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ADA Rifle Project Update, November 2020

Our American with Disabilities Act project is working hard towards building a rifle and complete set of accoutrements to raise money for building ADA compliant restrooms at the Walter Cline range. Mike Miller, Dennis Priddy, Larry Horrigan, Dick Miller, John Kleihege, Bart Copenhaver, Bill Hoover and I are building the rifle. The Honorable Company of Horners is making a powder horn, Jeff Luke is making a shooting bag, Ron Lowell is crafting a banded priming horn, Larry Callahan is hand making a ball mold and a tow worm, John Cummings is forging one of his signature knives. Look to Muzzle Blasts and the NMLRA. org website for details on how you can purchase tickets to win this once in a lifetime prize.

The 2020 1 of 1000 Horn by Walter Mabry, Master Horner

Each year the Honourable Company of Horners presents the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association with a fully engraved powder horn in support of the NMLRA’s 1 of 1000 Endowment Program. Its purpose is to create a $1,000,000 endowment to support its long-term financial stability.

The Exhibition Pistols of the Dr. Gerald Klaz Collection

For centuries, firearms have been intimately involved in the fine art community. They provided a canvas for sculpture, engraving, carving, and aesthetics only limited by man's imagination. Shown here are art objects from two prominent firms whose imaginations showed no such limitations.

The Honourable Company of Horners Presents the 2020 1 of 1000 Horn

Each year the Honourable Company of Horners presents the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association with a fully engraved powder horn in support of the NMLRA’s 1 of 1000 Endowment Program. Its purpose is to create a $1,000,000 endowment to support its long-term financial stability.

Presentation Pipe Tomahawk by Simeon England, Mike Miller, and Kyle Willyard

 Presentation Pipe Tomahawk by Simeon England, Mike Miller, and Kyle Willyard

The name tomahawk is a combination of tribal and English words. Algonquin and Lenape peoples called their lightweight stone axes "tamahak" or “tamahakan". European Americans pronounced these words as "tomahawk." They liked the size and weight of the original tool, but made their own adaptation by replacing the stone heads with iron heads having steel blades. Tribes who had never seen a handled tool with a metal head called it a tomahawk, adopting the indigenous term to the iron headed tool.

Building a 4 Bore Flintlock with Bill Raby - Part 26

Bill Raby continues his 4 Bore Flintlock Rifle build with part 26 in his video series. In this video, he’s beginning to inlet the lock, which he claims isn’t as hard as people think! So, if you are eager to learn about muzzleloader building, you’ve got to check out this video!

[VIDEO] 2020 Kibler Kit Assembly Class with Mike Brooks Day 3

In case you missed it, we’re continuing with our video coverage of the Kibler Kit assembly class with Mike Brooks. During day 3, students begin staining their stocks, aging brass and we follow Mike as he helps a student repair a crack in their stock.

Announcing the 1st Annual NMLRA American Longrifle Show

The NMLRA would like to bring gunsmiths, artisans, craftspeople, and enthusiasts together for a 2-day celebration of the preservation of the skills needed to create the American Longrifle and its accompanying accouterments.

2021 Youth Gunbuilding Scholarship | Southern Ohio Artisan Workshops

In an effort to promote and encourage the art of longrifle building among young people , we are proud to offer a scholarship to the Gunmaker's Workshop. Thanks to the combined generosity of both the Kentucky Rifle Foundation and Jason Gatliff of Muzzleloader Magazine , this scholarship will allow for one recipient to join the January 2021 Gunmaker's Workshop by covering the full cost of tuition, room and board - plus an additional amount which in most cases will cover the cost of all gun parts needed to participate in the class.