Old Mines, Missouri is a small little town situated kinda in the east-central part of Missouri. They also have a nice Black powder shoot there too. Here are some pictures that were from this event in February of 2024. Pictures were taken by my brother Earl.
This year was at a new location. It was across the street from the old location. Very nice accommodations and staff. Weather was another issue. The lowest temperature I saw was -13F air temperature with -39F windchill. Snow was all around and snow drifts caused parts of I-80 interstate to shut down. I was surprised at how many vendors and the public did show up for this show. Looking forward to next year’s convention! Below Read More …
This is the second time I have attended this Midwest Gun Builder’s Guild Trade Fair in Holden, Missouri. This is a gem of a show in the city hall building! LOTS of people here on Saturday we went. The trade fair was on February 21st and 22nd. That is right. Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd. Met up with some wonderful people I had never met before and got surprised by a couple of Read More …
Saturday February 1st my wife and I took a short 4.5 hour drive up to Manhattan, Kansas to the 35th Annual Kansas Muzzleloaders Convention at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel. At this time, we had never been to this convention in the past and I had just found out about it the week prior. It is free for the public to attend. However they were doing a donation to the local food bank for Read More …
Finally, my wife and I attended the 40th annual Nebraska Muzzleloader Convention in Kearney, Nebraska this year on January 18th. This convention was held at the Ramada Hotel on the east side of town just off I-80. The show runs for 3 days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Subsequently we were only able to go Saturday. By the time we arrived at 9:30 am it was packed already inside the convention center. Considering that the weather Read More …