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Old Colony Sportsmen's Association - This club in Pembroke, MA runs a series of 200 yard offhand shoots for 20 consecutive Sundays on the NRA 200 yard paper target starting in mid-November. There are different classes for single shot rifles without shooting coats, any rifle with iron sights with shooting coat, any rifle with any sights (telescopes allowed) with shooting coats, over .40 caliber rifles with shooting coats allowed, .22 rifles with any sights with shooting coats allowed. Unlimited sighting shots and 20 shots for record in 30 minutes. $2 a match. No re-entry. You could shoot the single shot for $2, the iron sight for $2, the any sight for $2, the .22 for $2, etc. each week.

BPCR.net - A great online resource for Black Powder Cartridge Rifle (BPCR) information. They have many links to articles on the game and also to suppliers of equipment and supplies.

BPCR.net Forum - BPCR online resource with sections such as BPCR Rifles and Shooting Accessories, BPCR Shooting Tips and Techniques, BPCR Loading Tips and Techniques, Bullets and Lubes, New BPCR Shooters, Classified Ads, Match Notices and Results, Lever Action BPCR, and General Discussion. Don't reinvent the wheel!

BPCR Message Board - A great online resource for Black Powder Cartridge Rifle (BPCR) information from the guys that actually shoot it.

www.LongRangeBPCR.com - A high quality, accurate source for information about many of the more subtle aspects of this unique sport of Long Range BPCR events (800, 900, and 1,000 yards). They have provided tips on bullet casting, factors affecting accuracy, spotting, load development, match preparation, equipment, and much more. Don't reinvent the wheel.

NRA Silhouette Programs - The webpage of the NRA Silhouette Department. You can navigate to other NRA Competitive Shooting programs from there.

American Single Shot Rifle Association - The ASSRA promotes the use, study and preservation of original and reproduction single-shot rifles from the 19th and early 20th centuries as well as rifles of more current design. They sanction both black and smokeless powder events around the world. It includes a subscription to Single Shot Rifle Journal, the Association's color-cover 60-page magazine which is published six times per year.

International Single Shot Association - The International Single Shot Association encourages the shooting of single shot rifles with plain base bullets. They promote Schuetzen and Schuetzenfest shooting using metallic and any sights in the standing and bench positions.

Cast Bullet Association - Provides uniform rules and sanctions in-person and postal matches for firearms shooting cast lead bullets.

World Creedmoor Association - Promotes and holds Long Range Black Powder matches like the World Creedmoor Match.

The Single Shot Action Patent Site - The purpose of this website by Gert Claes is to collect patent information on Single Shot Rifle Actions and make it easily accessible and available to students of the game.

Buffalo Arms Co. - Black Powder Cartridge and Cowboy Action Shooting eguipment.

Cal-Graf Design - Black Powder Cartridge and Cowboy Action Shooting eguipment.

SPG, LLC. - Black Powder Cartridge products including Black Powder Cartridge News, SPG lube, SPG Black Powder Reloading Primer, Stay•Put Shooting Mat, Mike Venturino books, and Shooters Socks.

Sagebrush Products - Source of shooting products for the BPCR shooter and Black Powder Muzzleloader. (If surfing at work, be advised that the website has music playing when you start a new page.)

The Single Shot Exchange Magazine - The monthly Antique Arms Reader, Resource and Reference.

SHOOT! Magazine - It covers a variety of topics relating to Western-action shooting and the Old West, including cowboy action shooting, cowboy mounted shooting, black powder cartridge rifle silhouette, cowboy fast draw, and other types of Western style shooting.

Wolfe Publishing Company - Black Powder Cartridge books.

Baldwin Sights - High quality Soule-Type Tang Sights

Lee Shaver - Soule Sights, Front Sights, Inserts, Bullet Lube, and Accessories. Also high quality gunsmithing and single shot rifle building.

Montana Vintage Arms - Vintage Sights and Accessories including various front and rear sights, telescopes and mounts, and BPCR Silhouette accessories.

R.H.O. Instruments - Malcolm-type telescopic sights and mounts for Black Powder Cartridge Rifles.

Ballard Rifles - Makers of custom 1861 Marlin Ballards, Winchester 1885 Highwalls, and Remington Rolling Blocks.

C. Sharps Arms Co. - Makers of New Model 1874 Sharps Sporting Rifles, New Model 1875 Sharps Sporting Rifle, New Model 1885 "Highwall" Sporting Rifle, Tang Sights, Front Sights, plus Reloading Equipment & Accessories.

Shiloh Sharps - Makers of Model 1863 Sharps Rifles and Model 1874 Sharps Rifles, along with sights and BPCR accessories.

www.shiloh-ballard.com - For those who don't want to wait, William Goodman is a full time mail order antique/collector firearms dealer. With over 550 rifles sold, Bill is the largest dealer of Shiloh Sharps (the only stocking dealer of Shiloh Sharps rifles) and a stocking dealer of Ballard Rifles. Being knowledgeable of original and new production Sharps, Ballards and Highwalls, as well as shooting these firearms, Bill is in a unique position to help the beginning or advanced shooter choose the perfect rifle for his or her needs.

Axtell Rifle Company - Specializing in the manufacture of 1877 Sharps Black Powder Rifles, Sights and Accessories.

C.P.A. Corporation - Specializing in single shot rifles, particularly reproductions of the Stevens 44 1/2.

Lone Star Rifle Company - High quality Rolling Block Rifles.

Meacham Highwall Rifles - High quality High Wall Rifles.

D. Z. Arms - Manufacturers of Falling Block #3 Hepburn and #3 Walker Rifles.

Miller Arms, Inc. - 75% of all competition schuetzen rifle shooters choose Miller.

Lozito-Wolf - Sharps recreations and restorations.

Little Sharps Rifle Mfg. - Manufacturers of a 20% smaller version of the original Sharps rifle in smaller calibers.

Pedretti & Sons Arms - Makers of various models of 1863, 1866 and 1874 Sharps Rifles.

Davide Pedersoli & Co. - Manufacturers of Black Powder and Black Powder Cartridge Firearms.

A. Uberti - Manufacturers of Black Powder Cartridge Rifles.

Dixie Gun Works, Inc. - Black Powder Guns, Antique Firearms and Shooting Supplies.

Cimarron Firearms Co. - Source of historically accurate reproduction firearms of the Old West, Cowboy and Civil War eras.

EMF Company - Source of historically accurate reproduction firearms of the Old West, Cowboy and Civil War eras.

Navy Arms Company - Source of historically accurate reproduction firearms of the Old West, Cowboy and Civil War eras.

Cabela's - A great website for all kinds of shooting accessories, reloading supplies and equipment, period clothing, firearms, etc.

Midway USA - A great website for all kinds of shooting accessories, reloading components and equipment.

Brownells - Over 30,000 tools, parts, accessories and gun goodies.

Lyman Products - Source of reloading equipment and all kinds of good stuff.

Rocky Mountain Cartridge, LLC. - Specializes in the production of obsolete and hard to find cartridge cases for the reloader and black powder cartridge shooter.

Starline Brass - Top quality brass including most of them used in Black Powder Cartridge Rifle shooting.

NEI Handtools, Inc. - A premier bullet mold business.

Paul Jones Precision Bullet Moulds - Single cavity bullet moulds from .32 to .50 cal. for BPCR and Schuetzen shooting, custom case mouth deburring tools from .22 to .50 caliber, and precision ground cherry cutters made to your specifications.

Hoch Custom Bullet Moulds - Tool Room Quality, nose-pour, most standard or custom designs made to order; straight or tapered bullet designs.

Bear Creek Supply Moly-coated Bullets - These work great for smokeless loads. Very accurate.

Meister Bullets, Inc. - Quality cast bullets with either hard wax and SPG lube.

Classic Bullets - They are hand cast from the finest custom molds in the most proven target, silhouette and hunting designs.

Texas Bore Pigs - The great new way to handle the fouling of Black Powder Cartridge Rifles. No more huffing and puffing on that blow tube!

Puff-Lon - A lubricating filler for cartridges. Can be used at a Gas Check, a Wad, and a Filler.

Precision Bullet Edger - Many bullets look very good, but the bases are uneven. This is because lead many times shrinks unevenly in the mold as it solidifies. These bullets are flyers. The base is the steering end of the bullet and for optimum accuracy it should be true as it leaves the muzzle. The hand operated Precision Bullet Edger eliminates this problem. It puts a perfectly flat base with the edge sharp all the way around.

Treebone Carving - Source for 90% inlet and profiled stocks for single shot and lever action rifles.

Dave Crossno Gun Stocks - We primarily cut single shot stocks - Rolling Blocks, Winchester, Sharps, Ballards, etc. We have patterns for other rifles and shotguns and can duplicate almost anything that can be put between centers and is under 10" wide.

Republic Metallic Cartridge Company - Manufacturers of standard and match grade black powder ammunition.

The Maine Powder House - Source for Elephant Black Powder, Swiss Black Powder and Schuetzen Black Powder.

Parsons Scope Service - Quality work on all externally-adjusted target scopes, spotting scopes, most any vintage scope and antique telescopes.

The White Mountain Regulators of New Hampshire - We are an organization of Cowboy Action Shooting enthusiasts from New England that are affiliated with the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS). Not only do we attend many shoots in the Northeast, we also host several Cowboy Action Shooting events each year at the Kinnicum Fish & Game Club in Candia, NH.

Hurricane Valley Rangers - We are an organization of Cowboy Action Shooting enthusiasts from New England that are affiliated with the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS). Not only do we attend many shoots in the Northeast, we also host several Cowboy Action Shooting events each year at the Falmouth Rod & Gun Club in Falmouth, ME.

Major Waldron Sportsmen's Association
Ray Carter - Match Director
Route 9 (1.1 miles east of Route 125)
Barrington, NH 03825
Match Director's Cell Phone: 603-957-0377

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