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I am not trying to be a jerk here.
But I am saying that for hundreds of years plenty of game has fallen to a flintlock or percussion lock rifle with a caliber in neighborhood of .45ish to .58ish.
With a more traditional style rifle and round ball or plain lead conical , there is less to run afoul of , in legal matters anyway.
Just tossing out a suggestion here....
Andy
The rifles they shoot 4-500 yards are using smokeless powder and are illegal in Oregon. They have hurt some folks too if my memory serves me.Ah yes, Andy, all you say is true, but reading on other fora how inline shooters are taking game at 400 - 500 yards makes me think that they are not the same kind of peole of those of us who shoot traditional guns...
Follow up. Oregon 2019 Big Game Regs hit the street this morning. The only change to the muzzleloader regs was to do away with the bullet length/jacketed bullet restriction and replace it with:
It is illegal to:
Hunt with or have in possession while
hunting, sabots or bullets with plastic or
synthetic parts. Cloth, paper or felt patches
are allowed.
For the OP, open ignition is still required and 209 primers are still not allowed.
Doing away with the bullet length restriction means faster twist barrels are more practical now. Break out the Gibbs.
Not in Oregon. Those are smokeless powder rifles.Ah yes, Andy, all you say is true, but reading on other fora how inline shooters are taking game at 400 - 500 yards makes me think that they are not the same kind of peole of those of us who shoot traditional guns...
Well, my BP collection seems to be growing. I recently purchased a Traditions Vortek Northwest Magnum from my daughter. It was for sale here for a while. After a potential buyer pointing out several bad reviews about misfires I took a really close look at this and its apparent where the issue lies. Seems to be an easy fix, for me anyway. OTOH they've been said, in those same reviews to be very accurate. I guess its all mute from a hunting standpoint anyway if inlines arent legal to hunt with. Not a big deal, I can always bust out the Hawken or Staghorn.
I guess its all mute from a hunting standpoint anyway if inlines arent legal to hunt with. Not a big deal, I can always bust out the Hawken or Staghorn.
Actually READ the Oregon hunting regs and DO NOT GO BY WHAT PEOPLE SAY ON THIS FORUM!
From the current Oregon hunting regs:
"Muzzleloader" is any single barreled (shotguns may be double barreled) long gun meant to be fired from the shoulder and loaded from the muzzle with an open ignition system and open or peep sights. This includes: open ignition in-line percussion; sidelock, under-hammer, top-hammer and mule ear percussion; sidelock flintlock and wheelock ignition systems. Matchlock ignition systems are not allowed.