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I am curious how many years of combined experience we have in this group. To make things easier on me to keep a tally, when telling me your time reply like this...



12 years



...and only have the years in the comment with nothing else. Any other discussions are welcome, but anything other than this format will not be counted. I will occasionally post a running total.



I am also doing the same in the Re-enactment section.
I purchased my first black powder gun in 1969 at a local hardware store at the ripe old age of 19. I actually went in looking to buy an 1860 Army cap & Ball revolver, but they had sold it and weren't sure when they would get any back in. I ended up walking out with a Pedersoli Kentucky pistol in percussion. I remember using Crisco for patches and I would shoot at ground squirrels on Grandpa's ranch with it. So that would be 55-years.

Funny thing is that when I bought my first flintlock longrifle in about 2003, I was very bummed because I couldn't get it to fire. I had purchased an unmentionable BP rifle in 1999, not long after I moved to Vermont and had some Pyrodex on hand, but just couldn't get it to work with my flintlock. I remembered using real Black Powder with my Kentucky Pistol, so I checked in with my shooting stuff to see if I had any BP in there. Lo and behold, I found a quart Mason jar about 1/2 full of black powder in with my shooting gear! I loaded that in my flintlock and primed the pan with it and it worked great. After about 30-years of storage the black powder that I had bought back in 1969 still worked just fine. After a frustrating time trying to find BP locally and deciding I would have to order it, I found out a powder supplier for the local slate quarries had it for sale just 6 miles away from home. So I had a good supply of it as long as I lived in Vermont.
 
I have been muzzling for 46 years. Started with a flint lock, percussion caps, up to inline and 209’s. I remember hunting in the rain with a sandwich bag around my flint so it would not get wet. Getting old. I luv it now more than ever. Good luck
 
Got my first flintlock in 2003, but then I was out for almost 2 years 2006/2007 when I almost lost my right hand.
Let's say 18 years total, 2 years sitting and looking, wondering...
 
I am curious how many years of combined experience we have in this group. To make things easier on me to keep a tally, when telling me your time reply like this...



12 years



...and only have the years in the comment with nothing else. Any other discussions are welcome, but anything other than this format will not be counted. I will occasionally post a running total.



I am also doing the same in the Re-enactment section.
48 years
 
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