...the caffeine will kick in soon I hope.
Just make sure you have at least two opposing teeth.
And a good set of ear plugs.
High powered rifles were banned from hunting. “That was fine with me: I was a dedicated muzzleloader shooter and hunter at the time.”
Pretty short sighted point of view by this guy. Bummer.
And another front opens on gun control “except for those used in hunting.”
I hunted with a Pennsylvania flintlock rifle of the Lancaster school, over 30 years ago. It was a .450 caliber, and the suggested load at that time, for that rifle, was 60 grains of XXX powder, and of course, XXXX powder for the flash pan.
The truism in ‘ya gots one shot, don’ waste it’ is very true for hunting with this style of firearm, whether it is a flintlock or percussion cap ignition.
The idea that ‘high-powered rifles are refused’, flies in the face of the historical account of one American rifleman using such a design, putting down a British officer at 300 yards. So, yes, they can reach ... if you m..m..m..miss!
It is easy to say that this gentleman does not have any desire to grasp an AR-15, or a Winchester 70, or Remington 700. He is a muzzleloader guy, a hunter, and that’s that.
Here in the Puget Sound area, deer hunting on any of the many islands is restricted to muzzle loader, handgun or shotgun.
High-powered? Add more powder if you want high-powered!
...the caffeine will kick in soon I hope.
vocabulary carp: the OP says “reticent” when he means
“reluctant”