Jcroba,
I got to thinking what you said and had to go back to the regs and re-read. Here is what it says:

For the purposes of transportation in a vehicle, muzzleloading firearms are considered "unloaded" when all powder has been removed from the flashpan, or the percussion cap, primer, or battery has been removed from the firearm.

So i think you are correct I should be able to just turn the switch off and be legal coming out of the woods but must remove prior to transport. I would still have the problem of constantly unscrewing and screwing the grip cap and in the dark both am and pm.

Thanks for having me re-check.

Dave, sorry guess my long term memory is shot!

R
John