NMLRA (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association)

10/12/2026

At the National Muzzle Loading R***e Association, we’re proud to bring people together around muzzleloading sports, traditional skills, and living history. Since 1933, our community has helped preserve these traditions through competitions, educational programs, hunting, reenactments, outreach, and gatherings at the Walter Cline Range and beyond. Whether you come for the history, the craftsmanship, the competition, or simply the people, there’s always something new to discover with the NMLRA.

Learn more: https://www.nmlra.org/

10/12/2026

Shoot together, stay together, celebrate the sport share your stories.

10/09/2026

Happy ! Have a great weekend, everyone! Hope to see everyone at the Kibler event and the turkey shoot over on the other side of the creek.

10/08/2026

Jim Kibler has been creating flintlock longri**es since 1990. He is known for combining a great deal of care and precision with a refined sense of design and style to create highly collectible flintlock fi****ms. His ri**es are not only visually appealing, but also fully functional and highly accurate fi****ms. Jim’s focus has been 18th century American longri**es as well as more elaborate English and Continental pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries.

In every project, he goes to tremendous lengths to make sure every detail has been meticulously planned and executed.

10/08/2026

Little throwback Thrusday for you!

Some early founders and members of the NMLRA lined up for this 1939 photo. E.M. "Red" Farris is on the far left, front row; next is "Bull" Ramsey of Portsmouth, Ohio; Bill Large, the famous barrel maker from Ironton, Ohio, is on the far right, front row. Back row: Third from the left is Claude Turner, gun maker from Ohio; center (in plaid shirt) is Boss Johnson, a 1930's radio personality and the third president of the NMLRA.
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10/07/2026

As we get close to this years Kibler Fest here is a little tidbit about the Kibler Long Riles

Kibler's designs historically correct longri**es and builds them with modern machining, in our shop in Kensington, Ohio. We do the precise, repeatable work so you can do the rewarding part: assembling and finishing your own r***e at your own bench. You assemble and finish the kit at your own bench. The barrel is inlet, the lock is fitted, the hard parts are handled, so what is left is the satisfying work: shaping, sanding, staining, and making the r***e your own. People build one as a first project, and people build their tenth. One customer has built one of our kits for each of his grandchildren.

Those finished ri**es, and the people who build them, are what this is really about.

We hope to see you all at this years Kibler Fest!

10/06/2026

Are you ready for the annual turkey shoot?

The turkey shoot is an annual, family-friendly weekend target-shooting event held at the Walter Cline Range in Friendship, Indiana. Competitions cover muzzleloading r***e, pistol, sh***un, bench, and s***t, divided by categories for men, women, juniors, and sub-juniors. Instead of standard medals, daily merchandise prizes, vendor vouchers, and black powder supplies are awarded to participants based on accuracy.

Make your plans now to come to this years Turkey shoot!
This weekend October 10th and 11th 2026.

10/06/2026

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In this video, we take you through the process of cleaning, loading...

10/05/2026

Kibler Fest - Seneca Run / Walk

The seneca run/walk range is a timed, physically demanding endurance event where participants navigate a wooded trail while stopping to load and fire traditional muzzleloading fi****ms at targets. Competitors run or walk through a challenging wooded trail or course, moving between different designated shooting stations.

10/05/2026

There’s always something happening with the National Muzzle Loading R***e Association, and we’d love to see you join the community. From national and territorial matches to classes, postal competitions, and local charter club events, we offer plenty of ways to participate, learn, compete, and connect with others who share an appreciation for muzzleloading traditions and living history. Whether you’re a longtime member or looking for your first event, there’s a place for you at the NMLRA.

Learn more: https://www.nmlra.org/events-info/