Originally Posted by
GPMD
Yeah I know, the no muzzleloader thing I thought was bizzare. Its weird too because during our regular hunting season (Maryland), you can muzzleload hunt during the whole shotgun season but not the other way around. I called the Parks dept last season to see if I could get in with my muzzleloader and they denied me. When i asked why, they said the inline muzzleloader bullets travel too far compared to the slugs and since the parks border "population" its slug only. I don't know if they were just feeding me BS or what but yeah, shotgun only. Maryland stinks as far as regulations/laws go.
That is beyond ridiculous. Do they not know that a 300gr Hornady SST leaves the muzzle at 2000 fps? Scroll down this page for the ballistics on a 290gr muzzleloading bullet. For all powders at their top load it is travelling less than 2000 fps.
http://www.hpmuzzleloading.com/LoadsBallistics.html
Maryland just pissed me off for ya! And they piss me off anyway b/c they won't recognize a VA concealed carry permit, so for the whopping 13 miles I have to travel thru MD on the way to PA, I have to stow my pistol according to the federal transporting of firearms regulations (park in WV, exit vehicle, unload gun, put in case, lock case, stow in trunk).