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ThePascoKid:
This will be my 6th year hunting ML deer and I don't think scopes should be allowed but I don't understand why certain bullets can't be used, if there is a better bullet out there that will shoot more accurate and perform better why wouldn't the state allow its use shouldn't they be promoting cleaner humane kills. My biggest beef with ML hunting is the lack of GMU's we need more if they opened up more GMU's we wouldn't need a longer season thereby interfering with archery.

KillBilly:

--- Quote from: marc10000 on July 28, 2008, 07:36:43 AM ---Right, like Daniel Boone climbed out of his 35' fifth wheel trailer with satellite dish to scare up some grub. If you aren't leaving the cap exposed to the elements then you are illegal, plain and simple.

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It is perfectly legal to use all the tricks that our ancestors used to keep caps dry. A flap of leather, a little grease, etc. all perfectly legal.

Sagedawg:
Curly, the knight bighorn is still in production and legal to hunt with in Washington. They come with all 3 ingition types so all you need to do is put the one in for musket caps or #11's.

Sage

scudmaster:
There are still a few good options for in-lines, but the pickins are slim. As sagedawg said Knight brought back the Bighorn. Also Sportsman's Warehouse made a special order of rifles (I forget the model) that were originally designed for a 209 and had them fitted for percussion caps. I am introducing a friend to muzzle loading this year and he was having a had time finding a legal rifle to hunt with.

Anyone had better luck with musket caps on damp weather?

Curly:
Yeah, I wish I would have bought the Bighorn last year instead of the A&H. I bought the A&H last summer as they were selling off the last of their inventory at cheap prices. I had trouble with ignition issues and couldn't get help from the manufacturer since they were closing their doors. I finally ended up getting it worked out, but it took a bunch of time and trial and error to get the musket caps to fire. I started wondering why I even bothered getting an inline instead of just using my sidelock that I've had for 20 years.

It worked out in the end and I did kill a cow elk with a double lung shot at about 110 yards or so; but I wish I had gotten the Bighorn so that I could get parts in the future if needed.

I used to use #11's on my Renegade and then switched to Musket caps. I feel like the musket caps should be a little better in our damp weather. I did have a misfire w/ #11's once with a cow broadside at about 10 yards. After I switched to musket caps I did kill a buck while hunting in the rain. Musket caps are hotter, so maybe they will give a little help in damp weather.

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