Here are some pictures from the muzzleloading swap meet and also the gun building class at the Log Cabin Shop in Lodi Ohio...
A couple from the swap meet, some good stuff and everybody had a great time
Some from the class, that's Jim Kibler in the OSU shirt talking to ALR's own JKL in the red shirt. ALR's own BillP in the foreground with his back to us - note his beverage of choice on the work bench - and ALR's own Walt S to the right. A virtual ALR reunion captured in a single photograph.
Walt inletting his buttplate. The class is working on a mid period Jacob Dickert rifle built from a blank and learning to modify or make some of their own parts
That's me on the right, Think I was showing Brian where I think he ought to drill a big tallow hole
Gary doing a little clean up, preparing to make and fit up a single trigger and plate - the can is just a decoy, he also prefers Bill P's beverage of choice
Kevin doing a little fine tuning, getting his lock inlet
Jeff Shingler and his friend made the trip up and brought the mighty wall gun along, I didn't get a picture of it, he had posted a link here with a video of the test firing. Sadly he did not bring along the necessary 55 gallon drum of powder and lead basketballs or we'd have shot the thing. One guy suggested it was a squirrel gun - you pretty much shoot the tree down and scoop the stunned squirrels up in a net.
Another good time had by all and somehow we manage to learn something in the process!
