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| Curly:
Marc, when its raining I just wear a poncho and keep my ML under the poncho................it stays dry until I have to take the rifle out from under my poncho if I need to shoot; then it is not exposed long enough to matter. Anyway, I think it is a little different to use a ML with some little trick to keep the nipple covered vs. using an inline that is manufactured so that there is virtually no way for water to get in and make the powder wet so that it doesn't fire. That is part of the challenge of ML hunting. |
| marc10000:
I agree with that, completely. In western WA though the season really falls during a rainy period every year. It could rain everyday for a week. It could rain the whole season. That's all I'm saying. The Jeremiah Johnsons never had to deal with the continual deluge that becomes western WA in December. I own a Great Plains Rifle and a Deerstalker and love to take them out when the weathers good. But if it gets really socked in would be nice to go to something more suitable. I've lost too many good days of hunting to the weather. It is a challenge and I appreciate what you are saying. I'm just one that hopes that the rules get changed. Most of the inlines that are legal in this state and have been legal now have been discontinued by the makers. They have been moved here by the big chain stores to get rid of them. Soon it may even be that they will no longer be any available. The TC Black Diamond and Several Traditions models are no longer being made. There just isn't enough money in it for the handful of states that have the primitive type rules. Someone was saying 10,000 hunters in this state. Most of them already have guns. It's not just the rain, it's the dampness and the condensation. I've tried hunting hard in the rain. Even with the poncho it's a losing battle the more days that go by and it continues to drizzle. |
| CP:
It is difficult to find an inline that isn't a 209 rifle these days. |
| CP:
My main input on the survey is they need to open up more opportunities for ML hunters. Over half of the eastside GMUs are closed to us and there are only a few special permits available. I’d really like to hunt Entiat or Pasayten, why can’t I? |
| Curly:
You guys are correct about not being able to find an inline that is currently in production that is legal in this state. I really wouldn't mind if they made all inlines illegal even though I finally broke down and bought an Austin & Halleck last year when they were getting rid of the last of their rifles. The inlines are a little more reliable for firing in our wet W Wa weather, even with the nipple exposed to the elements. If inlines were to become illegal here, then I would just have to use my old 54 cal Renegade. |
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