Poll- non magnifying scopes on muzzle loaders?

[Sabotloader]

I was just reading the thread "can a knight bighorn 209 be switched to a western legal" thread,Some on there seem to agree that covering the primer is a good idea.Is this sticking to what your arguments are as far as if you want to scope your rifle hunt modern?I guess it depends on what everyone else is saying in the thread as to how your opinion goes.

                                                    If you want a covered primer hunt modern then!

Even in the true western Hunter/Trapper period the Mountain Man covered their rifles in inclement weather to protect them.  They didn't have the devices we have available today but they did often slide them into a full rifle scabbard.  It would be natural for them to be more protective of their rifle than we are today... #1 thing 'Keep your powder dry pilgrim'

So for hunter to protect an open breech should be no surprise to anyone that hunts with a Western legal ML.

Flintlock Frizzen & Pan covers have been around long before any of us and were used by the Mountain Man who needed his rifle to function in any weather

[grundy53]

I think the main advantage that a non magnified scope would give is the ability to use a reticle with a bullet drop compensator. You can't honestly say that wouldn't help more muzzeloader hunters shoot farther.

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just pointing out that both of the muzzy's pictured from sabot has adjustable sights that can adjust for bullet drop.not quite the open site set up.with his rifles i venture to say as they are set up a hunter could repeatably take game at longer distances than that of open sights.THESE ARE LEGAL IN WA. 

You don't have to manually adjust a bullet drop compensating reticle.



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[Sabotloader]

I think the main advantage that a non magnified scope would give is the ability to use a reticle with a bullet drop compensator. You can't honestly say that wouldn't help more muzzeloader hunters shoot farther.

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just pointing out that both of the muzzy's pictured from sabot has adjustable sights that can adjust for bullet drop.not quite the open site set up.with his rifles i venture to say as they are set up a hunter could repeatably take game at longer distances than that of open sights.THESE ARE LEGAL IN WA. 

Especially with the Lyman - you just push the button and adjust the sight to the range of the shot. And returns to 0 range the same way push the button on the rear of the sight and push the sight down to where the 0 screw touches the site base.



With this sight and the right conditions I can easily shoot an elk @ 200 yards and since I have worked on it for so long it doesn't even seem in-natural.

And to help this rifle be more accurate at those longer ranges it the barrel is bedded in the stock

[Oh Mah]

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