IN LINE muzzle loaders were new kids on the block….. - HuntNetwork

PYRODEX®. These substitutes are much safer and cleaner to use than
Black Powder but that comes at a price, they need a much hotter ignition
source.
The ignition source of choice in the U.S.A. is a shotgun 209 primer. In
South Africa this is a BIG problem as a primer constitutes to ammunition
and as such needs a firearm licence. This is further compounded by the
fact that most major firearm manufactures want to become involved in
this large market and many have chosen to adapt their current range or
develop <strong>new</strong> designs to become part their Black Powder range as standard
components can easily be used with a 209 primer.
The current South African law requires that a <strong>muzzle</strong> loader be antique or
be of a design prior to 1 January 1900 and as a result of this most <strong>IN</strong>
L<strong>IN</strong>ES on the International market today just don’t qualify.
The problem is further compounded by the fact that there is much
ignorance around <strong>IN</strong> L<strong>IN</strong>E <strong>muzzle</strong> <strong>loaders</strong> as many authorities do not
recognise them as being “traditional <strong>muzzle</strong> <strong>loaders</strong>” despite them being
around since the early 1700’s!
By “Die Hans Khaki” ©