Wow, I must be the old dog (71) learning new tricks! Got the rifle 7 years ago but only been 2 years of really getting involved and shooting and still learning!
How many years Muzzleloading experience?
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48 years
About 60 yrs
mhb
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61 years, beginning with a Numrich Hopkins and Allen 'boot pistol', which came through the mail with a bullet mold, 1/4 pound of 2Fg, and a tin of French caps - I still have the pistol and most of the original can of caps, which absolutely will not split (at least on a pistol), and had to be scraped-off the nipple after each shot.
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53 years
45 years.
stephenprops1
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Wouldn't that be 40 years?
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Replies- 179
Cumulative Years- 7,918
40+ Club- 132 (73%)
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50 or so years, when they opened the Alabama Mgt areas for either sex M/L hunting in the early 70s we all ran out and bought a muzzle loader. We didn't know squat about them at the time, just stuff something down them, shoot them and clean them, no load work up.
I was still in the same beginner mode until about 15 years ago when a friend gave me a fine flintlock rifle. This rifle sparked my interest in all things black powder and started me wanting to build one.
I was still in the same beginner mode until about 15 years ago when a friend gave me a fine flintlock rifle. This rifle sparked my interest in all things black powder and started me wanting to build one.
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Well, guess I am a newbie at all this. Purchased my 1st Thompson Hawken 45 cap and ball just over a year ago...
TDM
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Nothing wrong with that. Better late than never.
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I entered 35 years as my answer. I actually assembled a Dixie Tennessee Mountain Rifle 44 years ago. I had no clue what I was doing and no one to ask. I'd shoot it - then clean, clean, clean -check the next day and find rust.... So when I finally got it to stop rusting I hung it on the wall. Some time later I met some fine folks that educated me in how to manage a muzzleloader. Been shooting them ever since. Been shooting them exclusively for the past 5 years or so.
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43 years
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Twenty five years. It's been a fun hobby that has progressed and matured over the years.
Cruzatte
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About 42 years.
58 years
I rescued a derelict barrel-less 1873 Springfield trapdoor cavalry carbine from a deceased neighbor's attic, mated it to a Numerich Instant Muzzleloader kit, and was off to the races (err, SHOOTS)! Its rifle length barrel on a carbine stock makes it something of an ugly stick, but it shoots at least as accurately as I can, and it still shows its army unit markings stamped into its stock.
I rescued a derelict barrel-less 1873 Springfield trapdoor cavalry carbine from a deceased neighbor's attic, mated it to a Numerich Instant Muzzleloader kit, and was off to the races (err, SHOOTS)! Its rifle length barrel on a carbine stock makes it something of an ugly stick, but it shoots at least as accurately as I can, and it still shows its army unit markings stamped into its stock.
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52 Been collecting since I was 17
Almost 50... but I find that there is so much more to learn and try... never at a loss for something to do!
