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Old 06-09-2017, 11:32 AM
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I do see the firearms differently, therefore the title of the season differently as well, because there is not one thing primitive about inlines, some use smokeless powder. They are pretty much a cartridgeless center fire rifle. In PA we have a muzzleloader season which includes inlines sidelock both percussion and flintlock. Then we have a flintlock season and that is the only legal firearm to hunt with. I as you do salty, think of percussion and flintlock firearms or even older types. At one time, prior to inlines using shotgun primers and black powder substitutes, they were the muzzle loading, primitive firearms. There has been a push for a long time by some hunters to be able to use inlines in flintlock season, so far they have not been successful, partly because it is a flintlock season and partly because those who enjoy the flintlock season, which comes in after Christmas are tenacious about preserving the season as is.
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