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Nope.
Poll: Will the closing of Goex dissuade you from buying a Flintlock?
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It is very strange to me how the fads come and go in the shooting world. The first re-emergence of blackpowder shooting was apparently in the thirties, on through the fifties. Not that it was mainstream, just that a lot of folks were doing it. The CW reenacting was strong in the 50's and 60's and 70's. Then in the eighties black powder shooting really took off, then morphed into the Buffalo rifle competitions of the nineties. I expect a renewed interest in the colonial flintlock will come around starting the process over again. Our legal battles are the only fly in the ointment now, we have always had our anti- gun cranks, but never so strong as currently. I have been on again off again with BP my whole shooting career, but always seem to return to it.
I actually changed to a no. Thought about it a lot today and decided to cowboy up. Or mountain man up in this case.
Nope...I still have several pounds of GoeX but don't use it anyway.
I prefer Schuetzen & Swiss powders.
I prefer Schuetzen & Swiss powders.
Nope. Have one on order about to start the build at TVM, just about to finish up one of my own making and have 3 more sets of parts to build more. I’m just getting started!
I was born and lived in Monmouth County NJ for about 20 years. Back then we could buy black powder easily and every kid had a BB gun.
what reenactment group are you in? I was with Wayne’s Light Infantry and we fell in with the 2nd NJ at times.
where in zNJ are you?
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The briefest of research into the plant explosion that brought this closure on reveals that the most likely cause was a batch of powder contaminated with quartz coming into contact with the aluminum corning worm. I have read most of everything that has been written about the old Dupont plant and its subsequent owners and the spin off plants. They had an enviable safety record for years. That crew allowing quartz to slip through in the mix? I doubt it.
My thoughts also.
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Same here!
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I’m in Southern NJ near Philadelphia. I’m with the 3rd NJ Greys. I used to go to Cumberland County to get powder but the owner stopped selling it because it cost him more to have it shipped in. now I make the trek to Dixons.
I’m counting down the days until I’m out of NJ.
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Certainly not, 3 flintlocks, 3 percussion guns and 2 BP pistols. Won't dissuade me at all from adding more.
I lived in Mantua Township, Gloucester County for ten years and we finally left NJ for good last year. You will find it refreshing when you leave there.
No as I have enough to keep me hunting for a while.
I have other knowledge that will keep me using them for as long as I can get into the woods.
The issue isn't, "Will this stop you from buying X"...
The question is for a first time person thinking about getting into muzzle loading of antique repros..., "Will this cause you to delay or rethink delving into this hobby or sport?"
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I have other knowledge that will keep me using them for as long as I can get into the woods.
The issue isn't, "Will this stop you from buying X"...
The question is for a first time person thinking about getting into muzzle loading of antique repros..., "Will this cause you to delay or rethink delving into this hobby or sport?"
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I’m either headed to PA or DE once my kids are out of school. The state has changed so much for the worse in the last 20 years between taxes and local politics.
and its a shame all these years here, NJ is ground zero for the American Revolution. From Cape May NJ to the very North, there are Markers everywhere from the daughters of the American Revolution.
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I’d have to be honest here, when I got into blackpowder I was very young maybe 9 or 10 and it started out with an enthusaism of colonial soldier arms and weapons. I had no knowledge of the availability of blackpowder At the time, didn’t start actually shooting until I was round 16 or 17.
I think there will always be interests in blackpowder shooting, hard to say it will grow or maintain its current interests.
At my range, i get a lot of requests to build a brown bess when I’m shooting thone I’ve built for my own collection, I often turn them away as I’m not that confident in my skills. I may have to re-consider or get better at it as my contribution to the hobby.
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In a way this is a good thing. With nothing to lose and a whole host of long term black powder makers soon to be unemployed, maybe a buyer will get a bp plant going here in the West where we are not so mercilessly regulated--yet.
50 pounds is the legal limit right?
