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[bobcat]

Actually I agree with the restrictions we have, and wish they were even more stringent. The muzzleloader seasons were originally meant to be for primitive weapons. Well, our modern inlines aren't so primitive anymore, and the muzzleloader seasons are now much more crowded than they used to be. If it were up to me, inlines wouldn't be allowed in this state at all. I'd be more than happy to sell my inline and go back to my sidelock if they were to outlaw inlines.

[MagKarl]

I'm a sidelock fan myself.  I have a Lyman Great Plains caplock in .54.  I only shoot black powder and patched round balls, so cleanup is simple, hot water, scrub, dry, bore butter, done. I've only hunted one season with BP so far, but no ignition troubles at all even hunting rain and snow in the late season.  A few things you might want to consider:  What kind of projectile do you want to shoot and how much shooting will you do?  Round balls are the least expensive and since patches seal between the ball and bore, you can go quite a while without cleaning at a range session, if even at all.  What rifling twist? Barrels with slow twist 1:48 or less, usually shoot balls well.  Fast twist barrels usually shoot longer conical bullets better, but may not produce good accuracy with balls.  The longer the bullet is, the faster the twist needs to be to stabilize the bullet and get good accuracy. 1:48 is a compromise that can do both most of the time, that's why it's so popular in a lot of sidelocks from Lyman and TC, etc.    Here's one of the best places to shop for a Lyman sidelock.

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/

[CP]

If it were up to me, inlines wouldn't be allowed in this state at all.

I’d go along with that too but as long as in-lines are allowed it doesn’t make sense to ban 98% of them making it difficult to find something legal.  It should be all in-lines or no in-lines, I don’t care which.