Stump: Are you saying is if you use the sabot pictured in your post, you can't shoot as accurately with your percussion as my Omega with open sights?
Roundball to roundball with 80 or 90 gr of blackpowder in each weapon I could hold my own with my Renegade. A roundball twist barrel wouldn't stabilize that conical, but that is moot. Show of hands here for how many in-line shooters use patched, round balls? A 1:28" twist is designed and marketed to shoot conicals. Past 150 yards I could't hold a candle to a load starting out 800 fps faster with a ballistic coefficient and sectional density worlds away from a round ball. I'd have to hold about a foot high at 150 yds with an 80 yard zero using a roundball. How's by you? Guys were popping buffalo at 500 to 1,000 yards with early cartridges like the 45-120 and iron sights. I have fired high-power with non-peep open sights at 250 yards (an 1898 Krag 30-40 with ladder rear just to see how I could do). I'm saying an in-line shooting a jacketed bullet over 'magnum' loads of smokeless powder ignited by an almost instantaneous ignition system is a cartridge rifle without a cartridge case. If someone wants to shoot it during the regular gun season I think they have a mighty fine idea and are exhibiting sportsmanship by limiting themselves to a single shot. I carry my New Englander loaded with a conical bullet
during regular gun season for just that reason.
Please don't think that I, in any way, am attacking you personally. I understand that you have acknowledged the distinction between primative and non. You just happened to be the millionth person over the bridge that day and the "in-line" word hit my eyes at the proper moment. Consider my post a rant. I've only ever taken a jab at one individual's character here and that had nothing to do with his choice of firearms. I think debate is as good a sport as poker, chess or tennis. I put my concepts out in the public here not because I want everyone to adopt them. I want to expose folks to other opinions than their own so, perhaps, they can understand opposing viewpoints better.
In all honesty I truly believe in-lines are a threat to a seperate primative season because non-hunters and hunters who use only 'regular' firearms don't see any disadvantage in them compared to a modern firearm. "Why should they be granted a special privilege whan they're using space-age weapons?" Anything mechanical is designed with a purpose. Face it, a .38 spl 2" barrel bellygun is designed to be a concealable weapon to be used to shoot a human at close range. That's what it is good at. I'm OK with that. I shouldn't have to pretend to justify owning one by saying it can be used for target shooting or hunting. What is an in-line designed for?
PS When I first read "muzzys" I thought you were talking about chisel pointed, replaceable blade broadheads. We won't even go there, as that would open an even bigger can of worms. I also have canned sermons on tree-stands, bait, chemical scents, scent suits, ATV's, mechanical broadheads, bowsights, fenced hunts, jet-skis, japanese cars and de-caffinated coffee. :: A person who stands for nothing will fall for anything.