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  1. dave951

    So you want to know about sights?

    Sooo, with all the discussion of sights, as said in the immortal words of Monty Python, and now for something completely different- Musket is a repop 1863 Springfield by Miroku that has been used and abused by reenactors. The "guts" of the rear sight base were missing so in true red neck...
  2. dave951

    Church of the Holy Black old time Tent Revival

  3. dave951

    To ARMS!

    The Carolina Region of the North South Skirmish Association is going to be holding a recruiting skirmish for those who aren't currently members to come out and try our sport. It's competition shooting as a team against other teams and the clock. Date is 3/9/2024. Place is Statesville, NC...
  4. dave951

    Civil War live fire- North Carolina

    The Carolina Region of the North South Skirmish Association is going to hold a Recruit Skirmish in Statesville, 3/9/2024. It's free, but space is limited so reservations are required.
  5. dave951

    Amazon find

    Thought I'd share this on the forum. This is a small, twist on, LED that can be used as an inexpensive bore light for 50cal and up. With a bit of filing, it might fit down a 45cal. I wouldn't just drop it down the bore since that's how my last one died prematurely. Just hold the barrel at a low...
  6. dave951

    After Action Report- The Blind Squirrels strike again!

    Had a ball at our match last weekend and yup, the teams dun good! Our "School Marm" giving fire to the "Wee Beastie". Gotta lean back cuz it's prone to some nasty backtalkin' Shot Out!! We had a good time shooting artillery and even won the artillery match! Our A and B Musket teams...
  7. dave951

    Some pix from Camp Bud Schiele

    We were splitting our time between camps this summer. Camp Bud Schiele in NC was the other beside Raven Knob. These pix are from Bud Schiele, week 4. Vinny demonstrating his Ferguson. The kids loved seeing this rare bird. On the table are some other black powder rifles we use in demonstration...
  8. dave951

    Some pix from camp

    I've gotten some pix from working in Scout camp this last few weeks. Since we're always looking for novel ideas to keep the kids engaged and having fun, one new target type is stuffed toys like unicorns and a "hello kitty". For some reason, they were the most popular targets for the last week...
  9. dave951

    Well we're 3 weeks in now...

    We just finished our 3rd session at Camp Raven Knob in NC with the Scouts. For those new to this, we work with Scouts teaching muzzleloading safety and marksmanship with real black powder on the primitive range. I haven't been able to get many pix this year because my official photographer (my...
  10. dave951

    50cal minie load

    Thought I'd share a load we've developed for use when working with kids, but it's great fun on it's own. It's a variation on a Enfield pistol bullet sized up to .495. I had Steve Brooks cut the mold, and it's a work of art, and set the mold up with an adjustable base plug. The adjustable plug...
  11. dave951

    Crossed this off the bucket list today

    I've always been intrigued by the Ferguson rifle. The helical breech and breech loading of a flintlock is just ingenious. However, there are no commercial repops out there, originals (the few surviving) are behind glass in a museums and those that are out there have to be made from parts and I'm...
  12. dave951

    Big Bang FUN!

  13. dave951

    Black Powder Maniac comes to visit

    Look who dropped in at the N-SSA Spring Nationals- We had a ball all weekend. Mark is a true example of a classic Southern Gentleman. Now if we can just get him into a gray uniform with a musket.......
  14. dave951

    A cast of thousands, another major motion picture, not so much

  15. dave951

    Hobnobbing

    Well, a friend of mine in the NMLRA was working a booth a the Dixie Classic recently and this guy wandered by........ the midget on the left is NMLRA state rep Mike McCoy and the normal size person on the right is none other than Hickok45 of Utoob fame. All kidding aside, Hickok45 is well over...
  16. dave951

    Why I like North South Skirmish Competition

    I make no apologies, I like this flavor of competition and the main reason is it's a team competition. Not only that, the team can have multiple generations of the same family on it. For me 2021 was a bit rough as I almost lost my dad twice, first from a severe bleeding ulcer and then a stroke...
  17. dave951

    Civil War live fire event

    The history of the War Between the States is fascinating. Doing Living History is one way to gain insight into the times, as is reenacting. Back when I was reenacting, I realized that both activities miss out on one really big part: I’m referring to what it’s like to be actually shooting the...
  18. dave951

    Tragic, inexcusable, and completely preventable

    Range safety is not a joke. When you work with kids and shooting sports, safety is ALWAYS the absolute top priority. While this didn't happen with a muzzleloader, there are still lessons here to be learned. After following this for a while, I'm sure the adults present and the Aloha Council...
  19. dave951

    Got Zouaves?

    Here's a shot of some of our Scouting black powder muskets in an appropriate home-
  20. dave951

    I'm ready for my closeup Mr DeMille

    Well we held the event, shot footage from multiple angles. Now into post...... Loading table for PRB. Don't laugh at my patch knife. It never needs sharpening, and if they'd have had it, they'd have used it! Relaxing before a casting call.
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