Don't let the Shooting get in the way of the fun | A conversation with Author and Historian Tom Schiffer

This week's podcast is a little different, we are sitting down with Author and Historian Thomas Schiffer about "The History of the NMLRA" and early 1900s Muzzleloading. 

Tom has always been a family friend at the range, but I never knew about how much he cared about history. History of the United States, World War 2, and the NMLRA. In 2017 he began writing "The History of the NMLRA", a comprehensive history on the origins of the NMLRA. You'd imagine this book is full of board minutes and photos of men in suits shooting chunk guns, but Tom quickly found out that history isn't so much about the paperwork as it is about the personalities involved. 

Tune in to this episode to hear more, I'm not going to spoil it for you. 

Check out Tom's Book, on sale now

This week's podcast is a little different, we are sitting down with Author and Historian Thomas Schiffer about "The History of the NMLRA" and early 1900s Muzzleloading. Tom has always been a family friend at the range, but I never knew about how much he cared about history.

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This month was a little slow on releases with the Christmas rush, but we've got an action-packed January planned. We'll be talking to Mark Humphries of the "Black Powder Maniac Shooter" Youtube Channel at his Annual New Year's Day Shoot. We'll also be heading out to the SHOT Show in late January to bring you Muzzleloading focused coverage of the event.

A special thanks this week to the guys at Primitive Pursuit for sponsoring the podcast! Primitive Pursuit was founded in 2017 to be an outlet for learning experiences as a traditional bowhunter.  The truth is, someday’s it will throw you to the wolves.  However, when the gap is closed and you’re finally able to take your shot, it’s all worth it.  Everything comes  together.  Though we’re relatively new to the game, we feel it is our  duty to help those that may go through similar successes and failures.   We truly believe traditional bowhunter’s are among the best hunters in the world.

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The Muzzle Blasts Podcast is now available on Apple Podcasts

We’re very excited about another step forward for the NMLRA, our new podcast is now live on Apple Podcasts, the largest Podcast platform in the world! Be sure to subscribe to us on apple podcasts if that’s where you get your podcasts. If not, don’t fret, we’re also on Spotify, Google podcasts, and more.

The Romance of the Smoke -Longhunter Record Breaking Pronghorn with Eric Stanosheck

We’re excited to announce a new episode of the Muzzle Blasts Podcast this week. For this episode, we’re talking to big game hunter and Longhunter Society Record holder Eric Stanoschek about his record-breaking pronghorn trophy.

 In this episode, Eric recounts this record-breaking pronghorn hunt, but also his history with modern high power rifles and his eventual conversion to hunting exclusively with muzzleloaders.

For Eric there is something special about the one-shot challenge of muzzleloader hunting, he calls it “The Romance of the Smoke”.  This love of hunting and muzzleloaders runs in his family, three of his four kids and his wife hunt with muzzleloaders.

We're excited to announce a new episode of the Muzzle Blasts Podcast this week. For this episode, we're talking to big-game hunter and Longhunter Society Record holder Eric Stanoschek about his record-breaking pronghorn trophy. In this episode, Eric recounts this record-breaking pronghorn hunt, but also his history with modern high power rifles and his eventual conversion to hunting exclusively with muzzleloaders.

 Having hunted with muzzleloaders since the early 2000s, Eric has gone on 66 big game hunts and has 42 animals recorded in the Longhunter Society program.

  For him, hunting and using Muzzleloaders is about the relationship with the gun. Unlike modern firearms, muzzleloaders can be a little tricky, and that’s what Eric likes. He says, “For me, hunting with a muzzleloader is about how close I can get and how much time do I get to spend with the animal.”