Beginning Saturday, Oct. 19, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is providing muzzleloader hunters with an opportunity that would have seemed a pipe dream just five years ago. That is the opening day of ...

A new study found that traditional bullets for muzzleloading rifles and black powder rifle cartridges fragment less upon impact and may leave far fewer lead fragments in game than a modern ...

Right on time, October arrived with a refreshing burst of cool weather, and that makes hunters excited about muzzleloader deer season. Muzzleloader season, as we call it, is the highly anticipated ...

Right on time, October arrived with a refreshing burst of cool weather, and that makes hunters excited about muzzleloader deer season. Muzzleloader season, as we call it, is the highly anticipated ...

There is a well-worn saying often heard at hunting lodges in the Deep South concerning one’s hunting accomplishments that “It ain’t braggin’ if it’s fact.” With the approaching opening day of the ...

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 ...

As the name implies, the firing mechanism of an in-line muzzleloader moves in an uninterrupted linear motion. To fire, a plunger-style hammer or bolt, as on centerfire rifles, is cocked. When the ...

The “primitive” longrifle (muzzleloader) was America’s first significant design contribution to the firearms world. Long, graceful, and accurate, Golden Age longrifles (circa 1780 to 1840) rendered ...