Equipment for Muzzleloader-ONLY Hunts
LEGAL IN MUZZLELOADER-ONLY SEASONS
A muzzle loading rifle or musket which:
- Is capable of being loaded ONLY from the muzzle.
- Is equipped with a single or double-barrel.
- Is loaded ONLY with loose black powder OR other loose synthetic black powder.
- Is loaded with a patched round ball OR a conical, unjacketed projectile comprised wholly of lead or lead alloy. No sabots.
- Is loaded with a projectile that is within .010 of an inch of the bore diameter.
- Is equipped ONLY with a flint OR a percussion cap OR a musket cap. 209 primers are prohibited.
- Is equipped with an ignition system in which any portion of the cap is clearly exposed and visible when the hammer of the weapon is cocked and ready to fire.
- Has no scope, only open or peep sights. Fiber optic open sites are permitted.
- Is free of any electronic devices.
- Is at least forty-five (.45) caliber for deer, antelope, or mountain lion.
- Is at least fifty (.50) caliber for elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, or black bear.
These pictures are examples only, and are not a complete list of legal equipment.
black powder
synthetic black powder
round lead ball belted lead bullet
conical unjacketed lead bullets
open sights
peep sights
open ignition
open ignition
flints
musket caps
percussion caps
NOT LEGAL IN MUZZLELOADER-ONLY SEASONS
These pictures are examples only, and are not a complete list of not-legal equipment.
powder pellets or sticks
209 primers
closed ignition 209 primer rifles
saboted bullets
belted copper bullets
Last Updated: March 12, 2012
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