NMLRA Spring Shoot 2021 Friendship, Indiana...

The spring muzzleloader rifle shoot is an opportunity to experience both modern and primitive muzzleloading, and a chance to look back and see the roots of American woodcraft/bushcraft..

[@rogergreider3568]

I grew up going there with my uncle Virgil Hartley. He is in the hall of fame there as a builder and shooter. I have some of the guns he built and a fee of my own. I hope to take his daughter Joann there this spring

[@coasterbrookie]

Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Always wanted to get to Friendship but life gets in the way! Take care and hope you decide to get yourself a smoke pole!! Andy

[@cedarcreekbushcraft6942]

Thanks for watching, I enjoyed the trip and I am saving up for a kibler rifle kit and will probably do a video on that in the future..

[@blackpowdermaniacshooter]

Friendship is a VERY cool place to visit. Thanks for sharing.....

[@loritranmer6787]

I grew up doing this as a kid in the '70's. My folks were part of the founding members of the Fort Atkinson Muzzleloaders in Nebraska. Great memories as a kid. I won a tomahawk at my first Jr. shoot - with a gun my dad built. Thank for this video!

[@jeffallen6754]

Thanks for the story Lori. I also grew up going there as a kid every spring and fall for years with my mom and dad. I hadn’t been since the early nineties and me and my dad agreed we would make the trip one more time if he could get healthy enough after a heart surgery in 2017. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be and he passed in early 2018. I recently drug out one of the rifles he left me loaded it up a few times and shot it. The sound and smell of the burning powder took me back to that hill in southern Indiana with my folks. I’m going to go back soon. Rip pop.

[@withnature250]

Nice, encouraging words at the end of the video - especially for people who still shy away from going out into nature. Thx for sharing.

[@cedarcreekbushcraft6942]

Thanks!! Thats what it is all about..

[@MrKmoconne]

The major shoots are in spring and fall but there are other events that occur at Friendship and the NMLRA headquarters.

[@cedarcreekbushcraft6942]

I have been laid up from a knee surgery the past couple months, when is the fall shoot..?

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

Great video. 👍
Thanks for sharing!!!

[@cedarcreekbushcraft6942]

Thanks, I had a great time making it!!

[@seansorrell1828]

Great introductory video. Cheers!

[@cedarcreekbushcraft6942]

Thanks

[@ILoveMuzzleloading]

Nice video, thanks for sharing!

[@cedarcreekbushcraft6942]

Thanks for watching!!

[@SR-tj4cb]

Thank you for the Video

[@cedarcreekbushcraft6942]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed..

[@jamesvatter5729]

Would've been great if you could have went along on the "Mountain Man" to show the stages.

[@cedarcreekbushcraft6942]

I would have loved to, I think that might be what I try next time...