If you carry a loaded cap and ball gun in NY it's the same a carrying a loaded cartridge gun aa far as the law is concerned. Why would someone want to do that?
It's too risky. It would be better to get a license for a cartridge gun than to risk a slam dunk handgun charge and conviction or your life with an obsolete weapon in a gun fight.
Yes you can get really proficient with a single action with lots of practice and the same goes for just about any weapon but it's not a good choice.
If any of the old time gun slingers had a choice between a six gun and something better like a high capacity, light weight, concealable semi auto in place of a less reliable relatively heavy big single action boat anchor they would most likely be running to the store for a semi auto before they sold out.
These old guns are fascinating and beautiful, I like them a lot but these are obsolete for current day battle. They are not the right tools for modern day defense for that you may want something like an ugly but reliable glock.
That being said there may be a few states that allow unlicensed black powder guns to be carried and only muzzleloaders I don't know but I can see the logic in that case. I doubt there are many that make an exception for carrying loaded muzzleloaders on ones person and the states that do may allow the same with cartridge guns.
The point is if it's your life at stake get something modern don't fight for your life with one hand tied behind your back.
It's too risky. It would be better to get a license for a cartridge gun than to risk a slam dunk handgun charge and conviction or your life with an obsolete weapon in a gun fight.
Yes you can get really proficient with a single action with lots of practice and the same goes for just about any weapon but it's not a good choice.
If any of the old time gun slingers had a choice between a six gun and something better like a high capacity, light weight, concealable semi auto in place of a less reliable relatively heavy big single action boat anchor they would most likely be running to the store for a semi auto before they sold out.
These old guns are fascinating and beautiful, I like them a lot but these are obsolete for current day battle. They are not the right tools for modern day defense for that you may want something like an ugly but reliable glock.
That being said there may be a few states that allow unlicensed black powder guns to be carried and only muzzleloaders I don't know but I can see the logic in that case. I doubt there are many that make an exception for carrying loaded muzzleloaders on ones person and the states that do may allow the same with cartridge guns.
The point is if it's your life at stake get something modern don't fight for your life with one hand tied behind your back.
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