Muzzleloading Photo Gallery
Hunting Pics - Competition Pics - Kickapoo
Club Pics
The photo gallery is under construction. New photos will be added frequently.
Hunting Pics
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Dad & me with 600 lb. bear I shot in Canada with 54 cal muzzleloading rifle. The tale is here! |  |
In camp with my hunting companion and outfitter Gary Nemetchek, operator of Bear Camp Outfitters, Swan River, Manitoba, Canada |
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OK, I confess. I didn't shoot it with a muzzleloader. But I still wanted to put the picture here. My 1st Illinois gobbler - 20 pounds, 9 inch beard. |  |
A pair of squirrels taken with the 1st two shots on the 1st morning out with my new squirrel rifle. The season's off to a good start! |
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I've shot lots of geese over the years, but here is my 1st with a muzzleloader. What a thrill! Steel shot "how to" here! |  |
My daughter, Veronique, with her first deer, a 6 point buck taken at 45 yds with her 50 cal muzzleloader shooting a Hornady Great Plains Bullet over 80 grns FFFg 11/20/99. |
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Brother Rob and his son Nathan with Rob's 6 point buck taken with 50 cal muzzleloader shooting a Hornady Great Plains Bullet over 80 grns FFFg 11/20/99. |  |
Me with 6 point buck taken with my 54 cal muzzleloader shooting a Hornady Great Plains Bullet over 120 grns FFFg 11/20/99 |
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Richard Boudreau (Uncle Dick) and a nice doe he took Dec. '99 with a 50 cal mountain rifle he built from a kit. See the recovered bullet at right. |  |
Three views of the 50 cal Buffalo Bullet recovered from the doe at left. Expansion and performance were near perfect. |
Competition Pics
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Cap & Ball pistol match at LeRoy Gun Club Range. |  |
The master, Melvin Watkins, with "Old Thunder", 50 cal bench gun he built in 1963. Melvin has long since left us, but "Old Thunder" still shoots Xs. |
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Gerry Watkins touches one off at the Spring Splatter Board Shoot. |  |
Mike Kessler takes careful aim, as the line fires away. |
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With a little help from Dad, Riley, age 7, takes a shot at the splatter board match. |  |
Veronique (Roni), age 16, took 2nd place in this splatter board match. |
| Video! I finally took the plunge and bought a Flintlock. Here is my first trip to the range with it. Move your mouse over the image, or click "video here" to start video. |
Kickapoo Club Pics
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Some of the original Kickapoo Muzzleloaders members at the old range - 196?. |  |
Group photo of match winners. Illinois State Championships 1965? At the old Kickapoo Muzzleloaders Range. |
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Ralph's pride and joy! Original J. Henry & Sons rifle. Built about 1835? "ERF" relief engraved on hammer. If you have any info on J. Henry & Sons please email below. |  |
The primitive camping area during a shoot at the Kickapoo Muzzleloader Range. |
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Bench guns from the collection of Ralph McCown. All are W.M. Large barrels. |  |
Need a powder horn? This fine selection was offered for sale at the 1999 Kickapoo Club Swap Meet. |
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This used to be 200 feet of covered firing line before it was crushed by over 1-1/2 feet of snow early in 1999. |  |
There's lots of work to be done to clear the wreckage and build a new covered line for the 1999 season. |
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Ken Lenz cooks up a gourmet breakfast of pancakes and sausage in the club-house before the Spring Splatter Board Shoot. Nobody went hungry! |  |
It's done! A few shooters enjoy the rebuilt, covered firing line on a rainy afternoon. You'll be hardpressed to find a nicer setup! |
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