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Old 11-05-2005, 12:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default You know your a traditional muzzleloader if

In lighthearted spirit, and with no offense intended, and tongue in cheek to Jeff Foxworthy.

You Might be a Traditional Muzzleloader if You
. Know that a Sabot (pronounced sa-bow) is a wooden shoe that was thrown into the machinery to shut it down, hence SABOTage.
. know what Tow is, and what it's used for.
. know what Moose Snot is.
. know that Track of the Wolf is more than a footprint out in the woods.
. make stinky stuff in the kitchen, and yer better half almost doesn't care.
. have a pick and brush and it's not for yer hair.
. know that a touch hole liner isn't a sanitary product
. think cartridge guns are just a passing fad.
. think a powderhorn is a fashion statement.
. know that twist has nothing to do with Chubby Checker.
- You walk around the woods all day half-cocked without your wife or even the warden getting mad at you.
- You race your wife to the material section of Walmart.
-You find the smell of sulpher intoxicating
-You spend more time cleaning muzzleloaders than you do your truck...and enjoy it!!!
-Have more attachments for your ramrod than you do for the vacuum cleaner.
-Cut yourself with a flint more often than with a razor.
- Your most used referrence book is a DGW catalog.
-If cleaning your nipples doesn't sound dirty
-That a caplock isn't just used on your pickup's gas tank.
-You use a smoothbore to shoot down that wasp nest on your livingroom ceiling.
-the fire dept. has a red X on the map showing the location of your house!
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"If the Good Lord wanted me to use percussion caps I reckon the river beds would be full of 'em for the takin"
Old flintlock shooter I met at the range.

In this day and age it is easier to stay stupid than it is to stay ignorant. I have had the misfortune to have encountered many informed idiots
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