Friendship meet, good place to shop for a muzzleloader?

[Ark]

Been on the lookout for a 20 gauge flintlock trade gun. How's the market been at Friendship the last year or two? Are there actual deals on secondhand guns, or am I better off sticking to GB?

Could probably spend $800 or so. Not quite enough to get into Pedersoli, but I'm wondering about some older builds.

Also, are there shooting activities at Friendship? What does that generally look like? I've got a .50 flintlock rifle and a couple of cap and ball revolvers.

 

[cg21]

Been on the lookout for a 20 gauge flintlock trade gun. How's the market been at Friendship the last year or two? Are there actual deals on secondhand guns, or am I better off sticking to GB?

Could probably spend $800 or so. Not quite enough to get into Pedersoli, but I'm wondering about some older builds.

Also, are there shooting activities at Friendship? What does that generally look like? I've got a .50 flintlock rifle and a couple of cap and ball revolvers.

I am also in the market and hoping to find a deal (not looking for anything specific any long gun from the revolutionary war era will do) . Also hoping the meet is as family friendly as I have been led to believe lol

 

[Magyars]

There are plenty of new and used BP guns there.
Make sure to check out the flea mkt too!

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Boys, if you've never been, you gotta go! Take a case of water, wear comfy shoes, and a good sun hat. And don't forget that checkbook! (Cash is better. )

 

[Leadeye]

A good trip to make.

 

[warren5421]

Date and where?

 

[cg21]

National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association

Since 1933 The NMLRA has worked to promote, support, nurture, and preserve our nation’s rich historical heritage in the sport of muzzleloading through recreational, educational, and historical venues.

www.nmlra.org

 

[Hunter58]

Date and where?

Spring shoot, June 11th - 19th
Fall shoot, September 10th -18th
Friendship Indiana

If your looking to purchase, the first day of each shoot, I always found to be the best days. Don’t forget to check out the flea market on each end of town, guns there for sale too.

 

[G192127]

800 for a trade fainter is doable. Check inside the sheepshed..sheepshead... cash is king.

 

[tim87tr]

Years ago I took my kids there on a trip with my parents, who organized the plans and had the camper. Enjoyed learning and buying a muzzleloader for my son, which eventually led to him shooting junior trap for a couple years. We also got involved in the tomahawk throws, and my kids and I enjoyed it again at home with a target we set up. Good memories of being there with people willing to help kids learn. I should plan to revisit the area again in our travels.

 

[Hunter58]

Early days

 

[Ark]

Early days

Oh wow that's cool!

Looking forward to it. Got a whole shopping list of stuff I'm hoping to find, and fire off a few rounds while I'm at it.

 

[G192127]

Aww you can't beat it!
Cash is king.

 

[MrSmitty]

As stated above, the first day is best, my son and I went on a Monday, and a lot of the vendors were closed, or gone, weekends get the most traffic, good luck..

 

[dak109]

Anybody there yet? How’s the water?

Definitely Friendship week, looking at the forecast.

 

[chubbs]

Heading out that way tomorrow. Got the itch to build a muzzleloader. Transitioned to just my inline a few years ago, time to add a traditional into the stable again.

 

[cg21]

Heading down for my first time 4hr drive

 

[MrSmitty]

Went there last year, got a single shot BP pistol, and some percussion caps.I got to show my son where I spent some of my youth. We'd go there for the entire week, both meets, and shoot and run the grounds...

 

[Ark]

I puttered around for half the day. Found a powder horn I liked and some other odds and ends on the list. Found some 3F pyrodex that I needed, but you were out of luck on black powder if you didn't bring your own.

Super cool guns on display. Jim Chambers was there (he was dozing off in his own booth). Lots of round balls and every accoutrement you could want. DGW and Log Cabin Shop had booths.

Flea market was sprawling and crowded. All the gas station knives and tacky flags you could want. Picked up a general purpose blanket, laughed at a 3D printer that was marked property of some community college or tech school, and that was about it.

I got there pretty early so parking wasn't too bad, but it was a disaster by the time I left. Cars lined up all the way through town and then well out of town. All waiting for the same single parking entrance and single booth and single parking attendant who was older than the pyramids.

Cool experience. I wasn't really in a position to shoot this time, but maybe another year.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Got the bright idea to buy a new(er) camper from walnut ridge yesterday after work, drive it home, pack it, set the hitch up properly, and head to friendship. Evidently walnut ridge thought I was impertinent for wanting to skip their orientation, and hadn't yet bothered to inspect the camper I was looking at, on their sales lot, with a sales lady, and wouldn't warranty it without said inspection. So process won over selling, and I wasted my evening. Of course, said salesperson called at 9 this morning, while I was hitching up the old beater, to blather at me. Once I got here, and sat through the eternal traffic back up, I found I was the last member of the gang to arrive. Primitive looks a little sparse, but one of the vendors brought his old trail horse, and he's a sweetie. Can't wait to see the sheepsheds.