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 ...

Muzzleloader bullets are a distinct genre in the hunting world, and modern designs allow hunters to obtain centerfire-quality accuracy. Muzzleloaders have two inherent limitations. The first, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

KEMPTON – Hard to believe how long in the tooth flintlock hunters have become since getting in on the ground floor when the flintlock deer season made its debut in the mid-1970s. Not hard to believe, ...

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 ...