Garden State Black Powder Association

The ten meetings and shoots during the year occur on the last Sunday of each month from February through November (period clothing optional). Add to
that our Annual October Rendezvous and Christmas Party, and we have a full and fun year! Our monthly activities include shooting patched round ball with either rifle, smoothbore or pistol... artillery, cannon and mortar, s***t, throwing, tomahawks, kn

ives and spears, archery, camping, hunting, trapping, buck-skinning, beading, powder horn making, cooking and other frontier skills. Our shoots are always varied and range from 25-yard and 50-yard paper targets, metal gongs at distances out to
140 yards, prone, off-hand and cross-sticks. We also enjoy challenging ‘woods-walk’ and novelty events where our various skills are put to the test. The common
ingredients are always fun and camaraderie! Each October we hold our primitive Rendezvous with all the comforts of a pre-1840s camp. For five days we enjoy friendship and competition with our like minded
members. Come enjoy our monthly shoots and participate in our meetings which immediately follow at a casual luncheon.We have a calendar that is chock-full of fun, competitive events. There are always prizes to be won and lots of good times with good friends!