SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.
01-28-2009 | 05:08 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.
question, i know i am going to get it.
new law in pa says you CANT use a scope above a 1x power,what a stupid thing to do.
hunters have the 4x opower scopes on bows now.
anyhow, what would be a the best scope at 1x power that i could tell all these phone calls i am going to get.
you can use dot or lines in scope but not over 1x.
new law in pa says you CANT use a scope above a 1x power,what a stupid thing to do.
hunters have the 4x opower scopes on bows now.
anyhow, what would be a the best scope at 1x power that i could tell all these phone calls i am going to get.
you can use dot or lines in scope but not over 1x.
01-28-2009 | 05:16 PM
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RE: SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.
I was wondering when this subject was going to be brought up.
When Matt/Pa posted the results of the vote for their use during the regular season in Pa on the "bowhunting forum", he mentioned the new rules regarding scopes. I asked if anybody was interested in buying a Horton 4x32 CB scope?
What I would like to know is there any advantage to using a 1x scope as opposed to using the open sights that come ona basic CB? Wouldn't the 1x scope at least give you some extra light when it's getting closer to dark?
When Matt/Pa posted the results of the vote for their use during the regular season in Pa on the "bowhunting forum", he mentioned the new rules regarding scopes. I asked if anybody was interested in buying a Horton 4x32 CB scope?What I would like to know is there any advantage to using a 1x scope as opposed to using the open sights that come ona basic CB? Wouldn't the 1x scope at least give you some extra light when it's getting closer to dark?
01-28-2009 | 05:27 PM
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RE: SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.
ORIGINAL: early in
I was wondering when this subject was going to be brought up.When Matt/Pa posted the results of the vote for their use during the regular season in Pa on the "bowhunting forum", he mentioned the new rules regarding scopes. I asked if anybody was interested in buying a Horton 4x32 CB scope?
What I would like to know is there any advantage to using a 1x scope as opposed to using the open sights that come ona basic CB? Wouldn't the 1x scope at least give you some extra light when it's getting closer to dark?
I was wondering when this subject was going to be brought up.
When Matt/Pa posted the results of the vote for their use during the regular season in Pa on the "bowhunting forum", he mentioned the new rules regarding scopes. I asked if anybody was interested in buying a Horton 4x32 CB scope?What I would like to know is there any advantage to using a 1x scope as opposed to using the open sights that come ona basic CB? Wouldn't the 1x scope at least give you some extra light when it's getting closer to dark?
they have bad eyes as we all do as we get older.
most said they could not see open sights and 1x was bad too.
i wonder now if they will require a hunter to get a disabled EYE EXAM to get a 4 x scope legal
01-28-2009 | 05:41 PM
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RE: SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.
The thing that I don't really understand is why they allow a given piece of equipment (scoped CB's) to be legal for so long, especially in the special regs area's, then say that they (scopes larger than 1x)aren't legal? This means MANY guys will have to get rid of/sell their scopes that they've been using since the beginning,because of this new piece of law.
In other words, if they were OK for the past6-7 or what ever number of years, why are they not OK now? This is where they loose me. I can understand the change in what season they can be used in (popular opinion/yea right), but I don't get the change in the legality of scope power! This makes ZERO sense, much like a lot of the laws here in Pa. Kind of like NO SUNDAY HUNTING!!! But I won't go there right now.
In other words, if they were OK for the past6-7 or what ever number of years, why are they not OK now? This is where they loose me. I can understand the change in what season they can be used in (popular opinion/yea right
), but I don't get the change in the legality of scope power! This makes ZERO sense, much like a lot of the laws here in Pa. Kind of like NO SUNDAY HUNTING!!! But I won't go there right now.
01-28-2009 | 05:51 PM
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RE: SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.
ORIGINAL: early in
The thing that I don't really understand is why they allow a given piece of equipment (scoped CB's) to be legal for so long, especially in the special regs area's, then say that they (scopes larger than 1x)aren't legal? This means MANY guys will have to get rid of/sell their scopes that they've been using since the beginning,because of this new piece of law.
In other words, if they were OK for the past6-7 or what ever number of years, why are they not OK now? This is where they loose me. I can understand the change in what season they can be used in (popular opinion/yea right), but I don't get the change in the legality of scope power! This makes ZERO sense, much like a lot of the laws here in Pa. Kind of like NO SUNDAY HUNTING!!! But I won't go there right now.
The thing that I don't really understand is why they allow a given piece of equipment (scoped CB's) to be legal for so long, especially in the special regs area's, then say that they (scopes larger than 1x)aren't legal? This means MANY guys will have to get rid of/sell their scopes that they've been using since the beginning,because of this new piece of law.
In other words, if they were OK for the past6-7 or what ever number of years, why are they not OK now? This is where they loose me. I can understand the change in what season they can be used in (popular opinion/yea right
), but I don't get the change in the legality of scope power! This makes ZERO sense, much like a lot of the laws here in Pa. Kind of like NO SUNDAY HUNTING!!! But I won't go there right now.
i heard that they may let hunters with former disabled permits too continue to use their scopes but anyone else cannot use anything above a 1x scope.
this is what i am hearingand could be changed in april.
01-28-2009 | 05:56 PM
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RE: SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.
Basicly you are stuck with either a red dot non magnified scope or an open peep site. The problem is that many new crossbows have no provision for a peep site so your only option is a red dot which is a pain for many people with eye problems...kinda stupid
Wyvern
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01-28-2009 | 06:01 PM
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RE: SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.
ORIGINAL: Wyvern Crossbow
Basicly you are stuck with either a red dot non magnified scope or an open peep site. The problem is that many new crossbows have no provision for a peep site so your only option is a red dot which is a pain for many people with eye problems...kinda stupid
Wyvern
Basicly you are stuck with either a red dot non magnified scope or an open peep site. The problem is that many new crossbows have no provision for a peep site so your only option is a red dot which is a pain for many people with eye problems...kinda stupid
Wyvern
01-28-2009 | 06:09 PM
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RE: SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.
ORIGINAL: Wyvern Crossbow
Basicly you are stuck with either a red dot non magnified scope or an open peep site. The problem is that many new crossbows have no provision for a peep site so your only option is a red dot which is a pain for many people with eye problems...kinda stupid
Wyvern
Basicly you are stuck with either a red dot non magnified scope or an open peep site. The problem is that many new crossbows have no provision for a peep site so your only option is a red dot which is a pain for many people with eye problems...kinda stupid
Wyvern
its the scopes you have on it now, cost of that scope that is problem.
01-28-2009 | 06:12 PM
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RE: SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.
ORIGINAL: early in
So, I guess now when a DCNR guy see's you he'll come up to you and ask you what power your scope is?
ORIGINAL: Wyvern Crossbow
Basicly you are stuck with either a red dot non magnified scope or an open peep site. The problem is that many new crossbows have no provision for a peep site so your only option is a red dot which is a pain for many people with eye problems...kinda stupid
Wyvern
Basicly you are stuck with either a red dot non magnified scope or an open peep site. The problem is that many new crossbows have no provision for a peep site so your only option is a red dot which is a pain for many people with eye problems...kinda stupid
Wyvern
but if they allowed the former disable to use the old scopes, yes, i think the WCO will be busy .
i think most will leave them on and hope they dont get stopped.
maybe thats what they will do too,non disabled can hunt in special reg areas with a 4 power scope but in areas like wmu2g, you have to have former disabled permit to use a 4 power scope, anyone else in wmu2g,red dot only.......