Burbank Muzzleloaders

Burbank Muzzleloaders This site is dedicated to all the members of the Burbank Muzzle Loaders club. There are members from when the club was located in the Saugus/Newhall area.

The Burbank Muzzle Loaders Inc. was founded in 1933 by a group of shooter/collectors. Our first range was in Burbank, Ca. and then moved to the Saugus-Newhall area. We are now currently in between Lake Piru and the town of Piru in North East Ventura county, in an area called Holzer Canyon, which contains other ranges including the Wes Thompson public shooting range. Our club has target positions from 25 to 200 yards and steel plates from 50 to 500 yards.

05/21/2026

BURBANK MUZZLE LOADERS

MAY 2026 NEWSLETTER

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Its now the summer of 2026 forty years ago 1986 we came out to Wes Thompsons property and worked out a site for our club to build a range. There are pictures taken over the years on our website.

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Thanks to Eric for going out Monday the 11th and doing a lot of w**d whacking for the upcoming trail walk on May 31st.

The musket match on Mothers Day had some brave serious shooters who managed to get out of the house. First Steve Whitt 227, then Sam Baseman 188, John Clevenger 187, Tim Pogler 168. Tom Trevor 129, Steve Heller 122.

The June match will be silhouettes on the 14th. Then on June 28th we will have work party to do some range clean up and repair the target frames we have so expertly managed to hit on the uprights!

John Clevenger will have his flintlock frolic July 5th. at the cook out.

Fourth of July this year is a Saturday and we will have the club cook out on Sunday July fifth. A great happy birthday weekend for our country’s 250th birthday.



See you at the range Tom

04/22/2026

BURBANK MUZZLE LOADERS

NEWSLETTER APRIL 2026

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The March 29th trail walk was won by Steve Whitt 19, second Stanley Levin 16, third Jeff Eley 15, Willie Tamura 15, Sam Baseman 12, Tim Pogler 12, John Clevenger 11, Steve Heller 11, Tom Trevor 8.


The April 12th match was put off a week due to AM rain until the 19th. Not the best turn out for a silhouette match with Steve Whitt 12, Sam Baseman 10 with five chickens, John Clevenger and Tom Trevor also shot [nuf said]


The range was used by a college group April 2-4 to launch rockets.

Seems in the pictures they had a lot of trash cans. Closer look they had fins screwed to them and I was told launched with hydrogen for fuel [ Hindenburg?] No idea how far they went but at least it did not light the place again.


May 10 will be the annual musket match so dust off the old girl and come on out.


See you at the range Tom

03/14/2026

BURBANK MUZZLE LOADERS

MARCH 2026 NEWSLETTER

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The March trail walk held on March 8th we had beautiful weather and scores were., John Clevenger 20, Tim Pogler 16 shot smokeless powder, Stanley Levin 13, Steve Heller 13, Sam Baseman 12, Jeff Eley 12, Jon Eley 11, Steve Whitt 10, Tom Trevor 6.

There will be a March fifth Sunday trail walk on Sunday the 19th.

April will be silhouettes on April 12th. Which this year is not Easter Sunday.

See you at the range Tom

02/13/2026

BURBANK MUZZLE LOADERS

NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2026

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February silhouette shoot day was one of the nicest we have had this year.

Steve Whitt and Sam Baseman tied with 12, John Clevenger 9, Stanley Levin 6 ,Tom Trevor 5 , Jack Ford 3, Steve Hiller 1.

March will be a two trail walk month due to a fifth Sunday . March 8th is the monthly shoot with prizes awarded.

March 29th is shot for the coin run given to the shooter with the most hits thru the year

Again we have been promised that the entrance and road to the 200 yard line will be graded this week the 9th.


See you at the range Tom

01/16/2026

BURBANK MUZZLE LOADERS

NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2026

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The end of year trail walk was won by Steve Whitt with 18. second Rick Welle 14, third Ethan Welle 14. John Clevenger 12 Tom Trevor 8. Sam Baseman did not attend as he was on a cruise to Hawaii.


January 2026 Shooter of the year match won by Steve Whitt 168, second John Clevenger 153, Third Sam Baseman 142 , and Rick Welle -101 . Tom Trevor 92.


The shooter of the year for 2025 is Steve Whitt.


The run for the coins which is a total of hits during the years trail walks. Steve Whitt with a total of 94, followed by John Clevenger with 93. It does prove that EVERY hit counts.


February 8th. match will be Silhouette's


Some work has been done on the road so it easily passable now. Our entrance road is rough so go past it and enter the lot just beyond the trees.


See you at the range Tom

12/19/2025

BURBANK MUZZLE LOADERS

NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2025

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One last reminder for dues please e-mail the club for mailing address or see Tom or John at the range.


November 30th trail walk Steve Whitt 19. Sam Baseman 17, Tom Trevor 12. Steve Heller 11, John Clevenger 9, Joe K 7, Stanley Levin 2.


The Christmas shoot was the worst turn out on record but those that were there did have an enjoyable 70 degree day with sun.

Top scorers Lenard Smith, Steve Whitt, Stanley Levin, John Clevenger. It was great to see Skip Stokes out and shot the whole match with his civil war musket. And a big thank you to his daughter who drove him out.

Mike McCormick supplied the snacks for us.


December 28th will be a trail walk to close out the years matches.


January 11th 2026 will be the S.O.Y. round ball any sight match


See you at the range Tom

11/11/2025

BURBANK MUZZLE LOADERS
NOVEMBER 2025 NEWSLETTER
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First let me thank Sam and family for the birthday cake my 82nd and we all enjoyed it.

Dues are due by the end of December please see Tom or John at the range or e-mail club to get mailing address.

The public ranges will close Monday December 22nd to Friday January 2nd this does not affect the private range users there.

Sunday November 23 will be a work party to repair the frames and general cleanup for the Christmas shoot.

November 9th shoot was done by Sam and Tom targets at 25 and 50 yards plus a 100 yard plate shoot. First Steve Whitt 185, Second Sam Baseman158, third Stanley Levin [ Back from his summer in Morro Bay]145, fourth Tom Trevor 110 fifth Steve Heller 102. Steve Whitt won the plate shoot

November 30th will be a trail walk fifth Sunday and Thanksgiving weekend this year.

December 14th our annual Christmas shoot

December 28 will be our end of year trail walk.

See you at the range Tom

10/18/2025

BURBANK MUZZLE LOADERS

OCTOBER 2025 NEWSLETTER

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The October silhouette match with only four shooters some getting ready for the Ojai rendevous and John Clevenger off to the cannon shoot. Sam Baseman with 14 and hit 5 turkeys. Steve whitt 14, Jeff Eley 9 and Tom Trevor 4.

Mike McCormick was out as well and shot his R***r old army.

November will have two shoots the ninth [ my birthday, a cake would be nice] round ball any sight muzzle loader 25- and 50 yards also a longer range gong . A trail walk fifth Sunday shoot on the 30th.

We will set a work party date later for November to repair and cover target frames for the December turkey shoot.

Rain expected early this week so someone got up on the roof and cut the overhanging tree branches and blew out the rain gutters.

See you at the range Tom

08/22/2025

BURBANK MUZZLE LOADERS
AUGUST2025 NEWSLETTER
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As you know by now our massive brush removal project has been completed [fire] 🔥it started Thursday the 7th just past the main range by a shooter hitting something in the brush. And spread as far as the edge of Val Verde. No homes were lost a couple of small out building were lost and a county fire bulldozer was trapped and burned.
Thanks to Eric for repainting and fixing all the trail walk targets. Sure ended the old I cant see the target dodge for now

There are a number of pictures from our game cameras posted on our club page.

The silhouette match was put off until the 17th due to the canyon area closed due to the fire.
Not a good turn out Sam Baseman 12 Lee Bowman 12, Steve Whitt 12 ,Tom Trevor 7.

Jack Ford ,Eric Blakeley and Brian Jenkin were tired or late and missed shooting the match.

August 31st will be a fifth Sunday trail walk. If its very hot we do have sheet for shooting under the firing line cover left of line to right same number of target.

September 14th will be the annual trapdoor Springfield Match 15 shots bench rest rifle and 15 shots off hand carbine plus 5 shot gong shoot.

See you at the range Tom

Pictures from the range today (8.13.25) after the fire.
08/14/2025

Pictures from the range today (8.13.25) after the fire.

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