straight, skip-flute, spiral), we install easy-lift bolt knobs and pin recoil lugs and pinning of the optics rail. We also do 8-40 base screw upgrades ensuring the optics stay put.

Our Brakes are 70% + efficient and we can install a brake or thread for a brake or hush-can at your request. Threading is standard unless otherwise specified by you, the customer. Due to the design of the barrel contour, shank and weight most clients opt to not install a brake. For many the brake is just for looks however they are very efficient. Threading the barrel makes these weapons hush-can (Suppressor-ready) and we do suggest that for both range work and hunting situations.

We use only the best in barrels. No $250 to $450 barrel blanks from suppliers that do not control quality and performance. Best of the best means, PACNOR, BRUX, Benchmark and a few others we exclusively use in all our Extreme Smokeless Muzzleloaders. Accuracy is guaranteed to be sub-MOA.

Yes we spiral flute, helical, straight, skip-flute or no flutes. These are far more than attractive, the flutes make the barrel stronger, lighter and it keeps its cool on the range. Flutes are more than just a fashion statement for sure and we have to admit they are head turners on the bench at the range or in the field.

Fluted Bolts to complement the barrel too! It is far more than just good looks it provides form, function and performance. We can install upgraded bolt internals for reducing lock-time including oversized bolt knobs or your choosing.

There is nothing we cannot do in regards to bolt or action work. We can completely customized your REM 700, Savage or Ruger Action or we can make suggestions of the very best in custom actions that we use. Our barrel locking technologies range from wild-to-mild. We use REMAGE as a standard offering but can install BUGNUT, WTO, or American Rifles BARLOC Technologies also at your request.

Key to performance it ignition and ignition type, and of course our tight .002" headspacing. Get this ignition right and you have 100% breech seal and top-end performance. This is where accuracy is made. We can also provide other vendor types of ignition modules from other suppliers, vendors and builders. While cut-case is also a choice it is far from the most efficient. These module-based ignition modules use Federal 215 Gold Match Magnum Primers or CCI 250 Primers (as supplied from us). Powders have 100% assurance of ignition with our recommended powders, primers and projectiles that we recommend.

We headspace the breech plug to ignition module to ensure 100% seal. We allow for no blow-back of carbon beyond the shoulder of the modules ensuring you have the best in a breech seal. When this is done, performance, speed, accuracy and results happen. We ensure this is done to absolute perfection it is not simply "slapped" together like most other builders or DIY shops that decide they want to sell an XML. There is a lot more than assembling components when building an Extreme Smokeless Muzzleloader. We build each rifle as unique to the individual and spare no expense in getting it right the first time. Our XML's are as high-end as all our Centerfire builds and it is the best of the best anywhere. PERIOD!

Our Extreme Smokeless Muzzleloaders are deserving of the best in Optics you can afford or budget for. We use only the best in bases, rings or Unimount solutions for your optics. Our XMLs performance is on par with many high-performance Centerfire Cartridges is the reason they deserve the highest-end and quality optics you are able to use. Confused in optics choices? No problem, we can help with mid-range price to high-end optics and have vast resources to help you choose just the right optic.

Floor plate or Drop Box Magazine Solutions. Depends on your application and aspirations for the Ultimate Extreme Smokeless Muzzleloader. It is more of a personal preference than functional but it all depends on the build and your needs. Let us know if you want a REM 700 Inlet, M5 (McMillian) or Wyatt's DBM Solution. We can help you navigate the choices that are just right for you.

We really do not promise your rifle will shoot sub-MOA... We guarantee it & prove it! From Range Day Validation Pictures & Videos, we many times call, e-mail, or text you during your rifles range-day. We get you on the phone, video, chat, Facetime, etc. WE PROVE OUR RESULTS! In addition to this while others will promise sub-MOA, we PROVE IT!

If you listen and accept our recommendations of optics mounting solutions, (base, rings, scope, turrets, etc.), trigger recommendations of brand, type and trigger pull, barrel type, length, and recommendations and follow our load data that we provide you then we stand by our 1/4 to 1/2 MOA PROMISE!

We will get you there even after the sale and help you with any range questions if you cannot repeat our Range Day Test, Validation & Acceptance Quality Assurance Testing. We will help and my personal company Cell Phone is there for you 24x7/365. Ask for CBJ.

We do range validation so you can have an out-of-the-box experience you only dreamed you could have. We dial-in every weapon we build. You tell us your POI needs and we ensure we have the load data to make it happen.

We do not promise a 1/4 to 1/2 MOA weapon, we deliver a weapon capable of that level of performance with no compromises. We provide all of the loading data from our suggested bullets, our sizing recommendations, powder, primer brand and type, and everything else you need for success in performance with your new Muzzleloader.

We do not simply acquire parts and pieces, our Extreme Smokeless Muzzleloaders and built and engineered to perform as you expect them to perform. We constantly innovate and provide upgrades and that innovation during the life of the weapon. We build on custom actions and factory actions at your discretion. For the ultimate in lite-weight with performance we have the only Carbon Fiber 45 Caliber Muzzleloader barrels made and titanium actions (Grade 8) from our own one-up to many Titanium Actions made by our suppliers and partners.

We cherish when our customer's email & text us with their results in the field with all of our rifles. We especially get excited when they share with us their kill shots on game at great distances or difficult shooting situations using our Extreme Smokeless Muzzleloaders. After all most of our clients have an expensive XML built by us because they know this is not just a "Muzzleloader" extending their hunting season, it is a high-performance weapon. We build the best. The same level of machining, engineering, and building that goes into our Extreme Long Range (ELR) or Long Range (LR) Rifles goes into these XML Muzzleloaders. Most all my clients use them into rifle season because they are just that good and accurate. One-shot, One-Kill has meaning to them as it does with us as well. We give our customers the tools to get the job done and they are our best advertisement, and proof... we do not need to guarantee a thing with results like these! Many of our customers too will be glad to talk to you if you are "on-the-fence" or otherwise left with any doubt as to our abilities in delivering the best always... just let me know. We will hook you up with all our present and past clients.

Our load recommendations give you great and better than just average field results.

Let us know the game you are going after, the distances you expect to be shooting from Min. to Max Range, the average temperature and humidity expected and elevation, and our External Ballistics Experts will dial-you-in BIG TIME! We will put that ONE-SHOT on target regardless of the distance. Proved many times over by our Customers, not just what we say on paper.

At the end of the day, what really makes me happy is when I get emails and texts of our Customers' field game pictures. They delight us not just because they used our weapons but because it delights our souls when we see the happiness on their faces. We helped in a small part to get them on target, they did all the hard work. But hunting is more than just killing, in fact, to the ethical hunter, there is no such thing as KILLING in hunting. It is called hunting for a reason and purpose.

You may or may not get that opportunity of a lifetime... that is the "WHY" it is called "HUNTING" & NOT "KILLING" -- but when you do get that chance and a shot of a lifetime, you know you are about to shoulder and draw-down on your game with the best money can buy. You have a Bayou Advanced Weapon in your hands and all the guesswork has been eliminated at the squeeze of the trigger.

Again, our PROMISE! We are always here for you too. I get many calls from the hunting field thanking us for a great weapon, but the truth is we just gave them the best tool for the job, they did all the hard work! Send us your pictures! Become our customer, client, and Best of Friends. Text or call me direct at 731-607-6527 and ask for "CBJ", or call our CEO and Female Hunter, Mrs. Laura James at 4190217-3469.

Picture just says is all, Our 45 Caliber XMLs get the job done, and done right always! We love getting pictures like this from our clients and customers and enjoy seeing their game taken with our weapons. All of our customers report that ONE-SHOT, ONE-KILL especially when following our recommendations on the projectile we recommend, the charge and powder type and they never are disappointed!

We recommend the Pittman Aeromax 325 or 328 Grain Bullets and we also highly recommend the Parker Match/Hunter in 327 Grain for quick take-downs of the largest of game, Deer, Elk, Bear or Moose!