Tiffany Johnson gives Tripp Johnson, 3, some help with cooking his bannock over an open fire. (SONJA DRINKWATER / Special to the AV News)
Traxson Hetherington, 5, gets a hand from club member Rhonda Holcombe. (SONJA DRINKWATER / Special to the AV News)
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Fire Fox demonstrates the fine art of making ammunition at the West Coast Rangers Black Powder Club’s open house on Saturday, June 3. The Rangers are a historical reenactment society, focusing on the 1840s fur trapper era. See www.albernivalleynews.com for more photos from the open house. (SONJA DRINKWATER / Special to the AV News)
Debra Mitchell gives black powder rifle shooting a try. (SONJA DRINKWATER / Special to the AV News)
Tiffany Johnson gives Tripp Johnson, 3, some help with cooking his bannock over an open fire. (SONJA DRINKWATER / Special to the AV News)
Traxson Hetherington, 5, gets a hand from club member Rhonda Holcombe. (SONJA DRINKWATER / Special to the AV News)
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Fire Fox demonstrates the fine art of making ammunition at the West Coast Rangers Black Powder Club’s open house on Saturday, June 3. The Rangers are a historical reenactment society, focusing on the 1840s fur trapper era. See www.albernivalleynews.com for more photos from the open house. (SONJA DRINKWATER / Special to the AV News)
Debra Mitchell gives black powder rifle shooting a try. (SONJA DRINKWATER / Special to the AV News)
Tiffany Johnson gives Tripp Johnson, 3, some help with cooking his bannock over an open fire. (SONJA DRINKWATER / Special to the AV News)
SONJA DRINKWATER
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
The West Coast Rangers Black Powder Club held an open house last weekend that offered guests a chance to step into a bygone era.
The Rangers are a historical reenactment society, focusing on the 1840s fur trapper era. Their open house on Saturday, June 3 drew guests from as far away as Sooke to their range, located just off Highway 4.
Participants made ammunition, tried bannock and cookies made over an open fire and tried their hand at shooting a black powder firearm, from pistols to rifles.
If you are interested in this group and would like more information, check out their website at www.westcoastrangers.ca.
