Modern hunting muzzleloaders have superseded traditional ones almost everywhere nowadays. But they’ll never be as traditional or historic. Nor can they kill anything more dead than a longrifle can.

New York’s special muzzleloading season differs from Pennsylvania, where only traditional flintlocks are allowed. Mike Salter, 53, of Georgetown, is a traditionalist. He’s a member of the ...

Additionally, for hunters, these traditional muzzleloading arms provides extended seasons and opportunity centerfire-rifle shooters won’t have. New for 2020, the aforementioned companies are set ...

While modern muzzleloaders are easy to shoot, it’s hard to beat the satisfaction of loading and firing a traditional muzzleloader. Brass and blued steel. Hardwood stocks. A large cloud of ...

The same goes for those noted frontiersmen Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. All three used traditional muzzleloading rifles to blast their way to fame as hunters. But because none of them is still ...

Current muzzleloader options are nothing short of outstanding. Your main decision comes down to whether you want convenience or performance beyond traditional inline muzzleloaders. Some models are ...

For someone who anticipates the annual celebration of traditional muzzleloaders in general and flintlock rifles in particular at the Dixon Gunmaker’s Fair, which concludes today at the world’s ...

My introduction to muzzleloaders began back in 1984 when I, tutored by my father, harvested my first black powder whitetail—a fine fat doe—in Ohio’s Harrison County. The rifle? A Thompson ...

The FireStick system, developed by Federal Ammunition, is a self-contained ignition system that’s changing the game for muzzleloader enthusiasts. Unlike traditional muzzleloaders that require ...

The United Nebraska Muzzleloaders Association honors those traditions by sponsoring a yearly convention each January. “These traders and vendors have been in this sport for many years,” said ...