Hello from the foothills of the Northern Calif central valley.

[Bain Dramage]

Hi all. I'm recently retired, live in the foothills just east of Lodi, Calif. I've been shooting since my teens, and was a firearms instructor in the 1980's.

I've had a long fascination with muzzle loaders, and the era in which they were used. When I was 16 I worked all summer for a guy who had a hardware store, and as partial payment I asked for (and received) a replica Kentucky rifle in .45 cal (percussion). I still have it.

I'm looking for the location where other muzzle loaders shoot nearby so I can meet them, learn from them, and eventually return the favor by giving back. I would love to attend a rendezvous sometime.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

Welcome from the state of Nebraska. Hope you find a club and range for some hands on instruction. There is a lot of good information here also, don't be bashful.
Flintlocklar

 

[thomas]

Welcome to the forum.
Thomas

 

[Old Timer 48]

Welcome!

 

[Nazgul58]

Welcome from Indiana. I lived in Lodi for 10 years.

Don

 

[deermanok]

Welcome from Oklahoma.

 

[oldsalt444]

Welcome neighbor! I'm in Lodi. You must be close to Comanche Lake.

 

[Eterry]

Howdy from the Republic of Texas and welcome to the forum. Went to the Golden State as a kid, wanna go back and see the sights.

 

[Stony Broke]

I think there is a club down near Modesto that holds a rendezvous, but I moved from the northern Kalifornia area many years ago and don't know where to find the club. Up near Yuba city they also have a yearly get together that was always fun.

 

[Bain Dramage]

Welcome neighbor! I'm in Lodi. You must be close to Comanche Lake.

Thanks! I can see the lake from my back patio, though it is quite a ways off in the distance. I'm on a hill right off Sagebrush/Southworth.

 

[oldsalt444]

The rendezvous I went to a few months ago was at the Manteca Sportsman Club on Airport Road.

 

[RB POWELL]

Greetings from East Texas. Spent my childhood, and many adult years in Fresno / Clovis. Great National Parks, camping and fishing. Good place to grow up: in the 1950s!

 

[Dibbuk]

Welcome, from Santa Cruz, CA. The regional NMLRA field rep is Michael Bush [email protected]. There area few muzzleloading clubs between Sacramento and Santa Cruz you can check out.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Welcome from the Bay Area.

 

[Eutycus]

Howdy + Welcome from Texas!