Learn about the modern black powder rifle, including a round ball selection guide, how to load a muzzleloader, shooting a black powder gun, and a shooting safety guide. To many folks, the idea of ...

I often get asked how to get a muzzleloader to shoot accurately. Muzzleloaders are accurate to be sure, but it takes some time on the range to get them shooting straight, shot after shot, and it's ...

A muzzleloading firearm is one way to extend your deer-hunting season or a more challenging way to hunt small game. A muzzleloader is defined as a firearm that is loaded from the muzzle. The muzzle is ...

Sometimes my favorite part of bills at this point in the session is just the names. Rep. Bob Ballinger‘s “An Act to Permit a Person Convicted of a Felony to Possess a Muzzleloader” is set for the ...

For those seeking what is arguably the ultimate challenge in bagging a fall turkey with a rifle, think muzzleloader. Already a very strong argument can be made for the wild turkey being the most ...

Gary DeAustin got hooked on muzzleloaders the first time he fired one of the old-time rifles more than three decades ago. So did Jim Townsend. "I haven't fired a modern one since," said Townsend, ...

Many new hunters will try deer hunting for the first time during the muzzleloading deer season from Oct. 17-25. Muzzleloader season is an attractive sampler for hunting deer with firearms. There are ...

When it comes to muzzle brake vs compensator—no matter which one is right for you—one thing is for sure: You have more opportunity to employ these devices and more options for buying them than ever.

Hunting deer with a muzzleloader is like fishing for bass with a fly rod--or golfing with any club you care to name--a pursuit made difficult by an instrument ill-conceived to the purpose. Of course, ...

There are plenty of deer around for hunters in the field muzzleloader hunting. The month-long hunt brings optimism to those firearm hunters that had a tough time during the firearm season with crops ...