Specialized Hunter's pack

[solar fox]

Brief overview

Hunters, as a general rule, have a lot of unique and somewhat difficult laws to deal with. Restrictions on what kind of sights a weapon can use for one, the shape of the bullet casing in others. Even the type of action can be restricted by state or federal laws.

Then again, some of us add our own restrictions just because we want to make I even harder on ourselves. We might be a tiny bit off our heads in some cases.

Anyway, I'm presenting 3 weapons suited to very different styles of hunting.

Stalking: a slow and methodical form of movement that relies on your senses more than anything. This is typically done with a very light rifle somewhere between 25 and 35 caliber, but my suggestion is a bit more unique

Tracking: a very focused and somewhat difficult way of hunting that demands skill and patience but can typically lead to a very short chance at a shot. This type of hunting is pretty popular in the Northeast US where large forests dominate the terrain

Special Season: unlike the other two ways I mentioned, this one can require very long shots in difficult terrain. In the Western US some areas have special seasons dedicated to muzzleloader hunting, they also have restrictions on the type of muzzleloader that you can use. In response to this, companies have started designing specialized rifles for this market

My suggestions are in the comments

Stalking rifles are typically designed around light weight, high accuracy ammunition with low recoil. The whole purpose of these rifles is to provide a single accurate shot taken with patience and skill. Think of these as skill based weapon more than a quick fix.

A light rifle, designed to be carried at the ready for hours and miles on end, in a reliable caliber that doesn't threaten you with broken bones for each shot. A single shot rifle is the perfect choice for this job.

A Falling Block style action (think Ruger No.1) using te good old .270 ammo from the base game, maybe with a little buff or at least make it safe for class 3 animals

Tracking rifles need to be somewhat light, but the main quality is quick aiming and the ability to fire a second, third, or fourth round at a fleeing target.

It also needs to be compact and quick to shoulder. You could easily use the Moradi .44 for this but sometimes a handgun cartridge can't reach the target or they're restricted by law for some reason

For these markets, a specialized new round was created. It's a straight walled cartridge case that's a direct upgrade to the .30-30 but lacks the brutal recoil of the .45-70.

The .360 is a medium distance round designed for hunting whitetail deer and black bear in states requiring straight wall ammunition. Several companies offer this caliber but the most popular version is the lever action rifles made by Henry, just like the Moradi it can use all the current (and future) rifle scopes thanks to the side eject design

[solar fox]

Muzzleloader hunting in the Western US presents some unique challenges. From longer shots and much bigger game to odd restrictions on the use of scopes.

Even the weather can cause havoc on the unprepared hunter, high altitude, variations in humidity, even the air temperature can cause bare primers to misfire or fail altogether. Both Muzzleloaders currently in game use bare primer designs and the same .50 caliber sized projectile.

The so-called "Northwest" model rifles have solved these issues with slight changes in design philosophy. Bolt action designs provide a protective environment for the primer which massively reduces misfires and failures due to bad conditions.

.50 caliber bullets are designed largely with deer in mind but they can fail to reach the vital organs on larger game like elk and moose. Gunmakers simply took a page from the history books here and stepped up to .54 caliber bullets. Not only do they have the penetration to reach vital organs but they provide a larger wound channel. These larger rounds are powered by a heavier charge of powder, providing much better range and far more power than a typical .50 caliber rifle is designed to handle. In some cases literally 2x the amount of powder a .50 caliber muzzleloader would use.

Some states restrict muzzleloaders to using non magnified optics, so these rifles come with extremely accurate and robust iron sights to handle the massive recoil and poor visibility, but they are also drilled and tapped for regular scopes just in case

Well, that's my pack idea.

Lemme know what you guys think

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[atomic marten]

I like it! Also, aren't the Northwest inline muzzleloaders limited to percussion caps over 209 primers? Seems like it's a pattern.

[solar fox]

They are, but these rifles are getting much more popular so certain units are allowing them

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