A friendly incident with the police.

Most of the state troopers have a fair knowledge of firearms here in PA. Anything extraordinary gets them curious. I was checked by a WCO while small game hunting with a 28 caliber zimmerstutzen. He looked at it a few minutes and asked me how the cartridge goes in and out. Explained that it was a muzzle loader and the cap goes in a hole on the underside of the barrel shell. He just shook his head and said he never heard of such a thing.

As long as you stay to the rural areas, yup. Once you get into cities like Philadelphia they think only police/leo should have guns and seemingly have their own agenda on those sorts of things. Im sure its not all, but somethings not right.

I went to an AR class at my local gun range and the sherrif of the town i live in was the instructer of the class. He brought in 3 AR (sporting rifles) to the class and let the class shoot his rifles during the hands on part of the class.

He didnt let us shoot the one chambered in 9mm but we got to shoot the 223 and .22

zimmerstutzen said:

Most of the state troopers have a fair knowledge of firearms here in PA. Anything extraordinary gets them curious. I was checked by a WCO while small game hunting with a 28 caliber zimmerstutzen. He looked at it a few minutes and asked me how the cartridge goes in and out. Explained that it was a muzzle loader and the cap goes in a hole on the underside of the barrel shell. He just shook his head and said he never heard of such a thing.

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Dudes a game warden and he doesn't know what a muzzle loader is? Oooooooookay!

I guess someone saw my holstered 1860 Army sitting in the back and said something to the two State Police officers

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That is the real problem.
I try hard try to educate the ignorant, fearful and indoctrinated, every chance I get.

You're probably pretty fortunate that you didn't wind up on the ground with a uniformed knee on your neck while you were getting handcuffed. The officers should be congratulated for not over-reacting.

On the other hand, who ever "reported that dangerous gun" to the officers needs a Constitutional education.

I've been on both sides of that coin, being a retired Officer. All the claims of "educating the ignorant" are all well and good, but you must understand that when an Officer receives a complaint, they must investigate it, and contrary to popular belief the Officer doesn't know that you're a swell guy who just loves to hunt. You all carry guns because it's a crazy and unpredictable world out there, and the Officer has that same concern. To the original poster, you might think about commending the professionalism of this officer to his command staff, and recommend he educate his fellow Officers on his technique!

LD

I shoot pistol occasionally at the local gun club, and there's a lot of former cops. Even former San Fransisco police officers! Anyway, about a month ago I brought out my two Remington New Model Armies, my Super Companion and my single shot cap and ball .22 for a BP shooting day.

All the former cops seemed to really be interested in the .44 Remington revolvers. They're all liberty minded and pro gun, so that's no surprise. I even let em' fire off a couple rounds!

Not so sure I would take my vehicle to a car wash, with a firearm in it. Not in this day and age. You're very lucky the officers were very congenial.

One July 4th a group of us were shooting at a friend place out in the country some folks were dressed in 1812-ish navy attire and using flint lock pistols but a few of us were I street clothes ad shooting BP revolvers.

A neighbor down the road reported the shooting and Deputy Laid-back appeared just as we started cleaning up. He opened the gate un announced and walked into the shop un announced. He strolled into where most of the guns were laying on a work bench and looked at them. He was then greeted and he told of the complaint (neighbor also reported bullets whizzing about, total BS as it would have required us to shoot through my friends house to get bullets that way) After a bit the Deputy announce everything was OK since we appeared to be finished and since "you guys could not hurt anyone with those things anyway" Everyone initially let the comment pass, then I walked the Deputy back to his car.

I took the time to explain something of the ballistics of the guns for his benefit incase he should one day find himself facing one. When I explained that the Remington NMA he had handled shot a bullet the size and weight of a .45 Auto's at about the same velocity he seemed somewhat alarmed. We also had a brief talk about the advisability of opening rural gates (he had left it open) in easy sight and hailing distance of the house and of walking unannounced into out buildings.....especially into crowds of a dozen folks all with guns out. I saw him a number of times over the next few years and he was always friendly.

-kBob

tnxdshooter, Warden never saw a zimmerstutzen No side lock or underhammer, no ram rod. That is why he thought it must be a cartridge gun.

zimmerstutzen said:

tnxdshooter, Warden never saw a zimmerstutzen No side lock or underhammer, no ram rod. That is why he thought it must be a cartridge gun.

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Oh okay

We don't have cheerleaders here in Canada and to transport a handgun it has to be trigger locked in a locked container out of sight.
Sad but true.

Do they realize the vehicle they want it secured in is deadlier than the weapon itself?

LD

Hmmm, some of them there PO-leeses are good people. Whodathunkit?