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Post by wvhick on Oct 11, 2022 13:20:23 GMT -5
Anyone use a Hankins Ignition System in WV for hunting? Our law is described as
"In the muzzleloader season, only single-shot muzzleloaders,
including “in-lines” of .38 caliber or larger, are legal. Telescopic
sights are legal. A firearm that has been converted into a
muzzleloader by use of a plug, or a double-barreled or swivel-barreled muzzleloader is illegal for deer hunting during the
muzzleloader season."
Sure makes it sound like my Muzzleloader build I did with a Rem 700 action, Brux barrel, and Hankins ignition is illegal lol.
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Post by jeepeater on Oct 11, 2022 21:28:05 GMT -5
Anyone use a Hankins Ignition System in WV for hunting? Our law is described as "In the muzzleloader season, only single-shot muzzleloaders, including “in-lines” of .38 caliber or larger, are legal. Telescopic sights are legal. A firearm that has been converted into a
muzzleloader by use of a plug, or a double-barreled or swivel-barreled muzzleloader is illegal for deer hunting during the muzzleloader season." Sure makes it sound like my Muzzleloader build I did with a Rem 700 action, Brux barrel, and Hankins ignition is illegal lol. I’m far from an expert on any law, in any state. This does prove when you let people that know less about firearms than I do about laws, combine the two, and this is what you get. I suspect they would consider your 700 build illegal, yet a very similar 700 “Ultimate muzzleloader” would be legal because it wasn’t a “firearm converted into a muzzleloader by use of a plug.” It started life as a muzzleloader, so it should be legal under their law. I can’t make it make sense, and I’m betting neither can the lawmakers that made it law. |
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Post by Ice on Oct 12, 2022 8:36:37 GMT -5
I can’t make it make sense, and I’m betting neither can the lawmakers that made it law. Well said! |
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Post by buckeye68 on Oct 12, 2022 10:48:14 GMT -5
My Remington 700 action was never a rifle. It was bought as a action only and all it has ever been is a muzzleloader therefore I should be good. Correct?
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Post by buckeye68 on Oct 12, 2022 10:49:35 GMT -5
This will be interesting to see how it plays out in the court of law….
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Post by dannoboone on Oct 12, 2022 11:27:23 GMT -5
My Remington 700 action was never a rifle. It was bought as a action only and all it has ever been is a muzzleloader therefore I should be good. Correct? Might be wise to be carrying the paperwork/receipts! |
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Post by Hank on Oct 12, 2022 13:44:11 GMT -5
My Remington 700 action was never a rifle. It was bought as a action only and all it has ever been is a muzzleloader therefore I should be good. Correct? Yes, Mark. You would be correct on this. It was not a firearm untill it had a barrel on it and so for that reason it would/should be considered a muzzle loader. |
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Post by Hank on Oct 12, 2022 13:51:01 GMT -5
My Remington 700 action was never a rifle. It was bought as a action only and all it has ever been is a muzzleloader therefore I should be good. Correct? Might be wise to be carrying the paperwork/receipts! I doubt most game wardens would ever question you about the gun. Show them a breech plug and they should be happy. Also in this situation, less talk is better than telling everyone what you’re hunting with. It's kind of like the blackhorn 209 powder law in some states. I don’t hunt in these states, but many of my customers do. Who's going to know what is in the barrel, you can't look at it, so who's to say it’s not blackhorn 209. Some of these laws are just made from ignorant politicians that know as much about guns as they know about running this country. |
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