Shooters love old-school style muzzle loaders

[UndeadPoet]

I got to make some smoke for the first time in a long while, last Saturday, when I, and a few others, was invited to a friend’s farm. There were quite a lot of (exotic) unmentionable (modern) firearms there, but the interesting thing is that the most popular firearms there that day, that everyone wanted to take a turn shooting, was a friend’s .58 British Enfield, my .44 Kentucky, and my .54 Pedersoli Blue Ridge, muzzleloaders! Everyone was fascinated by the whole loading process and loved to see, feel, and hear the bang and the smoke. I was humbled by how much they wanted to know about them and how much they enjoyed shooting them.

‘Poet

 

[griffiga]

Our neighborhood had a trapshoot a while back and I brought one of my original black powder doubles. Even through the host of modern shotguns, when mine went off, everybody took notice. Several of them wanted to give it a try snd were totally surprised at how well it broke pigeons. By the end of the day, some even wanted to own one.

 

[dave951]

Well done guys! Take every opportunity to introduce new folks to the fun of traditional shooting.

 

[UndeadPoet]

Well done guys! Take every opportunity to introduce new folks to the fun of traditional shooting.

Thanks! Most had never shot a muzzleloader before, and I think some might be tempted to own one. And why not?!

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Aint no boomer that does not remember the TV shows of the late 50s and early 60s.
It was engrained into us at an early age.
Not many just go out and get involved with black powder. But once biten......

 

[UndeadPoet]

Agreed. It was us “boomers” with the smokepoles. Most of the interested masses with the modern toys were younger.