Rendezvous at Whittington Center

[4V50 Gary]

Last year I soldered a rib on my 45 "Kentucky Rifle" from Spain. I hated the full stock as it had that cheesy chunk of brass between the two pieces. Hence the rib to make it a half stock. Also straightened the barrel (it was bent) and poured a pewter nose on it.

So, while working at Adventure Camp (see my thread in General Discussion), there was some time off and I went to Rendezvous there to shoot in their trail walk. Not having found my possibles bag, I threw together a makeshift one (army satchel pouch) but didn't have a short starter. Tough to ram the balls down. So, I didn't use a patch at all. It does get a lot dirtier. The dark clouds overhead portend of thunder and lightning. Holding a smoke pole is like holding onto a lightning rod. No need to darwinize myself. That wasn't the worse of it. My reading glasses were left behind so I couldn't see my sights. I only shot 9 out of 20. Still it was fun.

 

[Pahoo]

Great Story !!!

cheesy chunk of brass between the two pieces

I have also found these to be a big turn-off and for that reason alone, will never buy one. ....

but didn't have a short starter.

I once had to improvise and make a short-start out of one of those plastic hangers. Fortunately I found a black hanger and wound up with two short-starts. They work, if you don't work them too hard. ...

I only shot 9 out of 20. Still it was fun.

Regardless of the circumstances, any time I can Make-Smoke" it's fun !!

Be Safe !!!

 

[4V50 Gary]

Adventure Camp has agreed to let me set up a trail walk for the campers. I have to see what tables we have because the campers are taught to load from a bench. I don't want them loading without their rifles held solely between their legs or hands (no head over muzzle). It will also allow them to use a steel (with brass muzzle protector) rod to load with (since we discourage them from using their wood ramrods).

I hope to have a wood frame for a "X" made with two strings, a log to hold cards that they have to split, a log with an axe head (and clay pigeons that break if they hit the axe head), a bunch of steel targets and other fun things for the campers to shoot.

 

[Old Stony]

Just no end to the fun targets you can make up for that kind of shooting. I've done it a lot of times. One thing I always found the kids liked shooting is candy suckers. You can buy a big bag or two of them at a dollar store and drill some holes into a log or 2x4 or whatever to hold them upright.

 

[Mike Weber]

Gary
My first muzzleloader was a really cheap Spanish made .45 cal. Kentucky style flintlock that I bought through a magazine ad back in the early 70's. Couldn't get it to spark most of the time. Fit and finish were godawful. Then along came a .50 cal CVA Mountain Rifle not historically accurate but very functional. I graduated up to a William Kennedy built .32 cal Southern Style Squirrel Rifle I'd say that squirrel gun was my favorite of all the BP rifles I've owned over the years.