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Offline KING

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« on: December 23, 2003, 07:26:26 PM »
:D      Well,Friday the 26 I had sixguys call me up.  Seems they all had the same idea.  Seeing I have the keys to the range,they all want to go out and play with thier frontsuffers.  Cant say its not a bad idea.  All of them are new to the sport,and three have tossed thier modified centerfires for the real thing.  They are all exited and want to shoot thier new caplocks,and a couple want to try a couple of flinters.  Dont think I will have any problems making them happy.  All are bringing a lunch to pass and should be a lot of fun.  Age is going to range from 18 to my old butt of 53.  Looking foreward to it for sure.  Goint to be a lot of white smoke in the air.  calibers aore going to me a couple in the .32 to a 12 bore rifle.........should be interesting........hope it is warm enough for my chrony to work..........stay safe,and have a good holiday.  I managed to get through mine(21Dec) without any problems.......stay safe....King 8)  8)
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« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2003, 03:19:00 PM »
:cry: O.K...scratch the 12 bore rifle........guy cant make it.  I wanted to shoot that old girl sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad.  Its been a lot of years since I had.  But..............still get to shoot some toys...........stay safe...King
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« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2003, 03:45:14 PM »
A real kick for me is to find youngsters at the vous that have never shot a blackpowder rifle.  Then with their parents permission, I take them to the range and let them shoot a mild load at a buffalo target.  I then give them the target to take home.  Then I have to let their dad take a shot cause he is usually drooling about then and wantin a target of his own.  It is truely the best part of the vous.

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« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2003, 02:34:05 PM »
I'm with you guys on introducing guys to the traditional side of the sport.  When I take my .72 american smoothrifle to the range, I get to shoot it fot 30 minutes...everybody standing in line shoot it for an hour! :-D
It's like bringing a puppy to the girls dorm...they flock around.  I have no bones about letting people shoot it and they usually jump at the chance.  It stands 5'4" tall, and when they look down that bore...WHEW!  They're hooked.  

A guy with an in...in...in...well one of those new fangled things  :roll: shot it.  He darn near wet himself he was so excited.  Asked if I wanted to shoot his...no thanks, just didn't interest me.  

Great thread guys!
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« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2003, 04:47:48 PM »
I am building my first BP rifle from a CVA kit.  Never shot any BP inline or traditional.  I had been thinking about a kit for a while when my Uncle said he was thinking of doing one himself.  Well I said 'to hell with it' and decided I was finaly going to do it.  Once this Christmas buzz is over Im placing the order.  I even got a bunch of accouterments for a gift this year.  My Uncle and I do a lot of high volume, fast paced shooting with centerfire and rimfire.  I just wanted to slow down and just have some fun.  Its weired since I had no one to infect the buzz in me.  But then again I also had no one to start me Hunting, and no real mentor to start me shooting.  Im even wondering if Im actually my parents child  :) .
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« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2003, 08:53:53 AM »
:D N.H.     You keep on this site, and some of these characters that lurk here will give you an infection that nothing will every get rid of.  I found out a long time ago,that the more of these rifles that you have,the more that you want.  Its is a terrible sickness..............but the cure....................is more shooting.  Dont be afraid to ask us questions,if we dont know the answer ,we will tell you anyway!!  Just dont start playing with the bigger bores that are out there.........that is just plain addicting.  Stay safe,and make white smoke........................king :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D
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« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2003, 11:13:48 AM »
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....stay safe,and have a good holiday.  I managed to get through mine(21Dec) without any problems.......stay safe....King 8)  8)


 :D King,
Don't mean to be nosey, but what holiday did you celebrate? These are the ones I'm aware of in December...
Hannukkah-Dec. 20
Winter Solstice-Dec. 22
Christmas-Dec.25
Kwanza-Dec.26
Boxing day-Dec.26 also.
Sooooo, that rules out...
Jewish
Druid or other Pagan
Christian
African descent
Canadian( I don't know anyone else who ever heard of this holiday)
Care to share?
Ramrod( who is going to be p***ed off if there is a secret Muzzleloader's Holiday no one told him about.)
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« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2003, 12:47:55 PM »
Ramrod...............Ya hit it on the head...........The old( as in real old) Winter Solstice.  ya know............maybe a bunch of us ought to get together and make it our official Holiday of the year.  We can kind of roll everything into one,and have a blast.  Great................now I got another idea....just what I need..................stay safe......King :grin:  :lol:
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« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2003, 11:44:53 AM »
Not count'n kids at rendezvous, I do host a "primitive camp" each spring for the local elementary school kids to visit as a "field trip". They are usualy full of questions in regards to,.... fire-start'n with flint'n steel, my buffalo-robe bed, contents of my shoot'n-bag, contents of my haversack, candle-lanterns, authentic trade-goods such as chocolate, tobacco, beads, butcher knives, tomahawks, flints, and etc.,.... and they each git to lay ther hands on various traditional-muzzleloaders.

We never have time dur'n each class's "visit" which lasts only an hour, to do any shoot'n,.... but I do pass out fliers to the kids, with the location of our local blackpowder club's shoot'n range. We have gained new members to our club due to the kid's desire to see the smoke "roll", and it helps pull in new traditional shooters (young kids and ther parents) because this "sport" is so family-oriented. :D
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« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2003, 04:56:35 AM »
I'm lucky to have my own personal range out here in the desert, within walking distance from my home. I get a lot of kids on dirt bikes, that as long as they stay on the trails, I don't mind. It never fails, that if I'm shooting my smoke poles, they come and watch, over the years, all but two of these spectators, were unwilling to take a shot with one of my "prehistoric" BP arms. Even had a history teacher, once from a local school, that was interested, in my putting on a demonstration for the class, but the school wouldn't ok it due to the liablity.(heaven forbid that school kids find out our freedoms were won with guns) Last time I saw him, he and a woodworking teacher were putting together a flintlock for their own personal use, and requested my being their mentor. Boy are they in a heap of trouble. RR. :D
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« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2003, 09:27:34 AM »
River Runner,.... The "field trips" was the local elementary History-teacher's idea. I was first invited to set-up in the school's gym (guns'n all), but after explain'n thet I'd haf'ta drive "pegs" into the gymnasium-floor to set up my "leanto" and shared my concerns of smoke from my "campfire" set'n off the school's fire-alarms,.... we both thot best thet I "make camp" closer to the river!! :-D  :-D  :D
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