I was talking with my state representative the other day, who is a gun lover as well, and we started on a topic I feel is worthy of discussion here.
Let me be simple with the question that started it all- How often have criminal used muzzleloaders and/or flintlocks in the commission of a crime? Not counting poaching or other hunting violations. Seriously.
Can't say I ever heard of a bank robbery using an 1851 Navy (not since the advent of smokeless powder). Hell fire any muzzleloader AND a flintlock in a room or other confined space and you just might stand a chance of suffocating. Many years back, and we're talking multiple decades here guys, a buddy and I fired off a small cannon inside a garage. Well, after we got out of the garage coughing gagging and choking and still coughing gagging and choking for a few minutes after, we had to let the garage sit for an hour to get aired out (main door was jammed).
I can see it now. Drive by shootings using a Springfield Hawken .50. Riiiight. Let's make this more realistic and do the drive by from horse back.
Ok, just a few of my thoughts, but I feel it's very realistic to be concerned about this after that one nutjob senator (or was he a congressman?) that wanted to restrict blackpowder sales after the Boston bombing.
Let me be simple with the question that started it all- How often have criminal used muzzleloaders and/or flintlocks in the commission of a crime? Not counting poaching or other hunting violations. Seriously.
Can't say I ever heard of a bank robbery using an 1851 Navy (not since the advent of smokeless powder). Hell fire any muzzleloader AND a flintlock in a room or other confined space and you just might stand a chance of suffocating. Many years back, and we're talking multiple decades here guys, a buddy and I fired off a small cannon inside a garage. Well, after we got out of the garage coughing gagging and choking and still coughing gagging and choking for a few minutes after, we had to let the garage sit for an hour to get aired out (main door was jammed).
I can see it now. Drive by shootings using a Springfield Hawken .50. Riiiight. Let's make this more realistic and do the drive by from horse back.
Ok, just a few of my thoughts, but I feel it's very realistic to be concerned about this after that one nutjob senator (or was he a congressman?) that wanted to restrict blackpowder sales after the Boston bombing.