Traditions finds new way to separate ML shooters from their money

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I don't consider my 48 Willys Sedan Delivery, 64 Dodge Polara convertible, 70 GTO, or 73 Dodge Challenger being primitive. Rather just right. Those are all gone now, but there is a 2010 Challenger in the garage . I was a electrician in the auto industry for 34 years and not sure what " 3 pole electrical service " is. If you mean 3 wires, two 110volt and a ground, then I believe all residential serve is just that. Maybe I misunderstood. I've made my own Matchlocks, Flintlocks, and side hammer repercussion cap guns and have no desire for anything newer than those.
 
paul harm said:
I don't consider my 48 Willys Sedan Delivery, 64 Dodge Polara convertible, 70 GTO, or 73 Dodge Challenger being primitive. Rather just right. Those are all gone now, but there is a 2010 Challenger in the garage . I was a electrician in the auto industry for 34 years and not sure what " 3 pole electrical service " is. If you mean 3 wires, two 110volt and a ground, then I believe all residential serve is just that. Maybe I misunderstood. I've made my own Matchlocks, Flintlocks, and side hammer repercussion cap guns and have no desire for anything newer than those.
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Don't get me started on my Dad's "goat," it would just upset both of us and spiral the thread into OT. In answer to Snide's implication I pointed out that electrical service is still maintained on REA standards from the Roosevelt years. That said, despite the necessity to trim flints, patch projectiles and the billowing clouds that prevent you from seeing if you hit your target or not, many people enjoy the ancient black powder designs. Those that argue the superiority of the newest innovation will never take the "you've run out of ammunition and all the stores are closed" challenge.

As for Hooda's comment that 1965 is not ancient... it's a matter of perspective. 1965 is over 20 years before I was born and just a footnote in a dusty history book somewhere.
 
Officers'Wife said:
Don't get me started on my Dad's "goat," it would just upset both of us and spiral the thread into OT. In answer to Snide's implication I pointed out that electrical service is still maintained on REA standards from the Roosevelt years. That said, despite the necessity to trim flints, patch projectiles and the billowing clouds that prevent you from seeing if you hit your target or not, many people enjoy the ancient black powder designs. Those that argue the superiority of the newest innovation will never take the "you've run out of ammunition and all the stores are closed" challenge.

As for Hooda's comment that 1965 is not ancient... it's a matter of perspective. 1965 is over 20 years before I was born and just a footnote in a dusty history book somewhere.
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:) 1965 is 20 years AFTER I was born, and quite vivid in my memory.
 
Bottom line, someone thinks they have found a new niche in the muzzleloading market. I wish them well, but I also remember out of a dusty history book of a fellow named Stanley that produced a steam powered automobile that he thought would compete with internal combustion powered vehicles. Few if any know about Mr Stanley's steamer at this late date. The flintlock system has been around since the 1600's, if this system is still around in the 2400's it can be deemed a success.
 
My kids ask me occasionally about the "Olden days" . Makes me feel older than I am. By the way, I've heard it said that if you remember the 60s you weren't there!
 
65 - I was out of high school for a year going to jr college. 66 I was in the Air Force and married. Still got the same wife after 76 years and a couple of my shotguns.
 
Jackrabbit1957 said:
My kids ask me occasionally about the "Olden days" . Makes me feel older than I am. By the way, I've heard it said that if you remember the 60s you weren't there!
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That’s funny, Dad claims on a March day in 1967 the radio was playing a song about something being a drag and when he went to the mailbox he had a letter from Selective Service that really was a drag.
 
mmb617 said:
It's hard for me to imagine why anybody would want to buy such an abomination. I'm guessing it's for people who want to hunt during muzzleloader season but who don't want to learn how to shoot a real muzzleloader.
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Yep just another work around for people who want to hunt the primitive season without knowing or caring about the history of the progression of firearms. A "lazy mans Muzzleloader".

hawg said:
I was born in Dec. of 56 so I was too young to have the memory loss associated with the 60's.:D:D:D
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I was born in 1957 and missed the fun of the 60s but sure made up for it in the 70s. What a great time that was.
 
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