How old are ya?

[springfield art]

Interesting poll. The older age bracket of muzzle loaders would comport with the declining membership of the NMLRA, etc.

 

[bronko220002]

Quickly approaching the 70 mark in August. Shooting muzzies for a tad over 50 years. Shot my first black powder deer back in 1972 with a .45 T/C Hawken flintlock and PRB. A nice fat little 6 pt

 

[springfield art]

Same here Woodwright in October, keep sparking

First muzzleloader I ever shot (I'm in you age bracket) was a .577 Enfield with CS association back around 1964. Enfields could be had for about $35 back then. (Mine had the J-anchor-S stamp mark, long before they were "copied" nowadays.

 

[TobJohn]

Interesting poll. The older age bracket of muzzle loaders would comport with the declining membership of the NMLRA, etc.

It seems like a lot of the 60+ age bracket started around the same time.

 

[JT1200R]

I’ll be 70 in August

 

[Bill Bryan]

I'm 72 and still an active member of my local black powder club in Lenox Georgia.

 

[centershot]

Om show old, that when ah wush young the rainbowsh wush in black and watt; they hadn't come out with the colored onesh yet!

LOL, I love this one!

 

[Bald Mountain Man]

68 until this fall.
I bought my first muzzleloader in 1974.

 

[Dale Lilly]

72 years old. Started shooting 22s at 9 years old. I was on the 4-H shooting team for a few years. Joined the Army in 1970 and qualified with the M-16, M-60 out of a helicopter and got to shoot an M79 and a 105 howitzer. After Vietnam, I didn't shoot guns for a while. It wasn't until about 1983 that I got serious about hunting and fishing again. Bought a CVA Hawken but I couldn't get it to shoot right. Sold it and bought a TC Hawken kit in 45 cal. I got good with the TC and liked it. Had to sell it and a few others down the road to finance a Shiloh Sharps. After that I bought a bunch of different rifles. Most are cartridge replicas along with 2 more Shilohs and a bunch of Ubertis. The last few years the addiction came back and I now have several percussion and flintlocks. My favorite is the Kibler SMR I built. Nuff said.

Thanks for your service. Polecat

 

[Rifleman1776]

84 Been shooting about 80 of those, muzzle loaders only about 55 years.

 

[exPAtriate]

43. I've been trying traditional muzzleloading since after this Christmas. I've been hunting since I was 13 and reloading for my "brass suppository rifles" since then of which I have a nice collection. I didn't even own a muzzleloader until 5 years ago. Maryland started a primitive season last year, so here goes. I'm absolutely loving it! I have 4 little kids and I'll get them going on bp first after the Red Ryder and 22s!

 

[Urban Coyote]

Wow lots codgers, including me.

I love the smell of blackpowder smoke in the morning.

 

[stronics]

80 here and shooting all my life but just 25 years black powder.
David

 

[stephenprops1]

Not for long by comparison to some of these old farts...;-) 8 years for me.

Not for long by comparison to some of these old farts...;-) 8 years for me.

Your little saying by Thomas Jefferson is incomplete. The last part of the sentence should read "... and tyrants."

 

[stephenprops1]

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Those were the days, my friend. We thought they'd never end. We'd sing and dance forever and a day. We'd live the life we choose. We'd fight and never loose...

 

[stephenprops1]

70 for me. --- I fired my first shot at age 5. I did not get into muzzleloaders until I was 25.

 

[kwik6pistol]

67 years old. I’ve been enjoying black powder shooting for 52 years.

 

[sekiar39]

70 for me. --- I fired my first shot at age 5. I did not get into muzzleloaders until I was 25.

I'm 83 and still marching on! Back in about 1947 or so it all started with my new Daisy model 25 BB gun and has grown since into about all kinds of firearms, however now I've slipped back into shoot mostly higher end air guns but still buying cap and ball revolvers and might actually shoot one day,

 

[John May]

68, been shooting more or less since I was 17 with a brief respite after the (unmentionable) pistol ban here in the UK.
Most of those years have been Black Powder with a bit of Service Rifle thrown in. I intend to shoot for a good few more years God (and eye-sight) willing!

 

[Mzzlldrinpa]

51 years old. Been hunting and shooting BP since I was 12. This thread makes me feel young. No offense. It's what I see at shoots though. There is a fair amount of guys around my age that shoot quite alot. Before long we will be the old guys. I have heard it said though that muzzleloading is something you get into when you're done with thother stuff.