Some more pix from Camp Raven Knob

[dave951]

It was another hot day on the primitive range at Camp Raven Knob but the Scouts and leaders were keen to get some shooting in. More than a couple had never fired a black powder rifle before but by the end of the day, most were pretty fair shots.


Charlie is a great instructor. Here he's giving some marksmanship pointers to a Scout.

It got really hot as the day went on, so we had to improvise a covered firing point. Here we've moved on to shooting Civil War muskets and I'm giving some instruction on how to load.

And it was this young man's birthday. He's just fired his first ever shot from a muzzleloader and is wearing @PathfinderNC s "spiffy" super dooper lucky hat.

Here's a shot of how @PathfinderNC dresses out for our work with the kids. It generates a lot of questions and opportunities for learning about history by explaining various items he's wearing. Not only is Bob a great instructor, he's an extremely talented artisan, a crack shot, and I'm very glad he's one of my friends.

Yup, the birthday Scout had a ball!

 

[PathfinderNC]

Thanks @dave951 - great updates and hope the spirit spreads!

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

in a word, well 2 words as only a guy from Bohstin (that's 'Boston' for you Southerners ... ) can say it - W I C K E D A W E S O M E !

Huzzah!

 

[oldwood]

The best days shooting , and teaching , are spent w/kids. My hunting buddy has taught hunter safety classes for 50 + yrs. It's part of his DNA. It's unknown how many new safer hunters he brought into the sport. I was always disappointed I couldn't teach , due to my "on call" job.

 

[dave951]

The best days shooting , and teaching , are spent w/kids. My hunting buddy has taught hunter safety classes for 50 + yrs. It's part of his DNA. It's unknown how many new safer hunters he brought into the sport. I was always disappointed I couldn't teach , due to my "on call" job.

I have to say this regarding working with the kids. More than once I've been in a restaurant, grocery store, or at a gas station and approached by a young adult I didn't recognize only to find out they were one of our Scout troop or took a class from us during a Scouting activity. And it's great to see them be prosperous, upstanding citizens of the community as young adults. The rewards aren't monetary, the hours long, the work often hard, but the results are long term investments in guiding youth into the right path and that my friends is- priceless.