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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: kenzmad on November 21, 2009, 07:30:31 PM

Title: is this legal?
Post by: kenzmad on November 21, 2009, 07:30:31 PM: when we were hunting with our t/c hawkens we would put fingernail polish all around the #11 cap to keep it sealed. 20 years of hunting the west side and not one time did a cap not fire. still exposed to the elements. clear polish hard to see. dont do it now as hunting with a black diamond and musket caps but just curious, was this legal

kenzmad
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: Kowsrule30 on November 21, 2009, 09:37:34 PM: No.... It's still exposed to the elements... I have an in-line.. I only use it for elk on the east side but I tape the muzzle and partially tape the breech.... It's still exposed right.. :dunno:
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: kenzmad on November 21, 2009, 09:42:13 PM: never have been stopped by a warden so he could shed some light on it but this is what my dad taught me to do. tape over the barrel and nail polish the cap. have heard of several people putting wax over the cep. same thing? I dunno. fine line? probably

kenzmad
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: bobcat on November 21, 2009, 10:00:39 PM: It's legal. You can cover the cap any way you want.
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: Dirty Mike on November 23, 2009, 09:11:24 PM: legal exposed to the weather means the cap must be visible and not cover of being enclosed by an integral part of the weapon proper so as long as it didnt come from the factory being able to be sealed then your fine
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 23, 2009, 09:24:27 PM: yep x2
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: washelkhntr on November 23, 2009, 09:39:32 PM: Not to jack this thread, but then someone elplain to me why they took 209 primers away from us?
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: bobcat on November 23, 2009, 09:45:23 PM: They weren't "taken away." They have never been legal in this state.
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: washelkhntr on November 23, 2009, 09:57:41 PM: Well I sorta feel like a retard now...
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: Joe_Hunter on November 23, 2009, 09:59:10 PM: great idea. I'll have to try that next year if the weather turns bad :hunter:
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 23, 2009, 10:01:46 PM: Quote from: washelkhntr on November 23, 2009, 09:57:41 PM
Well I sorta feel like a retard now...

:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: Dirty Mike on November 23, 2009, 10:36:16 PM: thompson sells a leather breech cover online for 7.95 fits my big horn great and any other open breech inline. bobs sporting also sells them
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: Kowsrule30 on November 24, 2009, 02:12:31 PM: Quote from: MasonCtyHitman on November 23, 2009, 10:36:16 PM
thompson sells a leather breech cover online for 7.95 fits my big horn great and any other open breech inline. bobs sporting also sells them

How does it seal out the water???
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: LongTatLaw on November 24, 2009, 02:15:24 PM: what about these boys who get a normal closed breach inline and then drill a tiny hole through the bolt? is that EXPOSED??

wonder how big/small ya could get away with??
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: Dirty Mike on November 24, 2009, 03:52:22 PM: it seals out alot it rained hard and kept my powder dry
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 24, 2009, 07:59:23 PM: Quote from: LongTatLaw on November 24, 2009, 02:15:24 PM
what about these boys who get a normal closed breach inline and then drill a tiny hole through the bolt? is that EXPOSED??

wonder how big/small ya could get away with??

i wonder that as well longtatlaw, the new traditions lt west is like that as long as it is a original cap that fits on the nipple i think it should be legal does not say how exposed it has to be :twocents:
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: Dirty Mike on November 24, 2009, 11:03:30 PM: DO NOT BUY A TRADITIONS PURSUIT NW Its just like what your talking about, break action with the top cut out my buddy bought one and we took it out, traditions failed to mention that after shooting several times the firing pin gets all gumed up if you dont use the 209 ign well it causes the firing pin to stick out just enough to hit the cap and fire off when closing the action with that said traditions would do nothing for him lucky for us he was pointed in a safe direction
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: Kowsrule30 on November 25, 2009, 01:30:03 PM: Quote from: MasonCtyHitman on November 24, 2009, 11:03:30 PM
DO NOT BUY A TRADITIONS PURSUIT NW Its just like what your talking about, break action with the top cut out my buddy bought one and we took it out, traditions failed to mention that after shooting several times the firing pin gets all gumed up if you dont use the 209 ign well it causes the firing pin to stick out just enough to hit the cap and fire off when closing the action with that said traditions would do nothing for him lucky for us he was pointed in a safe direction

Thanks!! I was looking into one for my wife...
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: huntnphool on November 25, 2009, 01:35:15 PM: We had to leave this one as well. :bash:
Title: Re: is this legal?
Post by: bobcat on November 25, 2009, 06:27:28 PM: Quote from: huntnphool on November 25, 2009, 01:35:15 PM
We had to leave this one as well. :bash:

Hmm...not sure what this has to do with this thread? Maybe you meant to post it somewhere else?