1933 N.M.L.R.A. PLATFORM

[roundball]

Ran across a copy of the 1933 NMLRA Platform, founded in 1933 and consisting of the following three planks:

1) "Understanding of and ability in marksmanship with early American muzzle loading firearms"

2) "Match promotion for the purpose of advancing fine accuracy with these arms and to promote standard practices for competition"

3) "Greater safety with all firearms, especially with muzzleloading rifles, pistols, and shotguns"

Source: Included in the 1975 Lyman Black Powder Handbook

 

[Claude Mathis]

1) "Understanding of and ability in marksmanship with early American muzzle loading firearms"

Obviously, somewhere along the line they dropped "early" from their platform. :crackup:

 

[tg]

It is sad that those in power over the years chose a different path and to this day there are still many who doggedly try to defend that trend, with a barrage of rationalization, pseudo historical evidence, and plain old BS. I guess in the end the loss is theirs, not those who try to stay the original course.

 

[kentucky bucky]

Since I sent them a couple of e-mails slamming the "progressive" path that the big money has lured the into, I've received a couple of responses with the very same BS that TG is refering to. Two different "big shots" have tried to rationalize their BS, and it has fallen on deaf ears just like MY e-mails obviously have. They must be concerned over the potential loss of members or they wouldn't be responding so quickly with their "in-line propaganda".

 

[Nightwind]

I wonder what would happen if there were to be an NMLRA membership vote on the in-line issue. Of course, to eliminate any accusations of the "powers that be", It would have to be tallied by an independant vote counting committee in full presence of representatives of both sides of the issue.

The only causes I have against in-lines is the entries in the longhunter records book (should be a separate category), False advertising claims against traditional muzzleloaders, separate matches in competitions, and maybe the use of in-lines in what was originally intended as a "primitive weapons" season. But, nowadays we have use of compound bows during the archery season, and the in-liners aren't taking any more deer than I am with my flint smoothie. It's just that the woods are more crowded during the muzzleloader season.

 

[Zonie]

Deja vu all over again.