Here is What I Love About Muzzleloading

cannonball1 said:

Here in our County of 25000 we have one of the best shooting ranges in the State with concrete benches and targets to 1000 yards. Just a couple of years ago you would be hard pressed to find an open bench. People out there shooting every kind of gun you could think of. Now there are very few people at the range. Couldn't figure it out until I went out with a friend of mine to sight in his gun. In a half of hour and ten shots later he was done. Hardly worth the trip I thought to myself. When I go to the range, two hours later I have only shot 10 rounds because I clean my barrel after each shot. At least that's the way it is with my long range muzzleloaders.

Are you starting to wonder where I am going with this? Do I like cleaning the gun after every shot? NO, but I got two hours of entertainment for six bucks, he got one half an hour entertainment for fifty bucks. Here is the break down: Lead (free), black powder (40 cents per shot), caps (15 cents per shot). An his was five dollars per bullet (one of those new fangled caliber, high powered guns), but the best part about the whole thing is I can now have my choice of benches. In the recent past, I am guessing, I have seen a lot of shooters spend one to two hundred dollars at the range in one sitting, and may be more.

I think I am going to pay $5.00 and have one of my grandchildren clean my gun for all of the money I am saving.

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