We love going to Colonial Williamsburg. Whenever we go there we step back in time and any worries or stress just fade as we wander the streets and gaze at the buildings or visit the shops. They have the standard ghost tours and carriage rides which are great… But you can find those at most places. What you can’t normally find is the option to fire an actual flintlock musket! I’ve been eyeing this excursion for quite some time. I’ve shot most guns in my life, even black powder guns, but never one with an actual flint. https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/events/fire-a-flintlock-musket/ Not sure why, but I just assumed it would be near the…
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It’s been a long long time since I’ve last gone. Probably 20 years? Or at least close to it. Last time I shot my over and under I was still in college and still shooting pretty well. I was invited to a private club by a friend and member. Actually he’s been kindly bugging me for a while to go and while I wanted to make it, prior commitments on the particular weekday (Wednesday) kept me from attending. This week he asked again, and this time I was available! I pulled out the trusty Valmet gun I’ve used since I was 16. (not my photos below, but the same gun)…