When muzzle loadings seasons were reopened back in the '60s and '70s it was because of the lobbying efforts of the NMLRA...Those of us that still use traditional muzzleloaders do so because we want to know how to use them under different situations...Some of us also educate others on their use...

It is unfortunate that most of the public in our Country are ignorant of our history...I have given talks for over 30 years on the American Revolution to schools and Boy Scout troops...Some of my attendees have gone on to be snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan and some are currently history teachers...One even made a flintlock for his Senior project at the local high school and is currently a game warden for the State of North Carolina...

Inline rifles were developed because some hunters didn't want to take the time to learn how to properly use traditional muzzle loading rifles...They wanted a short cut to the shorter seasons put in place by Game Departments because of the efforts of the NMLRA...

At the time inlines started hitting the market, whitetail deer populations were rapidly expanding and states were under pressure to increase harvests because of car collisions..
Many states have also started allowing cross bows during what has been archery season...With increased populations, highways and people wanting to live on the outskirts of cities deer collisions in North Carolina are over 20,000 each year...So most states have adapted more lenient bag limits and seasons...



I built this rifle back in the '80s, it's a .54 caliber flintlock...I've killed over 50 deer with it..