7600 said:
Will the game commission legalize percussion rifles? A lot of guys I work with want to get into blackpowder and don't want a flinter.
IMO, those guys don't want to get into blackpowder as much as they want to get into an extra hunting opportunity. Which is OK! Nothing wrong with that. There are those who get into BP for the sport, and those who get in it for the hunt. Alot of us got into it for the hunt and then discovered a whole new world going on around us throughout the entire year.
If the PGC should want the late season to become more than it is from a harvest perspective, they could expand it to include percussion firearms...including inlines. No skin off my nose if they do. With the history Pa has with the American Longrifle, it would be a shame to abandon that historical connection completely. Pa should have a season at some time during the year dedicated to that heritage and connect it to the tourism factor. ie....market it!!
Anyone who has extended experience with a sidelock percussion BP firearm, will encounter as many misfires as they do with a flintlock. When that problem rears its head, it can be a harder problem to solve in the field. A sidelock percussion when working properly, the flinch factor drops combining with an ignition that is a tad quicker.... making accuracy easier to obtain. Beyond that, it's 6 to one and half dozen the other.... IMO.