Thread: Tauranga Muzzle Loading Club

Some photos of today's shoot at the top of Works Road between Tauranga and Katikati
View from the road in the group of good guys looking down range 50 metre Bobmy set up with Springfield Trapdoor and bolt action Husqvana both 45/70boomBobRichardBen.
Beaut day out in the bush, with a bunch of really great guys, very enjoyable

Annoyed I missed it this time Maca, had I not scored a stupidly good deal on a safe in Auckland I would have been there for sure. Same place and time next month?

I wanna be there! Mine was meant to be in Aus back in January and its been pushed out to August at the earliest.

Christmas 2017 shoot was held today, relaxing shoot, I was banging my 45/70 trapdoor and sighted my new 223. Great BBQ lunch and prizes for the day chosen in order from 1st place down off the prize mat. I managed to come in second today so happy with that. We only operate a 50 metre range, all shots off the shoulder. Following is a few photos I took.





Bob has a shoulder prob so shoots off the spare!

Looks like a great day out.What factory produced Black Powder's are available in New Zealand?

Originally Posted by norsk

Looks like a great day out.What factory produced Black Powder's are available in New Zealand?

Swiss, Pyrodex, Holy smoke, (made in NZ), Elephant, Go Ex, Schuetzen. Go to "Hayes and Associates" website for a look

Originally Posted by Maca49

Swiss, Pyrodex, Holy smoke, (made in NZ), Elephant, Go Ex, Schuetzen. Go to "Hayes and Associates" website for a look

And homemade.

Edit: sorry, didn't read "factory made"

Originally Posted by Maca49

Swiss, Pyrodex, Holy smoke, (made in NZ), Elephant, Go Ex, Schuetzen. Go to "Hayes and Associates" website for a look

Looks like you have pretty much all of them.

Swiss is the powder of choice over here.Recently the Government reclassified Black Powder as a propellant rather than an Explosive.Thats good news as now anyone with a gun licence can buy it.

Over here any weapon produced before 1892 is free from registration,so Rifle,pistol,shotgun,Cannon can all be used for a laugh.Only Black Powder shotguns can be used for Hunting though.

Originally Posted by Maca49

Christmas 2017 shoot was held today, relaxing shoot, I was banging my 45/70 trapdoor and sighted my new 223. Great BBQ lunch and prizes for the day chosen in order from 1st place down off the prize mat. I managed to come in second today so happy with that. We only operate a 50 metre range, all shots off the shoulder. Following is a few photos I took.
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Bob has a shoulder prob so shoots off the spare!

@Maca49

Nice pics. Another example that shooting is for all ages and also for when you have a disability. Can't be repeated enough.

And the fact you don't need all the bullshit of red flags and written procedure to run a very safe range with multiple shooters, just a very competent range officer and some experienced shooters to control things! We also run a shotgun shoot on the rear of this range!
Very enjoyable!