Originally Posted by OldBob47

CI,
Of course I reiterate that the RB is a bad choice. This position is confirmed by the data I post. I am not Lyman Products Corporation, I publish no books. I am not Sam Fadala, I write no books. I am not affiliated in any way with any other providers of published data whom I have quoted, I merely quote them. My position is not circular, it is based upon the work of others. The facts don't change. I suspect that some of the frustration of other members is due the fact that there is no quotable body of work that refutes what I have said. And what I have said is not merely a personal opinion. It should be easy to point out errors in my postings, and reply, "OldBob, you're full of BS!" It is much more difficult, and in this case I suspect impossible, to argue with the compiled data of experts in the field.

So, in my mind, I am not "flaming." I bear no ill will to anyone here. Let me quote someone else, author unknown: "Ask opinions of other hunters on NEW technology, GEAR, and methods of blackpowder hunting." Note the emphasis. The stated philosophy of the forum seems incongruent with the continued usage of outdated, and inferior, equipment. That's why I was so surprised to find a discussion on RB, of all things. If statutes restrict you to their use, then you have no choice. For those who are not so limited, I can't see any good reason to use this relic of the smoothbore era.

So if you want to accuse me of flaming, and have me banned, I have no recourse. The facts are the facts, though, and I will never make any statement to deny them, regardless of who may be offended. "You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts." -Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

OldBob