Originally Posted by
ronlaughlin
Myself, i have my own ideas, of course, and i do use a muzzle loader for your reason # 1, and reason # 3. Stalking game is a challenge, no matter what the weapon, so your reason #2 makes no sense to me. Myself, i care nothing about tradition; your reason # 4, and right or wrong, i can imagine you hunting with a side lock whilst wearing high tech under wear, outer wear, water proof shoes, and carrying a binocular you consider the very best of optic. Your reason #5 is just plain false.
Yes, i know our reasons are our personal reasons, and we all of us, should respect other's reasons. However, i just felt a need to 'bust yer chops', and i hope you persist in your 'belief/opinion', even though some/me, may disagree. Please allow me to apologize ahead, if my post hurts your feeling.
Nope. No hurt feeling here. But your post is incorrect on many counts. Allow me to bust your chops for a moment.
Well you would be wrong on reason 4
Well at least some of the time. I do indulge in full gear from time to time to get back to tradition. Being a 18th century reenactor not only do I play the part I live the part.
Some may argue the point but a muzzle loader weather it be inline or sidelock is still a muzzleloader and still has to be loaded and shot the same way regardless of ignition. Knowinggood and well both arguments I really don't see any difference. Its still muzzloading. So yes I see some traditional values when I am muzzloading hunting even with a scoped inline with my high tech Wiggys fish net underwear and Swarovski Binos.
AS far as point 5 is concerned I don't shoot Barnes Bullets or other Premium bullets that cost $50+ dollars a box. Don't feel I need them for a White Tail deer. My XTP bullets cost me about $17 bucks per 50. That's probaby about .50 cents per shot with powder and 209. I haven't shot a Centerfire in about 14 years but I always liked premium ammo and I am guessing each round of my favorite fodder would probably cost me upwards of $2 dollars a round at todays prices.
As far as setting up a scoped inline it cost me far less than any centerfire I ever did own. Today I can set up a CVA Optima stock out of the box supplied with scope hardware and a quality scope all for under $400 bucks. It would cost me at least double that to set up a quality centerfire. No thanks!