Originally Posted by
chaded
.............I dont see why Hankins and Luke from ASG cant get in this. They use remington and savage actions, their own breechplug system, and aftermarket barrels amd sometimes they actually have guns already built ready to go (at least Luke). Yet again, one of them guns show up and there will be an uproar.
If you go back and read what I've already written, I believe I've already stated that the "standard" muzzleloader produced by Hankins, is a "Limited Production Rifle", and if its shot using BP or a BPS, it should be legal in any shoot. And by the way, a Hankins rifle won the Nationals at Friendship last year, with as close to a perfect score as you can get without actually being perfect.
Now about Luke..... If Luke has a standard rifle build, one that he markets like Hankins, that he sells as a standard build rifle, and if the rifle is shot using BP or BPS, you'll get no argument from me in any match.
However, you will get other shooters talking if you throw on a bench rest dedicated stock. But if its their standard build rifle, shooting only BP or BPS, why wouldn't it be ok?
It also goes back to another thing I wrote....... Some organization, rather it be the NRA or NMLRA, needs to clearly define what is and what is not a inline custom rifle. We can't agree on the time of day on the internet.