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rattus58,
I see you like definitions and say all muzzleloaders should be allowed in the same season because they load from the muzzle. Well, there are differences more apparent that your reasons for claiming "A crossbow is not a bow." You think a crossbow is properly included in muzzleloader seasons.
I appreciate you good natured banter here and hope you are not offended by my analogies.
A crossbow is a bow like any other bow in more ways than your "merely loading from the muzzle" criteria you apply to flintlocks, inlines, and caplocks. First, both verticle bows and crossbows use arrows, broadheads, the arrow (bolt) is propelled by a string, has fletchings and nockts. Both are short-range arms and use limbs to store the propulsion force for the arrows. With ALL those SIMILARITIES, you still refuse to consider the crossbow a bow? Why?
I still maintain that crossbows in PA belong in the 6-week archery deer season and should not require the user to buy a muzzleloader tag.
I also maintain that Traditional muzzleloader seasons are specifically for traditional arms. We used to have a week traditional ML in October, but that is now open to any ML.
The original question was about inlines and they have their place in the modern rifle season, in my opinion which I express to the PGC.
Be well,
Adam
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