IN to ban smokless gun powder!
12-02-2003, 11:24 PM
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Hamlet, IN
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IN to ban smokless gun powder!
i heard from several people that the boyz in Indy are talking about banning smokless gun powder, and possibly modern inline muzzel loaders.
Anyone else head this? If someone can find a link, please post it here. We need to jump on this before it goes any further.
Anyone else head this? If someone can find a link, please post it here. We need to jump on this before it goes any further.
12-03-2003, 08:37 AM
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Dominant Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ramsey , Indiana
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RE: IN to ban smokless gun powder!
Phish ,
you can find the proposal at the DNR website . They are seeking a ban on smokeless powder during the ML season , not on inlines . This was in response to a HUGE outcry from the sporting community during proposal input session , and will likely pass . The majority of Hoosiers submitting a response were concerned about the safety issue .
you can find the proposal at the DNR website . They are seeking a ban on smokeless powder during the ML season , not on inlines . This was in response to a HUGE outcry from the sporting community during proposal input session , and will likely pass . The majority of Hoosiers submitting a response were concerned about the safety issue .
12-03-2003, 10:59 PM
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RE: IN to ban smokless gun powder!
first they'll take away the smokeless, then in a few tears the inline, followed by the hand gun. Heck, by the time my 2yr old is my age he'll be down to a single shot 410.
My old Red Rider could be more dangerous than a smokeless rifle if I made stupid shots. What's so dangerious about using a powerfull rifle?
My old Red Rider could be more dangerous than a smokeless rifle if I made stupid shots. What's so dangerious about using a powerfull rifle?
12-04-2003, 05:29 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: IN to ban smokless gun powder!
Phish ,
the point of concern was that there will always be a few fools who will overload the rifle . They could do that with BP or subs too , but the danger level for doing it with smokeless is much higher since the powder is more powerful to begin with . "Just 20 more grains and that 200 yard shot will be mine!" is the rationale behind it . The proposal to ban inlines comes up every year , but DNR knows better . It would effectively kill the ML season since most ML hunters use inlines .
Their intentions are good , but I don't agree with it either .
the point of concern was that there will always be a few fools who will overload the rifle . They could do that with BP or subs too , but the danger level for doing it with smokeless is much higher since the powder is more powerful to begin with . "Just 20 more grains and that 200 yard shot will be mine!" is the rationale behind it . The proposal to ban inlines comes up every year , but DNR knows better . It would effectively kill the ML season since most ML hunters use inlines .
Their intentions are good , but I don't agree with it either .
12-08-2003, 11:01 AM
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RE: IN to ban smokless gun powder!
the reason to ban smokeless powder would be to limit the range of the projectile. A lot of the places in this state are flat and they dont want the bullets going too far. thats why we cant use rifles.
12-08-2003, 01:43 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mid West Indiana, USA
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RE: IN to ban smokless gun powder!
Deerhunter- Savage makes the smokeless muzzleloader.
And yes according to what I have heard and read the smokeless have higher muzzle velocity than does the black powder or pyrodex. Personally the couple of times that I shot 777 I was not impressed. My bullet actually hit lower on the target than did my pyrodex loads. I was trying the 777 because of the supposed ease of cleaning.
And yes according to what I have heard and read the smokeless have higher muzzle velocity than does the black powder or pyrodex. Personally the couple of times that I shot 777 I was not impressed. My bullet actually hit lower on the target than did my pyrodex loads. I was trying the 777 because of the supposed ease of cleaning.