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I live in Huntsville (Hi Mr. Collie! )
A lot of folks are talking bad about Swan Creek, but you may not know that for about the last 2 years now this is a managed range. It is staffed by state park rangers and RSOs who tend to be pretty vigilant. New cement benches with adjustable seats, and they provide target frames. The only down side is now you can only shoot while the range is "open", whereas we used to shoot until sundown in the summer time. And it's shut down for duck season (Jan-Feb). I shoot almost exclusively at Swan Creek. I only go out to Skyline when Swan Creek is closed. Skyline is an hour and 15 minutes away from my house. Swan Creek is 30+ minutes.
The only place that used to sell real black powder was Mr. Big Guns (or whatever it was called before them), but now nobody does. Very rarely you can find percussion caps at Cabela's.
I buy all my powder and caps online now. Just placed an order for 25 pounds of 3F Goex from Buffalo Arms for $582.16 delivered (about $23 a pound). This is even cheaper than buying in-person at Back Creek Gun Shop at the Nationals. I buy musket caps from Powder Inc. Best to buy in bulk to save on hazmat and shipping.
For all you Huntsville folks, if you are interested in competition of Civil War firearms, you should check out the North-South Skirmish Association. The first competition (skirmish) of the year is in 2 weeks - February 23-25, at Brierfield Ironworks State Park, just south of Birmingham. It's about 2.5 hours from Huntsville. My team is hosting.
Here is the schedule for 2024:
February 23-24 - 4th LA, Brierfield, Alabama
March 22-24, 20th GA, Brierfield, Alabama
April 26-28 - 14th MS, Brierfield, Alabama
May 15-19 - Spring Nationals, Winchester VA
June 21-23 - 4th TN, Brierfield, Alabama
August 23-25 - 3rd GA, Brierfield, Alabama
September 13-15, Palmetto Guard, Brierfield
October 2-6, Fall Nationals, Winchester VA
November 1-3, Forrest Escort, Eva, Tennessee
My team, the 4th Louisiana Delta Rifles, is one of the largest in the region. Many of our members live in Huntsville. We'd love to have you shoot with us! Here are some of us at Brierfield:
4th Louisiana Delta Rifles website:
https://4thla.weebly.com/
Deep South Region website:
http://www.deepsouthnssa.com/
Follow us on facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069073201695
A lot of folks are talking bad about Swan Creek, but you may not know that for about the last 2 years now this is a managed range. It is staffed by state park rangers and RSOs who tend to be pretty vigilant. New cement benches with adjustable seats, and they provide target frames. The only down side is now you can only shoot while the range is "open", whereas we used to shoot until sundown in the summer time. And it's shut down for duck season (Jan-Feb). I shoot almost exclusively at Swan Creek. I only go out to Skyline when Swan Creek is closed. Skyline is an hour and 15 minutes away from my house. Swan Creek is 30+ minutes.
The only place that used to sell real black powder was Mr. Big Guns (or whatever it was called before them), but now nobody does. Very rarely you can find percussion caps at Cabela's.
I buy all my powder and caps online now. Just placed an order for 25 pounds of 3F Goex from Buffalo Arms for $582.16 delivered (about $23 a pound). This is even cheaper than buying in-person at Back Creek Gun Shop at the Nationals. I buy musket caps from Powder Inc. Best to buy in bulk to save on hazmat and shipping.
For all you Huntsville folks, if you are interested in competition of Civil War firearms, you should check out the North-South Skirmish Association. The first competition (skirmish) of the year is in 2 weeks - February 23-25, at Brierfield Ironworks State Park, just south of Birmingham. It's about 2.5 hours from Huntsville. My team is hosting.
Here is the schedule for 2024:
February 23-24 - 4th LA, Brierfield, Alabama
March 22-24, 20th GA, Brierfield, Alabama
April 26-28 - 14th MS, Brierfield, Alabama
May 15-19 - Spring Nationals, Winchester VA
June 21-23 - 4th TN, Brierfield, Alabama
August 23-25 - 3rd GA, Brierfield, Alabama
September 13-15, Palmetto Guard, Brierfield
October 2-6, Fall Nationals, Winchester VA
November 1-3, Forrest Escort, Eva, Tennessee
My team, the 4th Louisiana Delta Rifles, is one of the largest in the region. Many of our members live in Huntsville. We'd love to have you shoot with us! Here are some of us at Brierfield:
4th Louisiana Delta Rifles website:
https://4thla.weebly.com/
Deep South Region website:
http://www.deepsouthnssa.com/
Follow us on facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069073201695
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