No what I'm saying is let them figure it out. I understand that you and a few people including myself want to know, but I'm not going to email the DNR if I see something. Yea, working up a load is a PITA but it still is fun regardless and you'll most likely use it in another state anyway.
I'm sure their inbox is bursting at the seams of all the emails regarding a bullet that isn't even out yet. Seriously, it's not like they get emailed on the newest things out there before they put the idea into a machine. Seeing that we are just catching on I'm sure we are some of the first to know.
I know the reason behind the ML regulation here in CO and I'm sorry IMHO a sabot isn't going to kill the hunt, in fact it will help place humane
shots and it's legal for use in the general season anyway. I like the loose powder and iron sites, but sabots come on!
What are the actual hard book regulations? Where does this idea of "bullet engage rifling" provision come in?
Edit<-- I can only find this:
MUZZLELOA DING RIFLES & SMOOTH BORE MUSKETS
a. Only legal muzzleloaders allowed in muzzleloading
seasons.
b. In-line muzzleloaders are legal.
c. Must be a single barrel that fires a single round ball or
conical projectile.
d. To hunt deer, pronghorn or bear, they must be minimum
of .40 caliber.
e. To hunt elk or moose, they must be minimum of .50
caliber.
f. From .40 caliber to .50 caliber, bullets must weigh a minimum 170 grains.
g. If greater than .50 caliber, bullets must weigh a minimum 210 grains.
h. Shotshell primers are legal.
i. Pelletized powder systems prohibited in muzzleloading seasons.
j. Cannot be loaded from the breech in muzzleloading seasons.
k. Only open or iron sights allowed in muzzleloading seasons. Fiber optics
and fluorescent paint incorporated into or on open or iron sights are
legal. Scopes or any sighting device using artificial light, batteries and
electronic gear are prohibited during muzzleloading seasons.
l. Sabots are prohibited in muzzleloading seasons. Cloth patches are not
sabots.
m. Smokeless powder prohibited in muzzleloading seasons. Black powder
and black-powder substitutes are legal.
n. Electronic or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated into or
attached to muzzleloader during muzzleloading seasons.
Last edited by Hydrashocker; 05/01/14.
