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** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** The advent of black powder changed ...

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 ...

Most of the barrels in the flintlock rifles that are created for Pennsylvania’s special flintlock muzzleloader deer season – which celebrates a quarter-century when it opens Monday, Dec. 26 – are ...

There isn’t an area of Pennsylvania that offers more hunting opportunities than the Lehigh Valley. In addition to enjoying the regular, statewide seasons for large and small game, local sportsmen are ...

Here's a roundup of hunting gear tested on a big-game expedition with Tower Lodge Outfitting in Saskatchewan: Muzzleloader Any rifle barrel is susceptible to rust and pitting, with muzzleloaders ...

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 ...

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

Technology has impacted most everything in our lives including muzzleloading rifles. Pennsylvania has a long heritage of having a primitive hunting season after Christmas for muzzleloaders. Scouting ...

BERTHOUD — As the temperature climbed over 100 degrees on a recent afternoon, 17-year-old Brittany Cawthra used a ramrod to pound a 50-caliber lead ball tightly into her traditional Thompson/Center ...

The three-part Massachusetts deer season that began in October has entered its final stage. On Monday, the primitive firearms season opened with fire and smoke. There are only 15 more deer hunting ...

I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays, spending time with loved ones and friends, and staying safe and warm. It seems that the cold snap has been broken for the time being, so it is a great time to ...