I got started with them when I met a fellow (George) that shot them all the time and hunted with them. He had his own range (and three bass ponds) on his property and would invite me out to shoot. His two main rifles were a 1851 Springfield .58 (original) and a .58 caliber CVA Mountain Rifle. Well the bug bit me pretty good.

So I bought a T/C .54 caliber Renegade kit. I think I paid $129.00 for it. It took me all winter to put it together since I was working all the time. Finally George could not stand it any longer and he took over the finishing touches of it. I still own that rifle today.

I hunted and shot that Renegade for many years. Then I would find a rifle on sale, buy it and add it to the collection. Well this habit has carried on until present day and now my collection is as big as I want it to be. So I just sit back and shoot muzzleloaders.

Although, I have a very impressive collection of center fire rifles, handguns and shotguns as well.