Who was the “champ”?!?
Let me guess!

No youngsters interested in the old guns? What ashame

Looks like a good time.

No, not many at all.

We 've got two or three guys pushing 30, they're about the youngest. The average age is at or over 60 for sure.

Its a great way to spend a few hours, and not burn up too much $ in ammunition.

K snow, are events like that generally open for the public to come observe? I think my kids would really enjoy something like that.

I watched some of the final shots at Bloody lake Saturday

both the 1st and second woman were cap-locks

the mens shoot went on a good deal longer the top 4 guys 2 were Rock lock and 2 cap lock I stepped away so I didn't see the end of it.

that wind was coming and going , if you could wait a minute you might catch a lull

All our club events are open to the public. Come on out and have some fun.

I think most clubs are open on monthly type shoots, to encourage new members.

If you ever make to my neck of the woods, hit me up and we'll get your kids making some smoke.

Traditional ML shooting is a dying sport unfortunately. When I lived in Paducah Ky we went to a lot of events in Illinois and Missouri. Sometimes I went to 12 or 15 a year. Most were club rendezvous open to the public to raise funds for the club. As the average age of participants increased (with fewer young people coming into the sport) clubs began to fail. The members still interested in participating would join a club close by, but over time there were fewer and fewer clubs. I believe Mo killed a lot of the clubs by increasing the liability insurance required to host an event from $1 million to $2 million. Clubs could no longer make enough money hosting an event with the increased insurance cost. When we moved to Va we found the same situation. The only new folks joining our club were transplants like me or folks from other clubs that had failed.

I think another factor is that a qualify custom or semi-custom rifle has become quite expensive, especially for a young man with a family to support. At the same time Savage and Ruger and others are producing center fire hunting rifles for a fifth of what a quality ML costs. Jim Kibler's kits may change this cost equation for the better.

We need the old guys with young attractive granddaughters to get them interested and going to events, and the young men will follow. Hal's nieces would be a good place to start!

We shoot the first Sunday of every month.

We host a small rendezvous in July, this year its July 17-19. We are very open to new people, visitors and curious public.
We don't really have any demo's, usually no vendors, but we shoot all weekend, have women's and kid's games, and a lot of fun.

I might have to show up ...and kick some butt..one of these days .

Nothing more fun than hanging with like ,kind & Quality folks.

When I go to my range...iam the only one shooting a rock lock...

But they love the flintahs and it draws a crowd...

Wish I lived closer ..cuz we ain't got nothing like that around NH

There is a club in maine called .." The Ancient ones "... Haven't driven the

4 hours one way yet.

My .32 Kibler SMR gets the most use… I started shooting flintlocks last year for hunting (besides thermal hunting, it’s hard to strap a thermal on a flintlock).

Thanks to your advice K Snow on the krolic rifle I picked up… I’m not sure if it was a blessing or a curse, cause the flintlocks seem to multiply.

k snow
......where is your part of Wisconsin ?

I sure do like flintlock hunting and shooting, but it's hard to find others that feel the same!

Is it the area the cheese production is?

Is it the area the cheese production is?

Any time we travel out of state to visit people, we always bring several pounds of cheese curds (from Gibbsville Cheese) and string (from Cedar Valley). That's the absolute best string cheese in the world, bar none. I'll die on that hill.

Cheese is definitely calorie dense. That string is 100 calories per inch. Between cheese, brats and beer, its no wonder Wisconsin-ites are on the larger side of normal.

now I have to try that , I would have said Cesar's hand pulled was the best. but there might be better yet

that cheese addiction might be my weight loss issue

I am way down from my pound a day cheese habit.
but I am still a 2 packs of string cheese a week , cheeser

Looks like fun, I've always wanted to shoot a flintlock.
That random arrangement of benches looks like a recipe for disaster however.

Looks like fun, I've always wanted to shoot a flintlock.
That random arrangement of benches looks like a recipe for disaster however.

I might also mention there are some major b.s. sessions that take place at those tables between rounds!

Any time we travel out of state to visit people, we always bring several pounds of cheese curds (from Gibbsville Cheese) and string (from Cedar Valley). That's the absolute best string cheese in the world, bar none. I'll die on that hill.

Cheese is definitely calorie dense. That string is 100 calories per inch. Between cheese, brats and beer, its no wonder Wisconsin-ites are on the larger side of normal.

Some times while loading too. And that's when the dry balls happen. Hard to load and talk at the same time for some people.

I don't own a flintlock. Have 3 cap guns. A SxS 12 gauge that is fun to hunt birds with. Dog gets impatient while I load it though. A 50 cal kentucky rifle repro I have taken several deer with. A repro remington from pietta cap and ball revolver I have taken one deer with. Tried several BP replacers. Swiss black powder beats them all for consistency.

Never been to a muzzle loader shoot. Dressing up like the old trappers did never interested me. I just like hunting with the tools my ancestors used.

Keep thinking a small caliber flinter would be a lot of fun. Been hearing good things about Kibbler kits.