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Does anyone see the need for a separate forum for Black Powder Cartridge Rifle? It is partially covered in Single Shot and Muzzleloading, but not really. I know lots of folks that find the big Sharps and Rolling Block rifles an addiction....I think it warrants a separate forum section. | ||
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I like BPCR rifles but I only shoot them with smokeless at BP velocities. It seems that the hard core BP only guys cannot tolerate smokeless shooters. They tend to try to push the smokeless guys back to single shot forums. I don't know the reason why but some of the other BPCR forums seem to be dying. | |||
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SR, you'll find that in any area of hunting/shooting, such as DRs vs "Bolt Trash", but most are quite open to whatever you want to do. With the interest in long-range shooting, many of the shooters are using duplex (BP and Smokeless) now for better trajectory, so that bias may be waning. | |||
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SR, I used to close posts with the thought, "knowledge not shared is knowledge lost..." BPCRS seems not to attract younger shooters due to the cost, and that exclusionary attitude. The rule book mandates a weight of 12lbs +/- and most are built to that limit. | |||
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ISS I agree with your comments and observations. There is a great deal of romance for the buffalo hunting years for some. I understand that some guys want to ride a mule 60 miles in buckskins to shoot in the matches but not me. I am not that interested in authenticity having had a little of it on my grandparent's ranch. The sport needs a way to attract younger shooters. Maybe that is a lead bullet class shooting 30-30 and 38-55 lever guns. | |||
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I have two very nice SS 45-70 rifles but both have been cut down to make them lighter for hunting .  In any sport bringing in new blood is the only thing that will keep the sport alive. | |||
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That is a one way trip. There is regional sentiment for that in the US. Many of the eastern and southern states have hunters that cannot handle a rifle barrel longer than 20 inches even when it is screwed in to an action 4 inches long. | |||
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YES! I love to shoot black powder cartridge rifles (today I shot the 8-bore harpoon gun) but have never given muzzle loaders much thought. I would love a separate section on bpc rifles. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Cal, you've got it! Look up above in the forum list. | |||
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