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  1. Ethan Yazel

    Traditions Hawken Vs. Woodswalk | Muzzle Loaders in the field

    Definitely. They are some of my favorites. Setting up one at home for my air rifles. They make for cheap practice and seem to carry over to muzzleloaders
  2. Ethan Yazel

    Traditions Hawken Vs. Woodswalk | Muzzle Loaders in the field

    Pleased with this kit rifle’s performance on paper, I head up the trail for some woods walk testing. We're on one of the NMLRA "Woods walks" at the Walter Cline Range in Friendship, Indiana this week testing out our Traditions St. Louis Hawken just like the Mountain Men of the 1840s would...
  3. Ethan Yazel

    Sighting in my Traditions Hawken Kit

    These kits catch a lot of flak online, but the performance doesn't look too bad to me. I'm starting with the .490 round all and .015 patching with 50 grains of swiss. It's a loose load, but nice for plinking
  4. Ethan Yazel

    Am I the only one in the Great Lakes Region?

    Northern Indiana, born and raised.
  5. Ethan Yazel

    Muzzleloader Magazine vs Muzzle Blasts

    Clarification, NMLRA.org, looks like I didn’t have enough coffee on Monday.
  6. Ethan Yazel

    NMLRA Categories I'm Eligible For

    With iron sites I believe you’ll be eligible for many offhand rifle matches, as well as the primitive matches, including woods walk and Seneca interactive matches. Running boar is also a fun match you should try. There are scoped/optic matches on the offhand line, as well as some silhouette...
  7. Ethan Yazel

    Muzzle blast magazine

    I’d love for the magazine to feature more competitive muzzleloading articles, would you be interested in writing? We have an easy to fill out form that puts your right in touch with our editor - Contribute to Muzzle Blasts — The NMLRA this goes for anyone interested in sharing what they love...
  8. Ethan Yazel

    Muzzle blast magazine

    Hey Good ole boy, the inclusion of inlines is primarily in the competitive side of the NMLRA. While there are articles now and then, the majority, I’d say 98-99% of Muzzle Blasts is about other aspects of muzzleloading. Traditional, DIY, trekking, history, etc. You can see many of the modern...
  9. Ethan Yazel

    Bob McBride on Muzzle Blasts podcast

    Thanks for sharing Justin! I get excited about muzzleloading after every episode, but this one really got me going, haha!
  10. Ethan Yazel

    Muzzleloader Magazine vs Muzzle Blasts

    Hey Greg, you can visit NMLR.org and sign up to receive 3 digital copies of Muzzle Blasts, and try it out to see if you like it. I appreciate the kind responses in this thread. We are close friends with Jason at Muzzleloader, he is a great supporter of the NMLRA and the muzzleloading community.
  11. Ethan Yazel

    Muzzle blast magazine

    You can download three digital copies of the magazine at NMLRA.org for FREE and try them out, see if it something you’ll like. I hope you enjoy!
  12. Ethan Yazel

    What have you done, or do, to improve/maintain a consistent shooting score?

    I’ll second using an air rifle and focusing on your diet before the match. Many put a wooden flint in their lock or a washer on their nipple and dry fire their muzzleloader that way too. An old pistol shooter I know would hold a jug of water with his shooting arm out as if shooting while...
  13. Ethan Yazel

    Sooo new to muzzle loaders

    Welcome!
  14. Ethan Yazel

    Flintlock Rifle for plinking for fun

    Many of the cheaper kits, from Traditions especially, are nearly 6 months away from being restocked. High demand, Covid and more caused issues that they are still catching up with. They are fine kits and fun to put together, but as far as ease and final finish, it’s hard to beat the Kibler. I’ve...
  15. Ethan Yazel

    Youngsters

    If you aren’t signed in, I don’t think they keep that data. That’s a good point, they don’t know who is watching, so really, the whole metric might be an estimation anyways.
  16. Ethan Yazel

    Youngsters

    I’m 27, but I’ve grown up with it. Because I’m always curious, for the other young folks, how did you find or get into Blackpowder? Also, 75% of the NMLRA YouTube Audience is less than 50 years old, seeing a lot of bright days ahead!
  17. Ethan Yazel

    Is there a list of Muzzleloader dealers?

    We've brought a full list of Muzzle Blasts vendors and NMLRA vendors online Here - Shop for your muzzleloading gear with these small businesses — The NMLRA and here- Advertisers — The NMLRA A list of muzzleloader kits, many of these shops supply parts as well - Muzzleloader Kits — The NMLRA...
  18. Ethan Yazel

    Muzzle Blasts or Muzzle Loader

    Thanks, everyone for sharing your thoughts! If you are interested in checking out Muzzle Blasts or haven't read it in a while, we're running a sale right now until Christmas, you can get the digital magazine for an entire year for FREE, with discounts on the printed version as well. You'll get...
  19. Ethan Yazel

    Making natural walnut dye for your muzzleloading projects

    In this video, Ethan walks you through his simple process of making natural walnut dye to stain/dye the fabric he uses in his traditional craft and accouterment projects. You'll learn how to make walnut dye the easy way. Walnuts have been used since the early days of the Roman Empire to dye...
  20. Ethan Yazel

    Mike Brooks Kibler Kit Assembly Class 2020

    Day 2 of the Kibler Kit Assembly class with Mike Brooks is well underway. Mike spent part of the morning helping a student modify the Colonial Kit to include a set trigger, while Wayne showed others the delicate techinique of draw filing.
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