It might be declining a bit because everyone that wants one, has one, so sales may have slowed. I doubt that it’s being replaced by a renewed interest in sidelocks if that’s what you’re getting at.
You are certainly correct about prices. I have a friend who use to work there. He said it was more a case of managing inventory than anything else. As an example Cabelas use to carry hangon tree stands from eight different manufactures. Now it's I believe only two.I think it could be a combo. of states allowing straight walled cartridges, smokeless muzzleloader conversions, and it seems like Cabelas prices are too high and they don't seem to have the good on sale prices they once did.
What state are you in, GM54? I thought you are in Mich. I didn't know about the SML being allowed here.We have been able to use pistols in our "ML season" for many years now.
Here SMLs are totally legal for any ML hunt. Only regulation is 40cal or larger and must only load from the muzzle. Mine will out shoot many centerfires with little effort. Mine can already make clean kills way past what im capable of doing even with a centerfire.
What cabelas does or doesn’t do is not much of an indicator of the market . They might not sale as many or carry as many because you can buy the same muzzleloader online a whole lot cheaper and have it shipped to you in most places. I would never buy a muzzleloader at Cabelas. I hardly buy anything there anymore .I noticed Cabelas does not sell the variety of inlines like it did in years past. The standard CVA Accura is no longer listed as a product carried by the company. Is this a sign sales of inlines are declining?
Do not confuse production muzzleloaders with muzzleloaders designed to shoot smokeless propellants.Thought we couldn't use smokeless in ML's?? Or am I getting confused again? I went to the range with friends last week, one shot white hot pellets, the other had T7 pellets, & Both made lots of smoke It was fun! I'm really looking forward to getting "tooled up". Still researching atm.
I do agree with what's been said, & I think many people do see ML as "too much effort" & so prefer their high power conventional rifles.
What cabelas does or doesn’t do is not much of an indicator of the market . They might not sale as many or carry as many because you can buy the same muzzleloader online a whole lot cheaper and have it shipped to you in most places. I would never buy a muzzleloader at Cabelas. I hardly buy anything there anymore .
If anything there’s an increase in muzzleloader popularity especially inlines since they dominate the market with 90% of the sales being inlines .more and more states are increasing the appeal of muzzleloader hunting by decreasing restrictions such as optics etc etc
Appears to me that because the CVA accura is not listed that they simply aren’t carrying it , that hardly defines the market in my book
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