Michigan BP substitute so-called Regulation

[MFinMA]

Guys,
I guess you didn't really get the gist of having the NMLRA determine what qualifies as a BP substitute and what doesn't.  I'd try to explain it to you, but I'm sure you will get it eventually. (hint: It really doesn't have anything to do with the NLMRA :roll: ).

Perhaps its 30+ years of reading warnings that state "Do Not use Smokeless powder in this firearm" that have created a mental stigma against the use of Smokeless in a MLer. But thanks for all your thoughtful explanations. I think I am now getting past the stigma.

I might try a 10ML as I think I could use it with smokeless during shotgun season and with t7 during the primitive season.

PS-
Most people at the checkin stations would know the difference between a Savage, Knight and a high powered rifle.

I'm afraid of heights so I don't hunt out of tree stands. Besides everyone knows that real hunters either kill their bucks by still hunting or tracking!  

The most accurate high powered rifle I've shot is a Remington 7600, as in pump. The 2 piece stock hasn't effected its accuracy too much.  :oops:

Thanks again all for you ideas and views. They have been very useful.

But just think,  I've been a modern muzzleloader for all of those 30 years. I was reading Toby's MML column in Muzzleloading Magazine many moons ago. I stopped subscribing when he left. I think Doc White also wrote a column in that mag. So if it was this hard to convince me about smokeless MLers ... how hard will it be to sway those of more traditional ilks? :cry:

[RandyWakeman]

Most people at the checkin stations would know the difference between a Savage, Knight and a high powered rifle.:cry:

In IL?? They don't see any high-powered rifles. A few CO's in the field still don't know how to tell if a muzzleloader is loaded or not. No joke!

[MFinMA]

Here in MA there are conflicting laws as to when a muzzleloader is actually loaded.    Go figure!

The kicker in all this reg hollabaloo is that MA allows buckshot during the regular firearms season.  :shock:  I personally have found while hunting several unrecovered dead deer of others which left little to no blood trail because of the location of the pellets and the fact that the wounds closed right up.

I personally would never use buckshot because of its questionable effectiveness (except at very close range). Stray pellets rumbling through the woods are also a concern.  :eek:

Thanks again for being patient with me.

[Roger_Dailey]

A few states, hearing enough squabbling about the pie, might say "Fine, kids. It's not your special pie anymore-- there are now no equipment based seasons at all. "

    That's as it should be.  In most cases, we're only talking about one animal (deer) and a few days a year.  The only valid equipment based rules and regulations are those based on safety issues.
YMMV