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Trail Walks and Trekking / Re: Can't see anything
« Last post by No Powder on April 20, 2026, 06:49:26 PM »
Thank you John. And you are correct by answering Everything. But I would like to add, TOO MUCH.
When I started to shoot with the group I'm a part of, an older gentleman kind of took me under his wing. He made and gave me a lot of hand crafted items that he made. The knife and sheath attached to the bag, and the bag were just two of those items. If you look closely at the back of the bag, he even personalized it.
If you look at one of the old TMA brochures, there is a picture of an elderly white haired man taking a shot off of a cliff. He is the person I'm referring too.
This bag and all of his gifts to me are priceless to me. [ Invalid Attachment ]  [ Invalid Attachment ]
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Trail Walks and Trekking / Re: Can't see anything
« Last post by Bigsmoke on April 20, 2026, 06:18:15 PM »
Kevin,  I think the answer is "Everything".
Once years ago, I was heading back to Friendship and I planned on doing some shooting while there.  I had one of the October Country Traveler bags which is a big bag.  I had in it 2 boxes of .530 ball, a can of Ffg powder, a pint bottle of bore solvent, a couple of tins of caps and whatever other stuff I figured I might need.
Frankly, I have never cared for shooting boxes and don't own one.  I figure I can get everything I might need in a bag, and if I don't get it to fit, I don't need it.
Of course, after I got there I emptied it out.  I think it weighed about 32 pounds all told.  Much too heavy to carry around.
Tom, that's a great photo.  Only way it could have been better was if it was taken a millisecond faster and captured the fire in the pan or coming out of the vent.  Looks like it was a fun day.
John
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Trail Walks and Trekking / Re: Can't see anything
« Last post by KDubs on April 20, 2026, 04:05:09 PM »
Good thing the smoke comes after you pull the trigger.
 Our club shoot is this coming Sunday but I believe the temperature will be in the 70s
 Nice purse ya got there  :bigsmile:
I often wonder why folks carry such large shooting bags.
 What ya got in there ??
Kevin
 
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Trail Walks and Trekking / Can't see anything
« Last post by No Powder on April 20, 2026, 08:24:00 AM »
No wonder you can't see if you hit the target. Had our second shoot of the year yesterday. As you can see by the dress, it was cold and also windy. Aggregate score was fine. Shooting score was pathetic. But had a good time and great food with a bunch of good people. [ Invalid Attachment ]
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The Campfire / Re: FREE TMA SWAG FOR ALL CURRENT TMA CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS .....
« Last post by Bigsmoke on April 19, 2026, 10:19:15 AM »
The hat arrived in the mail in good condition.
Thank you very much.
I love it.
John
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The Campfire / Re: FREE TMA SWAG FOR ALL CURRENT TMA CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS .....
« Last post by KDubs on April 19, 2026, 08:04:24 AM »
Got mine, thank you TMA
Kevin
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Flintlock Long Guns / Re: Testing out "The Sky Chief" Load in a Smoothbore:
« Last post by Rob DiStefano on April 19, 2026, 07:17:24 AM »
Yep, I've used the SkyChief load - works purty good!
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The Campfire / Re: FREE TMA SWAG FOR ALL CURRENT TMA CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS .....
« Last post by Rob DiStefano on April 19, 2026, 07:07:49 AM »
Quote from: Winter Hawk on April 18, 2026, 10:39:49 PM
IF you have any of the flags left over, and it isn't too late to make a request, could I get one?

Thanks,
~Kees~

Send a PM to Darren with your request.
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The Campfire / HAPPY BIRTHDAY Keb!!!
« Last post by Webmaster on April 19, 2026, 04:00:52 AM »
YAY for Keb! - another year notched on yer gunstock! Hope you have a "bang up" birthday!
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Flintlock Long Guns / Testing out "The Sky Chief" Load in a Smoothbore:
« Last post by BlackPowderManiacShooter on April 19, 2026, 12:29:39 AM »
I had a strange request to try the Sky Chief load in a smoothbore.
I never heard of such a thing, however, it works VERY well:


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