How old are ya?

[Trooper]

I bet the average age here is north of 60.




For fun:

How many of those years have you been shooting muzzleloaders?

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

 

[Trooper]

Sounds like we are a dieing breed. Not good I’m just really getting into flintlocks and would like to get out and shoot with other people. Like the folk firearms collective I’ve seen on YouTube. That looks fun and now that I have more time on my hands to travel.

I'm going my darnedest to pass on this wonderful sport to my kids and grandkids. My wife, son, daughter and son-in-law all have smoke poles or are learning the "old ways"

 

[boarhunt]

55, put a T/C Hawken kit together in 8th grade shop class.

 

[TRIN]

50 years old, 30 years shooting bp

 

[n3wyu]

46 of 67 years and haven't missed the ground yet.

 

[Lippy984]

38…been shooting longer, but I dove into black powder a little more than 20 years ago when I put together my Lyman Great Plains rifle in flint.

 

[rusticbob]

 

[josie wales]

I am 72 still hunt and fish.

 

[andy52]

887 lunar orbits

I like this answer.
Mine would be 864...

 

[BriR]

60 as of today. Started muzzleloading in 1977 with a .50 CVA Mountain Rifle. Wanted a GRRW Hawken in the worst way and never could afford one, and then they went out of business.

 

[Thingamajiggy]

I'm 54, been shooting Muzzleloaders for 42 years. Started at 12 in the PA flintlock season, been hunting it ever since.

 

[Gum Slough Muzzleloader]

58
Started with Pedersoli 12ga shotgun
1998

 

[Art Caputo]

71

 

[BIGBEAR]

It's weird being as old as old people ..73 ...

 

[chuck1956]

I'm 66 and started shooting Flintlocks in 1976 and never looked back.

 

[duewer1]

I bet the average age here is north of 60.




For fun:

How many of those years have you been shooting muzzleloaders?

33. Ive been shooting muzzleloaders since I was 10.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

I bet the average age here is north of 60.




For fun:

How many of those years have you been shooting muzzleloaders?

Ha ha been shooting the odd muzzle loader since 10. With shotguns by 12. At 17 pistol
Now 80 on 22 March Birthday present at 70 a double 450-400 this birthday present bidding on a ml rifle 1850 photo around £1200 Having immunology I should make 90 unless run over by a buss. To top it all have hunted in Africa as I worked there. Not a bad life in this green and and pleasant land full of anti gun laws

 

[TransYank]

64 this September. Started shooting at around 12-13... Was shooting on A Team in N-SSA competition at 14 and molding bullets for 2 other team members. I thought it was fun and the deal was I molded the Minni balls for all 3 of use to shoot about 50 for each of us every week and one of the other guys loaded my rounds for practice and matches with the other older gentlemen (about 20 years my senior teaching and watching everything that we did). In the summer it was a hot job and I believe they got over on me.HA HA Used a Coleman Camping stove and Ladle outside on a picnic table. I still have 2 of those old steel Moulds and use sometimes...Thinking back, I believe the older gentleman never loaded or molded. Hey but he also gave me all the cigarettes I could smoke..

 

[tucosink]

68

 

[Woodwright]

72 for another 3 1/2 months. Been shooting muzzleloaders since the 60's.