Instant addiction to BP

[Chris Nolin]

Hello from Fort Collins, CO! I'm a long-time shooter, but only discovered muzzleloading fun this past summer. I visited my college roommate for the first time in about 20 years, and he took me shooting in the desert outside of LV. But no "black guns" or other modern contrivances here! Percussion and flintlock rifles and pistols only. He totally changed my perspective. What fun! You mean, I can spend an entire day at the range, shoot maybe only 50 rounds, spend no more than $20, and have a blast??? Wow. Whole new world. I've devoured the Lyman BP manual and other classics. I bought a TC .50 "Hawken" (along with lots of interesting traditional gear and rendezvous items) from a gentleman, and a Pedersoli .50 Rocky Mountain Hawken from the Cabela's bargain basement. In addition to fun shooting, I'm looking forward to trying to take an elk during the muzzleoading season next year. Anyway, I'm impressed with the knowledge base here, and just wanted to introduce myself.

 

[leonard5054]

:thumbsup: welcome you'll have fun :v

 

[TLanoy]

Welcome and the learning never stops.

 

[ncmtmike]

welcome in,have some coffee,and welcome to the DARK SIDE :blah:

 

[azmntman]

Ya, yer hooked, once ya go black ya never go back. I was hooked at age 12. You should really enjoy yourself in like 4-5 years when you find yourself making excuses to the wife about the new musket you MUST have. I just getting into bp shotguns now. Try revolvers, they are a hoot (till ya have to clean em, but thats fun too?.

 

[PA.1740]

WELCOME :hatsoff: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have Fun
Phil

 

[BillinOregon]

Lapoudre, great choice of a name! There is a passel of very fine folks on this board from Colorado, which is simply a fabulous place to be interested in BP.
You'll be wanting a smoothbore to round out your collection, what with all the turkeys, waterfowl, grouse, etc. that inhabit your neck of the woods.

 

[oldwoodswalker]

hi lapoudre. welcome.i lived in fort collins back in the late 70s,beautiful area pictures do not do colorado justice.have fun,rick

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Welcome to the camp. :thumbsup: GW

 

[Chris Nolin]

I appreciate the welcome from all! Thank you. I choose the name in part because of my French-Canadian heritage, but mostly because of our local river, the Cache la Poudre. Sometime around the 1820s, French trappers and voyageurs are said to have become snowed in on the bank of this river (near our city). They dug a large pit and placed their kegs of blackpowder inside, burying them. This lightened their wagons enough that they were able to make it to the fort at Laramie despite the snow and mud. They were able to retrieve them the next Spring, but during the whole of that winter, they referred to the place where the powder was hidden: la cache de la poudre.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Welcome :hatsoff:

 

[ny griz]

:hatsoff: Howdy good ta have ya here.Enjoy the forum.Griz

 

[Jo]

Perfect welcome to a whole lot of fun. :thumbsup:
:wink:

 

[Preacher Jeremy]

Welcome to the Camp!!