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We got this picture on the front page of our local paper:
http://steamboatpilot.com/news/2009/oct/05/fun_shoot_introduces_people_lorna_lou_farrows_pass/
Several local blackpowder shooters, including myself, ran a blackpowder shooting booth at this fun shoot. We brought out about a dozen traditional caplocks and flintlocks for the public to look at and shoot. Most of the shooters had never shot a muzzleloader before, and besides giving them a chance to shoot, we were able to give them a little bit of an education on the subject, and also dispell some of the myths going around about them (unreliable, they kick hard, etc.). A lot of the experienced center fire shooters who tried it were just as ignorant and somewhat surprised about what they didn't know.
Just about everyone who tried a shot had a big grin on their faces when they finished. We were shooting at pieces of 4" tubular steel hung from a crossbar at 25 yards. They acted like a big gong when hit, so everyone got immediate satisfaction when they connected. We even had some 7 year old girls (with a little help holding the rifle up) hit. There was one lady could not hit no matter what. She was shooting right handed as she said she always did, but we figured out she was left eye dominant and gave her a left handed flint. She had immediate success with that, and was so excited she was jumping up and down, and the whole crowd was cheering. Her husband just wanted to know how much money we had just cost him (for a left handed gun).
http://steamboatpilot.com/news/2009/oct/05/fun_shoot_introduces_people_lorna_lou_farrows_pass/
Several local blackpowder shooters, including myself, ran a blackpowder shooting booth at this fun shoot. We brought out about a dozen traditional caplocks and flintlocks for the public to look at and shoot. Most of the shooters had never shot a muzzleloader before, and besides giving them a chance to shoot, we were able to give them a little bit of an education on the subject, and also dispell some of the myths going around about them (unreliable, they kick hard, etc.). A lot of the experienced center fire shooters who tried it were just as ignorant and somewhat surprised about what they didn't know.
Just about everyone who tried a shot had a big grin on their faces when they finished. We were shooting at pieces of 4" tubular steel hung from a crossbar at 25 yards. They acted like a big gong when hit, so everyone got immediate satisfaction when they connected. We even had some 7 year old girls (with a little help holding the rifle up) hit. There was one lady could not hit no matter what. She was shooting right handed as she said she always did, but we figured out she was left eye dominant and gave her a left handed flint. She had immediate success with that, and was so excited she was jumping up and down, and the whole crowd was cheering. Her husband just wanted to know how much money we had just cost him (for a left handed gun).
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