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Canadian International Muzzle Loading Team The Canadian International Muzzle Loading Team was incorporated in 1986 as the Maple Leaf International Muzzle Loading Association.

The Canadian International Muzzle Loading Team was incorporated in 1986 as the Maple Leaf International Muzzle Loading Association to promote, develope and administer international style muzzle loading shooting in Canada and to co-ordinate other muzzle loading shooting disciplines. Through provincial divisions, affiliations with the Shooting Federation of Canada as a section, and membership on the Muzzle Loading International Committee, the C.I.M.L.T. truly represents muzzle loading in Canada.

🎯 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗔 𝗟𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝘂𝗻! 💥 What happens when you bring together curious newcomers, modern fi****ms, and a lit...
10/28/2026

🎯 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗔 𝗟𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝘂𝗻! 💥

What happens when you bring together curious newcomers, modern fi****ms, and a little black powder? 𝗔 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲)! 💨😎

We recently hosted a small range day where some new faces got the chance to experience both modern and traditional black powder shooting!

It was a great day of learning, trying something new, and sharing our passion for the shooting sports.

👏 A big thank you to the Brockville District Fish & Game Club for hosting, to those who made the day possible, and to our first-time shooters for coming out and giving it a shot!

🎯 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀… 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘀!

🎯 𝗢𝗹𝗱-𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗡𝗲𝘄-𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 💥𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹— loading every shot by hand with bla...
10/21/2026

🎯 𝗢𝗹𝗱-𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗡𝗲𝘄-𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 💥

𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹— loading every shot by hand with black powder and a patched ball, then seeing the 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿.

Same discipline our predecessors shot 150+ years ago. Instant feedback they could only dream of. 🔥

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳

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The Maple Leaf International Muzzle Loading Association (MLIMLA) and the Canadian International Muzzle Loading Team (CIM...
10/19/2026

The Maple Leaf International Muzzle Loading Association (MLIMLA) and the Canadian International Muzzle Loading Team (CIMLT) extend their deepest condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of the Canadian Armed Forces members who tragically lost their lives at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright Saturday night.

Our thoughts are also with those injured, and we wish them a full and speedy recovery.

We stand with the entire Canadian Armed Forces community during this difficult time, honouring the service and sacrifice of those who lost their lives.


𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘖𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯, 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘨 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴

The very interesting history of r***e associations and regular competitions in Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley. 🎯
10/17/2026

The very interesting history of r***e associations and regular competitions in Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley. 🎯

The first meeting to organize a r***e association in Ottawa was advertised in the Ottawa Citizen to be held on October 16, 1861. A two-day rail r***e match began that same day, with the prizes awarded ranging from $6 to $12.

In the midst of rising Civil War-era tensions between the United States and Great Britain, the formation of “r***e associations” was being encouraged to bolster preparedness in support of Canada’s militias.

As one example of the escalating frictions, in early November 1861, the U.S. Navy breached British neutrality by removing two Confederate diplomats from a British vessel on the high seas. In this pre-Confederation era, any war between Britain and the United States would automatically involve Canada as well.

Formation of affiliated r***e associations was encouraged, especially down th course of the Rideau Canal in communities such as Manotick, Burritts Rapids, Merrickville and Smiths Falls.

The first regular shooting competition held in Ottawa was in mid-August 1862 on the grounds at the end of Clarence Street. Awarding of the competition’s prizes was delayed until October when the Governor-General, Lord Monck, was scheduled to pay a visit to Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley (the Governor-General still resided in Quebec City in those days).

Dominion-wide competitions were later held in Ottawa at the Rideau range (today’s Strathcona Park) and at the Rockcliffe ranges (roughly the location of today’s Aviation Museum). After 1921, the Connaught Range played host to national competitions.

James Powell shares more about the formation of Canada’s (and Ottawa’s) first r***e associations:

https://todayinottawashistory.wordpress.com/2026/02/28/the-first-r***e-association/

Image credit: Nicolle Melanson-Powell

👂 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛! 🎯💥 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁? 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!Whether you're competing on the firing ...
10/08/2026

👂 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛! 🎯

💥 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁? 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!

Whether you're competing on the firing line, coaching the next generation of shooters, or enjoying a day at the range, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲!

Did you know? 🤔

🔊 A single gunshot can produce noise levels high enough to cause permanent hearing damage.

👂 Noise-induced hearing loss is irreversible, but it is preventable with proper protection.

🎧 Wearing properly fitted earplugs, earmuffs, or both can significantly reduce your exposure to harmful noise.

🎯 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

💬 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼-𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 — 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗴𝘀, 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗳𝗳𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵?

𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮

🎯 𝗖𝗜𝗠𝗟𝗧’𝗦 “𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪? 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦” – 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 3 🇨🇦 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗛𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦: 𝗦𝗜𝗥 𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗔𝗖 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞 🎯 Born in Guernsey on 𝗢...
10/06/2026

🎯 𝗖𝗜𝗠𝗟𝗧’𝗦 “𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪? 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦” – 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 3

🇨🇦 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗛𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦: 𝗦𝗜𝗥 𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗔𝗖 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞 🎯

Born in Guernsey on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟲, 𝟭𝟳𝟲𝟵, Major-General 𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗰 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸 would become one of the best-known figures of the 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟴𝟭𝟮.

⚔️ In August 1812, Brock — working alongside Shawnee leader 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗵 and Indigenous allies — helped secure the surrender of Detroit.

Just two months later, on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟯, 𝟭𝟴𝟭𝟮, Brock was killed while leading an attack to retake 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 in Upper Canada (near what is now known as Niagara Falls).

And at the centre of the British infantryman's experience was a fi***rm familiar to muzzleloaders today: the “𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘀” 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁.

💥 Smoothbore
🔥 Flintlock ignition
📜 Paper cartridge
⬇️ Loaded through the muzzle
🎯 One shot at a time

Nearly a year after Brock's death, 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱, 𝟭𝟴𝟭𝟯.

More than 200 years later, their stories also give us a glimpse into an era when 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗺𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.

𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙨? 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙋𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙞!

𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 – 𝘚𝘪𝘳 𝘐𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘤 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬, 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘩, 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪, 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘦

🎯 𝗠𝗨𝗭𝗭𝗟𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 — 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗚𝗢-𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗗? 💥 Every muzzleloader has a cleaning routine. Some keep...
10/01/2026

🎯 𝗠𝗨𝗭𝗭𝗟𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 — 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗚𝗢-𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗗? 💥

Every muzzleloader has a cleaning routine. Some keep it simple. Others have a system that could probably qualify as a chemistry experiment. 😄

Here’s why we’re asking:

🇨🇦 When the 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 travels to competitions, many solvents and oils can’t easily come with us on the plane.

So, we want to know:

👇 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹-𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱?

💧 Plain water — hot or cold
🧼 Soapy water / dish soap
🥛 “Moose Milk” — Ballistol + water
🟢 Ballistol
🔵 Brunox
🟠 Hoppe’s No. 9 / Black Powder Solvent
🧈 Bore Butter / natural l**e
🪟 Windex or vinegar-based mix
✍️ Something else entirely?

𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼-𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱! 👇

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🧡 Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we take time to listen, learn and reflect.We honour the child...
09/30/2026

🧡 Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we take time to listen, learn and reflect.

We honour the children who never returned home, the Survivors of residential schools, their families and Indigenous communities across Canada.

Every Child Matters. 🧡

Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour Survivors, those who never returned home, their families, and Indigenous communities across Canada.

We acknowledge that our sport takes place on the traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples, and we encourage everyone to reflect, learn, and listen.

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Aujourd'hui, à l'occasion de la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation, nous rendons hommage aux survivants, à ceux qui ne sont jamais rentrés chez eux, à leurs familles et aux communautés autochtones de tout le Canada.

Nous reconnaissons que notre sport se pratique sur les terres traditionnelles des peuples autochtones, et nous encourageons chacun à réfléchir, à s'informer et à écouter.

🎯 𝗖𝗜𝗠𝗟𝗧’𝗦 “𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪? 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦” – 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 2⚔️ 𝗗𝗨𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗟𝗦, 𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘… 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞 😳In 𝟭𝟴𝟳𝟯, Augustu...
09/29/2026

🎯 𝗖𝗜𝗠𝗟𝗧’𝗦 “𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪? 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦” – 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 2

⚔️ 𝗗𝗨𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗟𝗦, 𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘… 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞 😳

In 𝟭𝟴𝟳𝟯, Augustus “Gus” Healey and Denis “Din” Dooley found themselves competing for the affection of the same woman — 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 — in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Naturally, they decided there was only one reasonable way to settle the matter…

𝗔 𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝘂𝗲𝗹. 😬

On 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱, 𝟭𝟴𝟳𝟯, the two men met at 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗱, accompanied by their seconds. But there was a catch: their seconds had secretly 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹𝘀, leaving only blank charges.

💥 The pistols fired.

Dooley promptly 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱.

Healey, apparently believing he had just killed his rival, was horrified. Once the trick was revealed, you might think everyone shook hands and went home.

Nope.

🥊 They decided to settle things with their 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 — and Healey reportedly won that round.

And Miss White?

She chose 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. 😂

The encounter is often described as the 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 — although Newfoundland would not become part of Canada until 1949.

🎯 From duelling to precision target shooting, muzzleloading fi****ms certainly have some colourful stories behind them!

👇 𝗕𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁: 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁?

𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝑛𝑐𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎 – 𝐻𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑢𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑑𝑎

👋 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘? 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘! 🇨🇦🎯 We’re the 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 (𝗖𝗜𝗠𝗟𝗧), also known as the 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲...
09/24/2026

👋 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘? 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘! 🇨🇦🎯

We’re the 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 (𝗖𝗜𝗠𝗟𝗧), also known as the 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗠𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗟𝗔) which we were incorporated as in 1986.

We help support and grow the sport of muzzleloading in Ontario — from recreational shooters and history enthusiasts to athletes representing Canada internationally. 🍁

Expect a mix of 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀, 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲. 😄

Now we want to hear from you:

👇 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴?

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