I did not read all the posts, but I found an opportunity at a scout camp that they have someone introduce kids to black powder they have a 22 shooting program it seems also .
I got to load and let the boy scouts shoot last fall here in Missouri and I really enjoyed it , But the scout leaders were great , they knew the problem kids and had someone to help them .
I am really interested in this , so much so I am going to turn out some youth sized flintlocks so it is a better experience for the kids .
It’s what keeps kid interested 1978-81 I was working in Lagos Nigeria. And old white bushman was the only scout guy, but he took kids out into the bush tracking snakes and animals and taught them how to make traps out of twigs etc to catch rats ( bush meat, big things , locals called em rabbits, tasty I gather ) kids were 4&6 then. However back in Uk , on joining the local scouts, but found it so boring, poor scout master just could not interest them , they left the scouts out of boredom, very upsetting for the scout master . Trying so hard !!!!
Ha ha that’s life love from uk.
Cool and overcast west of London. I just fed the crows, pet pigeon will be down in a bit, and a fat rat has taking a liking to the crows food, I’ll trap It, Crows have been here since 1952 in uncles time , we took over house in 1986 They demand breakfast , but never became tame ,
Just rambling along on patio over morning coffee, I did have a rocking chair but my son took a liking to it and stole it, he’s 51 now ,his woman 29 just gave us a grandson. Still working on my 8 bore new walnut stock
Ps I really liked this colourful group of people previously on the forum, it would make a lovely painting on the wall Ha ha
Sorry to ramble on about an 80 old in London ha ha. God bless you all .