Check out this gallery to see what you are missing in April’s magazine!
Update for the 2020 NMLRA Alabama Territorial
Alabama is rescheduling their Territorial to October 1-4, 2020
This is in conjunction with their state shoot.
West Virgina Territorial Postponed until July 17-19
West Virginia has postponed its Muzzle Loading Territorial until July 17-19.
Please keep an eye on the West Virginia Muzzle Loading Association for more information.
Web Blasts | Muzzle Blasts April 2020
Developing your Historic Persona - Suzanne Thomson of the Outdoor Wilderness Ladies
Today we wanted to share a great resource from contemporary living historian Suzanne Thomson. Originally developed for her website “The Outdoor Wilderness Ladies”, this document walks you through the ins and the outs of developing a historic persona.
Opportunities and Experiences that Muzzle Loading has Given Me | Women in Muzzle Loading
Over the Falls by John Curry | Muzzle Blasts Except April 2020
Techniques for aging Pewter and other Tin Alloys
Turkey Hunting with "Muzzle Loading Afield" | Muzzle Blasts Archives May 2007
Wild turkeys have come a long way since the 1930s when only about 30,000 existed in scattered pockets in parts of the United States and hunting the birds was practically non-existent. Today, there are about seven million wild turkeys with abundant populations in every state and parts of Canada and Mexico.
How to make a flint wallet for your flintlock muzzle loader
March 2020 Muzzle Blasts Magazine | President's Message (Copy)
This article and many more are published each month in Muzzle Blasts Magazine. Order your copy today!
Stump the Experts | Chunk Gun Sight Set Ups | Muzzle Blasts Archives 2007
NMLRA Camground closed due to Covid 19 Pandemic
In accordance with the Indiana State Department of Health, the NMLRA Campground at the Walter Cline Range in Friendship, Indiana will be officially closed at 11:59 p.m. on April 7, 2020.
ALL Public and Privately Operated Recreational Campgrounds must be closed. The only exception is for camp sites within a private campground that are used as a primary residence.
NMLRA.org/covid19
Benjamin Quearry, Gunmaker's Hall Chairman, shares some advice on keeping busy during COVID 19
As I write this the governor of Indiana has closed down the state due to the COVID-19 virus. Many businesses are closed. Schools are closed. Right now, we are at home, doing our civic duty to prevent the spread of this terrible virus. This is scary stuff. Without my faith in God even I’d be nervous.
