Learn more at ilovemuzzleloading.com The National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association is starting 2022 by kicking off the first national muzzle loading match of 2022 with beautiful weather and large crowds spelling a good year for enthusiasts despite supply and component shortages. Last weekend I made the trip to Friendship, Indiana, home of the NMLRA for the first official day of the Spring National Shoot. This event draws the largest number of muzzleloading enthusiasts, competitors, vendors, businesses, and craftspeople in the country to one location that is typically home to a few hundred residents. It’s insane to see the valley swell to max capacity as people from all corners of the country arrive to live, breathe, and eat muzzleloading for an entire week. Get your own "I Love Muzzleloading" Hat here - https://bit.ly/MuzzleloadingHats When I arrived Saturday morning it was cool and damp, something normal for the June Shoot where weather can be unpredictable. By noon the sun was shining and the grounds were full, a sign of a good event to come. When I arrived, I had planned on visiting with friends involved with each aspect of the NMLRA including the vendors/craftspeople, competitive shooters, and living historians. Unfortunately, I underestimated the friends I would find on the grounds and didn’t make it to a single shooting event. If you are reading and looking for competition content, I encourage you to visit the NMLRA Social media pages, the Blackpowder Maniac shooter, and Frontier Trading company for more event coverage. I’ll be interviewing a few competition shooters later this week about their matches. ### What can you buy at the NMLRA Spring Shoot? Built in the heyday of muzzleloading in the 20th century, the NMLRA “Commercial Row” houses nearly 100 booths where vendors, craftspeople, and businesses of all sizes sell their wares to muzzleloading enthusiasts. These businesses range from typical muzzleloading supply shops like “The Log Cabin Shop” or “Flintlocks LLC” from Mike Eder, to kit manufacturers like Jim Chambers Flintlocks, and contemporary makers like Mike Miller or Henry Bowman. If you are interested in muzzleloading, you’ll be hard-pressed to find NOTHING you need or want at the NMLRA commercial row. Click here to SUBSCRIBE - http://bit.ly/ILMvideo Videos also available on Utreon - https://utreon.com/c/ILoveMuzzleloading/ Join the HCH to learn more about traditional horn work - http://www.hornguild.org Join the CLA today to learn more about longrifle artisanship - https://www.longrifle.com Join the TMLA to learn more about traditional muzzleloaders -http://traditionalmuzzleloadingassociation.org Join the NMLRA today to learn more about muzzleloading - https://www.nmlra.org VIDEO CHAPTERS 0:14 BIG NMLRA NEWS 1:21 Come with me, and you'll see a world of pure muzzleloading fun 2:42 Lost Friends & Remembrance 5:31 The Tour Continues 7:25 My HAUL 12:17 You thought the tour was over? Muzzleloading, muzzleloader, muzzle loader, mountain man, longhunter, bushcraft, living history, longrifle, flintlock, blackpowder #muzzleloader #muzzleloading #blackpowder DISCLAIMER: Our videos are strictly for documentary, educational, and entertainment purposes only. All shooting is performed in a safe environment. Imitation or the use of any acts depicted in these videos is solely AT YOUR OWN RISK. All work on firearms should be carried out by a licensed individual and all state and federal rules apply to such. We (including YouTube) will not be held liable for any injury to yourself or damage to your firearms resulting from attempting anything shown in any of our videos. We do not endorse any specific product and this video is not an attempt to sell you a good or service. We are not a gun store and DO NOT sell or deal in firearms. Such a practice is heavily regulated and subject to applicable laws. We DO NOT sell parts, magazines, or firearms. We are not instructing our viewers on how to modify firearms, accessories, or otherwise to change their basic legal function. These videos are free to watch and if anyone attempts to charge for this video notify us immediately. By viewing or flagging this video you are acknowledging the above. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTw030DiCxM