Greetings from Rochester NY

[Sparkytfl]

4 Point?

Yes. I joined three years ago simply because it's closest. It's okay though I wish the roof and the windows in the wall were higher so I could practice standing and not always hit my ramrod on the ceiling.

 

[frankie]

Hello, all. I live in Western NY (Rochester). Started collecting BPCRs three years ago.
Bought my first Muzzleloader a year ago because I couldn't find primers but found a few tins of caps. It's a Spanish "Monarch" Hawken-ish 50 that cost a whole $120, and then I learned that all the accessories cost more than that. Liked it so much that I haven't bought a cartridge rifle since.
Followed it up with a custom 40 that I have no history info about other than "Vernon Dellinger, Parkersburg WVA" stamped on the side, I think he may have been a machinist because the lock, breech, and trigger are all custom with machining swirls.
Third was a Euroarms 1853 that turned out to have a curved barrel so I might have to sell to a reenactor.
Got my first flint a week ago because I haven't seen caps in forever, maybe some of you saw it on gunbroker, a 40 made by DK Lisle, looks like it was probably a Track Bucks County kit, but a great assembly job.
It should be nice to talk to traditional shooters on here. Haven't seen a single person at the range shooting anything but an inline in the last three years, so hopefully I can find some through here.

welcome

 

[Colonial Boy]

Welcome from New England.

 

[Jed42]

Yes. I joined three years ago simply because it's closest. It's okay though I wish the roof and the windows in the wall were higher so I could practice standing and not always hit my ramrod on the ceiling.

I belong to the same range

 

[flconch53]

A bunch of the Little Beards club are out here at FT Niagara this weekend. They have alot of shooting at their Rendezvous. I don't know about just shooting

 

[2 shots]

welcome from long island

 

[fillwa]

Hello from Ulster County NY.
There is a Woods Walk Blanket Shoot every Sunday in Ulster County.

 

[BP Addict]

Welcome from the Oregon Territory!

Collectively, there are hundreds of years of knowledge and experience here.

Walt

 

[Buckabeer]

Sparky,
My wife and I shoot at Rochester Brooks

 

[Sparkytfl]

I belong to the same range

Then I wonder if we've met. I'm there sunday or tuesday afternoons almost every week when it's not freezing.

 

[Sparkytfl]

A bunch of the Little Beards club are out here at FT Niagara this weekend. They have alot of shooting at their Rendezvous. I don't know about just shooting

That's the group I've heard of. They seem to meet all over the place.

 

[Sparkytfl]

Sparky,
My wife and I shoot at Rochester Brooks

I've heard that's about the best place for shotgun, didn't realize they had a rifle range, or that they were that expensive.

 

[Fyrefightr]

Hello, all. I live in Western NY (Rochester). Started collecting BPCRs three years ago.
Bought my first Muzzleloader a year ago because I couldn't find primers but found a few tins of caps. It's a Spanish "Monarch" Hawken-ish 50 that cost a whole $120, and then I learned that all the accessories cost more than that. Liked it so much that I haven't bought a cartridge rifle since.
Followed it up with a custom 40 that I have no history info about other than "Vernon Dellinger, Parkersburg WVA" stamped on the side, I think he may have been a machinist because the lock, breech, and trigger are all custom with machining swirls.
Third was a Euroarms 1853 that turned out to have a curved barrel so I might have to sell to a reenactor.
Got my first flint a week ago because I haven't seen caps in forever, maybe some of you saw it on gunbroker, a 40 made by DK Lisle, looks like it was probably a Track Bucks County kit, but a great assembly job.
It should be nice to talk to traditional shooters on here. Haven't seen a single person at the range shooting anything but an inline in the last three years, so hopefully I can find some through here.

Howdy and welcome from South Carolina!!!

 

[Burgermeister]

Hello, all. I live in Western NY (Rochester). Started collecting BPCRs three years ago.
Bought my first Muzzleloader a year ago because I couldn't find primers but found a few tins of caps. It's a Spanish "Monarch" Hawken-ish 50 that cost a whole $120, and then I learned that all the accessories cost more than that. Liked it so much that I haven't bought a cartridge rifle since.
Followed it up with a custom 40 that I have no history info about other than "Vernon Dellinger, Parkersburg WVA" stamped on the side, I think he may have been a machinist because the lock, breech, and trigger are all custom with machining swirls.
Third was a Euroarms 1853 that turned out to have a curved barrel so I might have to sell to a reenactor.
Got my first flint a week ago because I haven't seen caps in forever, maybe some of you saw it on gunbroker, a 40 made by DK Lisle, looks like it was probably a Track Bucks County kit, but a great assembly job.
It should be nice to talk to traditional shooters on here. Haven't seen a single person at the range shooting anything but an inline in the last three years, so hopefully I can find some through here.

Welcome from just west of you

 

[Ames]

Welcome from Maine!
I've been known to hunt a friends property just south of you in Honeyeye Falls.

 

[thomas]

Welcome to the forum.
Thomas

 

[Texas Gil]

Welcome from South Texas

 

[simonbeans]

We are a primitive, flint only group that have been active since 1978. We have 4 seasonal shoots (spring, summer, etc.) on private land. We were a larger group but over time numbers have decreased. If interested in flint shooting, rifle, smooth, pistol let me know.

 

[Sparkytfl]

Welcome from just west of you

Hope you survived the snowstorm alright.

 

[simonbeans]

I am just a little south and west of Rochester and as such was spared the big snow. Thanks for your thoughts