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Muzzleloader Junkies: Day at the Range
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04/09/15 05:28 AM
04/09/15 05:28 AM
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Round ‘bout there
Clem
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Gents,
We've kicked around the idea of getting together somewhere to swap ideas, shoot muzzleloaders and such.
What about May 9 - a Saturday - at the Swan Creek WMA range in Decatur? Plenty of benches, 25/50/100 yard range, covered, etc. Being a Saturday in May perhaps it wouldn't be too crowded.
Maybe meet midday or after lunch? Would be fun to meet and burn some powder. My next best date would be May 23 (due to family commitments, tied up other weekends) but that's Memorial Day weekend so it could be iffy for some.
If not on May 9, let's toss out some other ideas or possibilities. We don't have to go to a specific state range, either, if someone has a pasture or private range to offer for a few hours.
Clem
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Muzzleloader Junkies: Day at the Range
[Re: Clem]
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04/13/15 03:02 PM
04/13/15 03:02 PM
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B'ham
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B'ham
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Re: Muzzleloader Junkies: Day at the Range
[Re: Clem]
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04/13/15 03:31 PM
04/13/15 03:31 PM
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Guntersville
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Old Mossy Horns
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I might be in if I can bring my optima pistol. It's only ml I own now
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Muzzleloader Junkies: Day at the Range
[Re: Clem]
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04/16/15 03:37 PM
04/16/15 03:37 PM
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Huntsville, AL
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I'm tentatively in right now. Will know for sure closer to then.
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Proud crossbow hunter!
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Re: Muzzleloader Junkies: Day at the Range
[Re: Clem]
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04/27/15 03:00 AM
04/27/15 03:00 AM
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Round ‘bout there
Clem
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We have a handful now ... probably/possibly a few more might jump in.
May 9? May 23?
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Muzzleloader Junkies: Day at the Range
[Re: Clem]
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04/30/15 06:59 AM
04/30/15 06:59 AM
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Since I won't know until 2-3 days beforehand, I say y'all just pick a date and I'll do my best to make it.
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Proud crossbow hunter!
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Re: Muzzleloader Junkies: Day at the Range
[Re: Clem]
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05/07/15 05:47 PM
05/07/15 05:47 PM
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Round ‘bout there
Clem
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Let's try for May 23 if possible. Have an event Saturday morning I'd forgotten about plus our daughter will be home from college.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Muzzleloader Junkies: Day at the Range
[Re: Clem]
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05/29/15 10:16 AM
05/29/15 10:16 AM
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Did this ever happen? I totally forgot about it.
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Proud crossbow hunter!
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Re: Muzzleloader Junkies: Day at the Range
[Re: Clem]
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05/29/15 11:10 AM
05/29/15 11:10 AM
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Round ‘bout there
Clem
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No. Will need to regroup and try again.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Muzzleloader Junkies: Day at the Range
[Re: Clem]
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05/29/15 12:05 PM
05/29/15 12:05 PM
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Ok. Pick another day and I'll try to make it.
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Proud crossbow hunter!
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Re: Muzzleloader Junkies: Day at the Range
[Re: Clem]
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08/17/15 09:37 AM
08/17/15 09:37 AM
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Got out by about 9am saturday (was aiming for 8am, but we had to stop to get eye protection and some breakfast for the girl). I set up my daughter with the .22 while I futzed with the ML rifle, but unfortunately I forgot to set off a few caps first! Got it loaded up with 70 grains of FF plus a patched round-ball, fired the cap -- fitz! No boom. Tried another cap, same result. Grabbed a safety pin and picked the nipple, tried a third cap. no boom! I was able to get the ball puller into the ball, but sadly without a pair of pliers I didn't have a good enough grip to pull the load. Ahwell, thankfully I had brought my black-powder revolver as well. I shot a cylinder for myself, then let my daughter try it. Turns out she likes that better than the .22, so I spent most of the rest of the morning loading it up for her to shoot  . We had been shooting at paper targets on cardboard boxes, but someone had left a few un-broken clays behind so we set those up on the 25yd berm. First shot I broke one (the one I was shooting at, even!) but with 6 more shots I couldn't break another. Baby girl was tickled by the one shoot-n-see target that I had (it came for free in a pack of normal paper targets), so on the way home we stopped at a gun-shop and picked up a package of those for next time (I don't pay that much for targets for me, but if it keeps her happy and wanting to shoot with me, I'll buy shoot-n-see targets all day long!) All-in-all a good day, even if I didn't get to shoot my ML rifle! -GB
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