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    THE MOUNTAIN MEN GATHER

    May 04, 2020 6 minutes
    By Geoff Lewis
    Photographs: Geoff Lewis

    For a week after Christmas, the big hills of the central King Country echoed to the cracks and booms of old-style musketry as members of the New Zealand Black Powder Shooters Federation (NZBPSF) came together for their annual Mountain Man event.

    Around 50 members and their families arrived from around the country to enjoy a week of activities based around their common interest in the era of black powder firearms and the dress styles of the time.

    The spot chosen for their rustic camping experience was a sheltered valley surrounded by steep sun-baked hills on one side and a cool area of deep totara forest on the other — a venue made available by the generosity of the landowners. The shooting activities, including targets, were created and set up by the ‘booshway’, or event organizer, Rex Morris and his family.

    While a competitive spirit was definitely in evidence, this gathering and the local club events that take place during the year are an important social

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