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Welcome from AZ. There is just as much minutiae here as anywhere, but there’s new new stuff and new old stuff for you to learn. So it should be entertaining, at least for a little while.
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Welcome from sunny and cold Montana!
I own a lot of those new fangled center fire guns but it's my front stuffers that get my heart going pitty pat! Welcome from Idaho
I’m new also, just bought a ROA last month and a flintlock a couple weeks ago, and the guys here have been EXTREMELY helpful! I have been competing with modern firearms since 1974. Indoor bullseye (CF & RF) trap, IDPA, Steel Challenge, High Power Rifle, Vintage rifle, 3-gun, etc… I’m a bit older than you and lately I’ve just been shooting for fun. Either back yard or at the local club hanging out and wasting ammo very efficiently!
The reason I started down this path was to better enjoy the ride as opposed to just getting to the destination, so-to-speak. It is much slower, no cheaper, and a LOT more work, not to mention the clean-up to avoid gun decay. But I have the time, and I enjoy the extra work, it is something new, lots to learn, developing loads, techniques, new skills. Another world (sport, discipline) to conquer! I am having a blast! I am really looking forward to spring! (It’s frekin’ cold here now!!!!)
You can have lots of fun shooting modern firearms, it will require minimum effort, maintenance, cleaning, cost, and this is what almost all of the people I know do, for good reason. I still shoot them.
But if you like a challenge, looking for exploring and learning a completely new discipline, and have the time and patience, you just might find it is a lot of fun! It is not for everyone.
There is a halfway point. If you are not willing to take the full leap to muzzleloader, consider a BPCR (Black Powder Cartridge Rifle). I have a 1873 Winchester High Wall Creedmoor model in .45-70. It shoots like a modern firearm, extremely accurate, and easier to maintain.
Welcome and good luck!
The reason I started down this path was to better enjoy the ride as opposed to just getting to the destination, so-to-speak. It is much slower, no cheaper, and a LOT more work, not to mention the clean-up to avoid gun decay. But I have the time, and I enjoy the extra work, it is something new, lots to learn, developing loads, techniques, new skills. Another world (sport, discipline) to conquer! I am having a blast! I am really looking forward to spring! (It’s frekin’ cold here now!!!!)
You can have lots of fun shooting modern firearms, it will require minimum effort, maintenance, cleaning, cost, and this is what almost all of the people I know do, for good reason. I still shoot them.
But if you like a challenge, looking for exploring and learning a completely new discipline, and have the time and patience, you just might find it is a lot of fun! It is not for everyone.
There is a halfway point. If you are not willing to take the full leap to muzzleloader, consider a BPCR (Black Powder Cartridge Rifle). I have a 1873 Winchester High Wall Creedmoor model in .45-70. It shoots like a modern firearm, extremely accurate, and easier to maintain.
Welcome and good luck!
Welcome from Middle TN !
After many years of futzing with BP, I’ve come to the conclusion that a flintlock in a small(ish) caliber is the most fun and more satisfying to shoot than any other. That’s just me, tho. If you’re into recoil that’ll rock your world, you might want to go with the bigger caliber rifles, but I prefer the .40 cal range. A .32 sounds like a pop gun to me, but .36 or .40 hits a sweet spot.
If you can swing the price tag, you sure can’t beat a Kibler SMR, in my opinion. The Rice barrels are surprisingly accurate, so that makes it worth the $ to me.
Just figure it out slowly, and ask lots of questions. Lots of knowledge on this site that’s ripe for the pickin’!
After many years of futzing with BP, I’ve come to the conclusion that a flintlock in a small(ish) caliber is the most fun and more satisfying to shoot than any other. That’s just me, tho. If you’re into recoil that’ll rock your world, you might want to go with the bigger caliber rifles, but I prefer the .40 cal range. A .32 sounds like a pop gun to me, but .36 or .40 hits a sweet spot.
If you can swing the price tag, you sure can’t beat a Kibler SMR, in my opinion. The Rice barrels are surprisingly accurate, so that makes it worth the $ to me.
Just figure it out slowly, and ask lots of questions. Lots of knowledge on this site that’s ripe for the pickin’!
If you have a little mechanical aptitude and like to tinker give a flintlock a try.
Welcome from Upstate New York's Central-Leatherstocking Region.
It's all about the 500 and 600 yard shots on YouTube. But who shows a video of a standing offhand shot with a flintlock. I did. ;-). Was a real "m'eh" on YouTube.
It's all about the 500 and 600 yard shots on YouTube. But who shows a video of a standing offhand shot with a flintlock. I did. ;-). Was a real "m'eh" on YouTube.
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Welcome too the Forum and Thank You for your Service..
Here’s a list of some black powder clubs in the Florida area..
FLORIDA
Calusa Country Long Rifles
Shoot 1st and 3rd Saturdays each month, Donald Richards, 1813 Cape Palos Dr., Melbourne, FL 32935, 321-794-7267, [email protected]
Central Florida Muzzleloaders
Shoots the 3rd Sunday each month except December and January, starts at 8:00am
Ben Bateman, 407-451-9411, [email protected]
Escambia River Gun Club
First Saturday each month at 9am, David Halupowski, 850-678-4052, [email protected], escambiarivergunclub.org, 4020 Rocky Branch Rd, Cantonment, FL 32533
Eustis Gun Club
Shoots monthly 1st Sunday except July, Terry L. McCauslin, 10100 Morningside Dr., Leesburg, FL 34788, 352-308-9876
Florida Frontiersmen, Inc.
Shoots 1st Sat. preceding the 1st Sunday of every month. Bev McIntyre PO Box 653, Homeland, FL 33847; [email protected].
Florida Muzzleloaders Association
Check the FMA website for monthly shoots across Florida Bob Samson 407-492-0417, [email protected], floridamuzzlesloadersassociation.org.
Fort White Gun Club, Inc.
Shoots 1st Saturday monthly
Kenneth W. Long, 1880 S State Route 47, High Springs, FL 32655, 352-318-0386, [email protected]
Jefferson Longrifles, Inc.
Shoots 2nd Sunday monthly
Duane Ashe, P.O. Box 21348, Tallahassee, FL 32316, 850-570-1464, [email protected], www.jeffersonlongrifles.com
Mosquito Lagoon Muzzleloaders 4-H Club
Shoots 2nd and 4th Wednesdays monthly; call for info on Saturday shoots
Gus A Koerner, 1665 Saratoga Dr., Titusville, FL 32796, 321-591-6831
Palmetto Muzzle Loaders
Shoots 2nd Sunday monthly
Ralph West, 19500 SW 214 St., Miami, FL 33187, 305-233-5512
Tallahassee Rifle and Pistol Club
Shoots 3rd Sunday monthly
Ron Gablehouse, 2510 Chamberlin Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32308; 850-591-1577
Treasure Coast Muzzleloaders
1st and 3rd Saturday after 1st Wednesday of each month, Wayne Garber 772-342-0474
Treaty Oak Long Rifles
Shoots 2nd Saturday monthly
John Brueggemann, 5531 James C Johnson Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32218,
Good Luck in your journey..
Welcome too the Forum and Thank You for your Service..
Here’s a list of some black powder clubs in the Florida area..
FLORIDA
Calusa Country Long Rifles
Shoot 1st and 3rd Saturdays each month, Donald Richards, 1813 Cape Palos Dr., Melbourne, FL 32935, 321-794-7267, [email protected]
Central Florida Muzzleloaders
Shoots the 3rd Sunday each month except December and January, starts at 8:00am
Ben Bateman, 407-451-9411, [email protected]
Escambia River Gun Club
First Saturday each month at 9am, David Halupowski, 850-678-4052, [email protected], escambiarivergunclub.org, 4020 Rocky Branch Rd, Cantonment, FL 32533
Eustis Gun Club
Shoots monthly 1st Sunday except July, Terry L. McCauslin, 10100 Morningside Dr., Leesburg, FL 34788, 352-308-9876
Florida Frontiersmen, Inc.
Shoots 1st Sat. preceding the 1st Sunday of every month. Bev McIntyre PO Box 653, Homeland, FL 33847; [email protected].
Florida Muzzleloaders Association
Check the FMA website for monthly shoots across Florida Bob Samson 407-492-0417, [email protected], floridamuzzlesloadersassociation.org.
Fort White Gun Club, Inc.
Shoots 1st Saturday monthly
Kenneth W. Long, 1880 S State Route 47, High Springs, FL 32655, 352-318-0386, [email protected]
Jefferson Longrifles, Inc.
Shoots 2nd Sunday monthly
Duane Ashe, P.O. Box 21348, Tallahassee, FL 32316, 850-570-1464, [email protected], www.jeffersonlongrifles.com
Mosquito Lagoon Muzzleloaders 4-H Club
Shoots 2nd and 4th Wednesdays monthly; call for info on Saturday shoots
Gus A Koerner, 1665 Saratoga Dr., Titusville, FL 32796, 321-591-6831
Palmetto Muzzle Loaders
Shoots 2nd Sunday monthly
Ralph West, 19500 SW 214 St., Miami, FL 33187, 305-233-5512
Tallahassee Rifle and Pistol Club
Shoots 3rd Sunday monthly
Ron Gablehouse, 2510 Chamberlin Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32308; 850-591-1577
Treasure Coast Muzzleloaders
1st and 3rd Saturday after 1st Wednesday of each month, Wayne Garber 772-342-0474
Treaty Oak Long Rifles
Shoots 2nd Saturday monthly
John Brueggemann, 5531 James C Johnson Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32218,
Good Luck in your journey..
