Thanks, Pete.
What I can't understand is there is a limit and 6 ducks are 6 ducks regardless of what gun you use. Things have changed in 92 years. The antiquity of an error is no excuse for its perpetuity! There where no federal bag limits back in 1918. At the time there was a question as to whether the feds could constitutionally regulate the number of waterfowl taken within a state's borders so it was easier to regulate the gun size. That was the old days when the feds still thought the states actually were sovereign and had the right to there own to regulate themselves. In fact, there was even question whether a state could regulate what someone could kill on his own property. Back then Amercians actually had some freedoms.
I did read an article on 12 ga 3 1/2" vs 10 ga. 3 1/2". It claimed that the 12 ga put 90% of the shot on target that a 10 ga did. The point of the article was that you don't get that much more out of a 10 ga and there is less recoil with the 12 ga. Maybe that's why 10 ga's aren't as popular now that we have 12 ga 3 1/2". I haven't hunted ducks with a modern 10 ga. Don't really want to. 12 ga does just fine but it would be cool to use an old 8 ga blowing black powder all over the place.
Here's the plan: Only allow use of old 8 ga guns made before 1918. Keep the limit at 6 ducks. How could anyone argue that would be a problem?
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