RE: NYS Out-Of-State Muzzleloader Purchase
I live in Western NY and I believe that restriction is for mail order only on the muzzleloaders. So if your at a store you should be able to buy one and bring it home with out a problem. They just can not ship the gun to you. Maybe someone else can clarify this, but that is my understanding of the law. For a pure muzzleloader there isn't even a background check.