The range offers targets from 25 to 100 yards, Primitive Range, a new clubhouse with 2 wood-burning stoves, archery and tomahawk targets, an open fire pit, and lots of shade trees. The club’s current range, located just 15 miles south of Aberdeen, is quickly becoming a superb gathering place for club members on shoot days. The previous site of 15 years, located 20 miles southeast of Aberdeen along the James River, was destroyed by fire in 1999. In the early years, sites were located at Richmond Lake and a gravel pit near Ordway. The DTML has had as many range sites as it has had meeting places. The club also hosts a Christmas party/Cabin Fever party during the cold season and has had 1- and 2-day canoe-trips on the James River when enough members are available. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at 7:30pm. Since its inception, the club has had various meeting locations, ranging from the Bonanza steakhouse, the NWPS building, and the Bar’N Restaurant to its current location, the Millstone restaurant in Aberdeen. The club's latest addition, " Drifting Goose" rendezvous will be May 24-27, 2013. Come celebrate our 32nd year, September 6-8, 2013. See an article from the Aberdeen American News on Sweetwater here. The club’s own rendezvous, “Sweetwater” celebrated it’s 30th year in 2011 at Sweetwater Lake, northeast of Conde, SD. The club has been represented at regional and national rendezvous for over two decades. Sisseton Historical Festival since its creation over 30 years ago. Rendezvous (defined as a pre-1840, fur-trade era gathering) can be a wonderful, peaceful, and educational vacation for all family members.ĭTML members have participated in the Ft. While there are individual members, the club has always encouraged family membership. The DTML is a non-profit, social organization. The DTML has been seen throughout the Great Plains in centennials, festivals, rendezvous’, and various other activities for 30 years. Those Founders were David Blondo, Don Bachman, Gary Heuer and John Thelen. The Dacotah Territory Muzzle Loaders (DTML) was established in 1979 by four individuals who loved camping, fishing, canoeing, and black-powder rifles. Still more to do for Drifting Goose 2018. The new range is the old Thelen homestead. The DTML has a home for the next 25 years! Next club Event: Sweetwater prep, August 19-20. Find us on Facebook! Look for us by name. (Also, listed in the ARL-FX IWLA Chapter calendar)įor more information about BRML, please see the following website at. The events held by BRML on the third Sunday of every month from 9 a.m.
During our shoots, we have exclusive use of the range for muzzle loading firearms, but anyone who shows up to use the range is given an opportunity to learn how to load and shoot a muzzle loader. Instruction, load development, troubleshooting, and sighting-in assistance are also available. If you do not have a muzzle loader, we have club rifles and all the makings ready to loan and get you started. Membership in BRML isn’t required to shoot everyone is welcome. Only iron sights are permitted in competition. The monthly shoots also offer a pistol competition. Cap-locks, flint locks, underhammers, right handed or left, in-lines, rifled or smoothbores (even match locks and wheel-locks have made appearances) are all allowed in competition as well as non-competition shooting. The range is located only minutes from the site of the First Battle of Bull Run, giving the club its name.īuckskinners, target shooters, novices, experienced shooters, pilgrims, observers and the curious are all welcome at our shoots. Izaak Walton League of America (ARL-FX IWLA) in Centreville, Virginia on the third Sunday of each month. Our shoots are held at the rifle/pistol range of the Arlington-Fairfax Chapter, Inc. The club grew steadily and in June 1988, BRML became a NMLRA Charter Club. The club began in 1987 as an informal group of ten enthusiasts meeting on Sunday mornings to shoot, socialize and share experiences. Bull Run Muzzle Loaders (BRML) is a National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (NMLRA) charter club and a proud member of their 1 in 1,000 Endowment program.