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BLACK POWDER
 Good Old-Fashioned Fun
Black powder is the colorful shooting sport that recreates the firearms
used in Canada's history. At rendezvous around the provinces, costumed
shooters using authentic
and reproduction black powder firearms compete for awards and
recognition... and fun!
The
black powder cartridge firearms used cover the total range, from the
very early models to the introduction of smokeless powder.
Handgun events are also included for those who want to use them for
competition.
Shooting Events and Competitions
PCDHFC
holds black powder shooting events on the first Sunday of every month,
except July, August, and September. The events run from 9:30 AM to 2:00
PM.
There is also the Doc Harrison Memorial Turkey Shoot in December,
the Ernie Durance Memorial Shoot in April, and the Jim Mortimer Musket
match in July.
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Sportsmanship
Dear Tim and Bill,
I don't often participate in structured competitions but yesterday (April
29th, 2007) I signed up for the Black Powder Pistol Competition held at the
Port Coquitlam Rod and Gun Club.
Attending with me was my friend and neighbour John. We would both be shooting Thompson Center Patriot Pistols in .45 Caliber.
The Black Powder Pistol Competition requires 48 rounds per
competitor. As a result of a miscalculation (my fault) we came only
with enough ammunition for one shooter. Out of ammunition, I asked
around to see if any of the others had spare .440 caliber round ball.
Recognizing that providing ammunition to a competitor to allow
him to remain in competition, really does not work in the donors best
interests.. two members Beatty and Vance, stepped right in to offer all
the spare munition they had on hand. Another member actually offered up
a black powder pistol and ammunition for John's use as he didn't have
any round ball in .440 Caliber.
This display of fellowship and sportsmanship is what really makes
shooting with the Black Powder Crew a pleasure. I was reminded of the
last winter olympics when the Norwegian Ski Coach offered up a ski pole
to the Canadian Skier who had broken hers. The Canadian skier won
silver.. the Norwegians came in fourth.
It was a spontaneous show of sportsmanship.. you either have it or you don't. Yesterday, we saw it in spades.
Sincerely,
Wayne
p.s. I've ordered 500 rounds of .440 from Dixie Gun Works :-)
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Contact:
For more information regarding the shooting discipline of Black Powder, contact:
Tim Wall at 604.944.6507 (timwall@pcdhfc.com)
For information regarding range hours, memberships, and other
PCDHFC business, please call the Range Officer at 604.942.9736 during
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