The NMLRA would like to bring gunsmiths, artisans, craftspeople, and enthusiasts together for a 2-day celebration of the preservation of the skills needed to create the American Longrifle and its accompanying accouterments.
James "Jimmy" Hyatt - NMLRA Last Relay
This news comes from The Friendship Volunteer Fire Department
2021 Youth Gunbuilding Scholarship | Southern Ohio Artisan Workshops
In an effort to promote and encourage the art of longrifle building among young people , we are proud to offer a scholarship to the Gunmaker's Workshop. Thanks to the combined generosity of both the Kentucky Rifle Foundation and Jason Gatliff of Muzzleloader Magazine , this scholarship will allow for one recipient to join the January 2021 Gunmaker's Workshop by covering the full cost of tuition, room and board - plus an additional amount which in most cases will cover the cost of all gun parts needed to participate in the class.
October 2020 Muzzle Blasts Magazine | President's Message
This article and many more are published each month in Muzzle Blasts Magazine. Order your copy today!
Falling Leaves Shooting Festival 2020
On September 18th, the Walter Cline Range’s Primitive range came to life once again this year with the “Falling Leaves Shooting Festival”. Organized by Tim Hamblen, this traditional muzzleloading shoot brought nearly a hundred shooters and campers into the valley for a weekend of fun and friendship.
October 2020 Muzzle Blasts Editor's Message
This article and many more are published each month in Muzzle Blasts Magazine. Order your copy today!
Sitka Hunt on Central Prince of Wales Island | Muzzle Blasts Archives
2020 Gunmakers Hall Raffle Results
Hodgdon Powder Company Acquires Blackhorn209 | Muzzleloading News
The Outdoor Wire reported this morning that the Hodgdon Powder Company had completed it’s acquisition of the Ramshot, Accurate, and Blackhorn 209 brands from Western Powders.
A Collaboration in Gun Building | Chuck Edwards and Hershel House, Muzzle Blasts Archives2004
I first met Chuck Edwards in October of 2001 at a rendezvous in bis hometown of Bloomfield, Missouri. I recognized him from a photograph in an article written by Ted Franklin Belue entitled "Chuck Edwards: Steeped in the Woodbury Tradition." As a gun builder myself I have been a longtime admirer of Hershel House (ever since the Foxfire 5 article), and more recently of Chuck Edwards.
NRA/NMLRA ML Instructor Course to be held in Mansfield, MA
There will be an NRA/NMLRA Muzzleloading Instructor course held this November, 7 & 8 at the Mansfield Fish and Game Club in Mansfield Massachusetts.
Please note that this course is a BIT course.
Class Times:
Saturday, November 7, 2020 9:00 AM Sunday, November 8, 2020 5:00 PM
Class Cost: $350
The class will be taught by Rickard Sitte 5082234265 scouter-rick@comcast.net
Register at the link below-
https://www.nrainstructors.org/CourseDetails.aspx?Courseid=602565&SearchState=MA&State=y&bsa=&id=52&seats=20&women=&youth=
Click HERE for directions
The Twentieth Century Story of Two Extraordinary Frontier Guns, Part 1 Wallance Gusler
The '·pursuit of happiness" presents an endless array of opportunities. Over sixty years ago the pursuit of the 18th century American frontier became the major direction of my life. The two flintlock firearms that are the focus of this series (figs. 1 & 2) are extremely important as landmark survivals of the mid-18th-century frontier. They represent the conflict between Colonialism, becoming Americans, and the collision with American natives.
[ VIDEO ] Extreme .22lr Plinking at the Walter Cline Range
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Bill Raby's 4 Bore Rifle Build - Part 20
Bill continues his 4 bore rifle build this week as he finished up the rivets on the barrel rib and bedded the barrel into the stock.
Bill notes that the bedding of the barrel to the stock diverges from the historical accuracy of the rifle, but the amount of recoil this gun will put off really warrants the modern bedding.
Watch the next episode today!
NMLRA Headquarters recognized as Ripley County Historical Site
The 2020 Longhunter Society Photo Contest is now open!
We're back for another year of muzzleloader hunting with the 2020 Longhunter Society Photo Contest! Share your muzzleloader hunting photos with us using #NMLRALonghunter2020 for your chance to win an NMLRA prize pack!