June Fir,Fish,Game - Bridgers trashed traditional & PRB

[Adam Helmer]

skeet,

I was at a meeting a while back and a bowhunter organization guy started speaking about why crossbows require being classified with muzzleloaders. He went on about how there was NO similiarity with compounds, recurves, etc. and thus crossbows should be listed with muzzleloaders.

An old guy stood up and asked if the crossbows use a #209 cap or a #11 cap or 5 grains of 4F priming powder in their "pans", being muzzleloaders and all? The entire room burst out laughing and the bow guy did not reply.

I think there IS a difference between muzzleloaders. Yes, all load from the muzzle, but a day in hard rain with a flintlock is far less reliable for the shot than a #11 cap or a #209 shotgun primer in a closed-bolt inline. I have hunted with them all and have an opinion on which is the more reliable in inclement weather.

Adam