Mansfield, MA - Black Powder Shoots

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5 April 2008

Hello to all the Black Powder folks in the area!

We've made it through the winter ... hooray!

This is the first communication concerning Mansfield Black Powder Shoots for this summer. It will be happening ONE MONTH from yesterday!

Please do consider coming, and why not bring a friend! Join us on Sunday for the first shoot of the summer ... on the 4th of May 2008. Pass the word!

Don't miss this ... BLACK POWDER SHOOT in Mansfield, MA - 4th of May 2008
Sunday - Registration begins at 12 Noon with coffee, tea, sodas & cup cakes.
Lots of targets: STEELS, CLAYS, AND NOVELTY TARGETS.

$10 total for the whole shootin' match ... 12 Noon sign up.

We will be set up across the 50 yard range and under cover. Come rain, sleet or snow, the shoot will be on. Plan on shooting 20 to 25 rounds to shoot the whole match.

Steel, Clays, Targets and Novelty target events (balloons, plates, cups, wooden nickels, cards, 2x4's, briquets & baseballs). Hatchet throw and rock toss!

For the most part there will be individual competition, and there will also be a few team events.

Points for frontier garb and hats!

Points for a good joke!

Any muzzle loader, any powder, any ball or conical and/or sabot (but please no scopes!)

Target distances will vary from 10 to 50 yards.

New targets, new shooting positions, new stories, new hot advice, new jokes, old outfits, lots of smoke and beautiful old guns! Maybe some new ones, too!

Eye and ear protection required for all participants and spectators. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.


Targets and Prizes contributed by:

Boss Drover Solutions
Mansfield Fish & Game Club
Northeast Trading Post
Ocean Spray
The Powder Keg

Come and bring a friend!

Get some good black powder tips and practice shooting plenty of warm weather before deer season!

Need more information ... contact ... Ken Anderson 508-337-6479 or [email protected]

Directions ...

Club location: Behind the Mansfield Highway Dept on Rte 106.
Take I-95 to exit 7A (sign reads: "Route 140 Mansfield").
From 140, turn left (East) onto Rte 106.
Travel 2.1 miles, under railroad bridge, past three lights and one flasher.
Turn left into Mansfield Highway Dept lot.
The Mansfield Fish & Game Club road is at the right rear of MHD's parking lot.
Directions are also on the website www.mansfieldfish.com
 
Dates for Mansfield BP Shoots for the rest of the summer

6 May 2008

Dear Black Powder Folks,

I forgot to include the dates for the rest of the summer at the Mansfield Fish & Game Club. So here they are:

• May 4 (this date is already on you schedule, right?)

• July 13 (This date gets is off of the 4th of July weekend, and we thought we'd stay with the second Sunday of the month for the rest of the BP Shoots.)

• August 10

• September 14

• October 12

• November 9 (This date will be a combined Black Powder Shoot and Turkey Shoot! So please bring along your turkey gun as well. And why not invite the turkey hunting folks as well!)

More info ... call Ken Anderson at 508 337-6479

See you at Mansfield Fish & Game!

Ken
 
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