Annual Doc Harrison Memorial Turkey Shoot

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Sunday Dec 6 saw the Port Coquitlam club hosting the 11th Annual Doc Harrison Memorial Turkey Shoot. The number of shooters was down a little bit this year – I blame the heavy, heavy, rain and the 3 other competing events taking place in the Fraser Valley that same day – but everyone who attended…

Dry Ball – A Burke’s Eye View

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“Powder, Patch, Ball. Powder, Patch, Ball.” You keep repeating the muzzle loader mantra as you start to dribble some FFFg powder from your horn into the powder measure hanging from it’s strap over your left shoulder. After pouring the correct amount of powder from the measure into the barrel of your rifle, you thrust your…