November 2nd Inline Silhouette Match at the Walter Cline Range

Congratulations to Bob Wetzler for taking top honors today at NMLRA inline silhouette match.

Some incredible shooting today by all competitors.

3 shooters went 19 for 20 and came down to shoot off for the win.

Course of fire was

5 chicken 200m

5 pigs 300m

5 Turkey 420yds

5 rams 500 yds

Shoot off at 500 yds was

Ram,Turkey, pig,chicken first to miss was out and Bob put on a shooting lesson all fell out at Turkey at 500 except Bob smoked it.

Special thanks to Dan Thomas and Rod Scobee for there time to host match and Walter Cline Range

Thank you to Be Still Custom Creations Muzzleloaders for providing us with this coverage of the Inline Match on Saturday.

Flintlock tips for the field from Ramshackle Homestead with Keith and Jen

We love following Ramshackle Homestead with Keith and Jen on Instagram, and they've just released a new video on Flintlock tips for the field!

Check it out -

Easy tips, tricks and pointers to make hunting with a flintlock a little smoother.

The 2019 NMLRA Tennessee Muzzleloading History Event

The conclusion of a great day ended with a special ending. Youth winner Joshua B. of Strawberry Plains, TN won the Knight Rifles Rifle.

The winner of the Tennessee Iron mounted Flintlock was Stephen Tucker!

Special thanks to Robin Henderson for building the rifle

Some photos of the displays and people who have a vested interest in History and specifically MuzzleLoading in Tennessee - they sacrificed their time to display and share with others.

John Hitt - Knoxville

Dave Adams - Maryville

Rod England - South Carolina

Al Roberts - Alabama

Robin Henderson- Smyrna

Pat Lakin - Kentucky

Sherman Mays - Tullahoma

Bob Levine - Tullahoma

Rick Lambert - Nashville

Knight Rifles - Athens

Don Anthony - Strawberry Plains

Tim Prince - Nashville

Bill Smith - Kentucky

Randal Pierce - Maryville

Mary Watkins - Nashville

Lora Iceberg-Parks from the NMLRA staff for her hard work and organization..

Thank you all for your contribution!

Announcing the 2019 Longhunter Society Muzzleloading Photo Contest!

With hunting season on its way here in Indiana, we at the NMLRA are getting excited about the chance to get back into the woods with our muzzleloaders. With this excitement, we put together “The Longhunter Society 2019 Muzzleloading Photo Contest” as a way for us to give back to our hunters and share our love of hunting.

This photo contest has a class for flintlocks, caplocks, inlines, as well as an open class for those of us who might not bag a nice buck but still had fun anyway. 

Post your Longhunter Photo to facebook or instagram using the hashtag “#NMLRALonghunter2019” and tag us in your photo (@NMLRA on Facebook and @muzzleblasts on Instagram), you can also email your photo to media@nmlra.org with the subject line “ NMLRA Longhunter 2019 Entry” 

To see the rules of the contest, head over to nmlra.org/longhunterphotocontest to learn more. 

Happy Hunting!