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  • Colonial Williamsburg opens their new Educational Musket shooting range March...

    Joe Fudge / Daily Press

    Colonial Williamsburg opens their new Educational Musket shooting range March 19 on South England Street that will be open 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for guests to learn how to fire flintlock weapons of the Colonial time. This demo March 7, 2016, shows how to prime the flintlock.

  • Colonial Williamsburg opens their new Educational Musket shooting range March...

    Joe Fudge / Daily Press

    Colonial Williamsburg opens their new Educational Musket shooting range March 19 on South England Street that will be open 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for guests to learn how to fire flintlock weapons of the Colonial time. After the shooting ended, CW's instructor Ryan Kindley starts to clean the flintlocks for the next day of shooting.

  • Virginia Gazette reporter Steve Vaughan fires a flintlock as CW instructor...

    Joe Fudge / Daily Press

    Virginia Gazette reporter Steve Vaughan fires a flintlock as CW instructor Jim Morris holds on to Vaughan's back. Colonial Williamsburg opens their new Educational Musket shooting range March 19 on South England Street that will be open 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for guests to learn how to fire flintlock weapons of the Colonial time.

  • Virginia Gazette reporter Steve Vaughan, left, sees how the flintlock is loaded...

    Joe Fudge / Daily Press

    Virginia Gazette reporter Steve Vaughan, left, sees how the flintlock is loaded by CW instructor Jim Morris while the red flag shows that the range is hot March 7, 2016. Colonial Williamsburg opens their new Educational Musket shooting range March 19 on South England Street that will be open 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for guests to learn how to fire flintlock weapons of the Colonial time.

  • Colonial Williamsburg instructor Jim Morris shows Virginia Gazette reporter Steve Vaughan,...

    Joe Fudge / Daily Press

    Colonial Williamsburg instructor Jim Morris shows Virginia Gazette reporter Steve Vaughan, right, how the flintlock is loaded while the red flag shows that the range is hot. Colonial Williamsburg opens their new Educational Musket shooting range March 19 on South England Street that will be open 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for guests to learn how to fire flintlock weapons of the Colonial time.

  • Colonial Williamsburg opens their new Educational Musket shooting range March...

    Joe Fudge / Daily Press

    Colonial Williamsburg opens their new Educational Musket shooting range March 19 on South England Street that will be open 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for guests to learn how to fire flintlock weapons of the Colonial time. The area around the shooting range has dirt mounds for safety.

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Colonial Williamsburg opens their new Educational Musket shooting range March 19 on South England Street that will be open 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for guests to learn how to fire flintlock weapons of the Colonial time.