I recommend always using black powder in traditional muzzleloading rifles. Black powder comes in several “sizes” or granulations, designated by the number of “Fs”. The more Fs, the smaller the ...

While many traditional muzzleloaders use the “caplock” or percussion cap system for ignition, the flintlock is an older method of ignition that was used into the mid-19th century.

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The result of a collaborative effort between Federal Premium, Hodgdon Powder Company and Traditions Firearms, is a new .50-cal. muzzleloader with a unique priming system.

Muzzleloaders are accurate to be sure, ... I've also taken four black bears, a caribou, several deer and a few wild turkeys with traditional muzzleloaders, so I do know a little about the subject.

The StrikerFire is still a traditional inline muzzleloader that uses standard black powder equivalent charges and a sabot and bullet. It offers advantages without having to use extreme powder charges.

Sometimes it is necessary to review things that have been covered in the past. So it is with properly cleaning the muzzleloading rifle after it has been shot. Doesn't matter if you shot it one ...

Traditional muzzleloader hunters will have a new nine-day deer and elk season under a bill nearing passage in the Montana Legislature. The Senate voted to give initial approval Tuesday to House ...

With a fiery burst and cloud of black smoke, Montana’s first heritage muzzleloader hunt is set to run Dec. 11-19, giving hunters a new opportunity with traditional firearms.

Just as the argument is heating up over whether Nevada should legalize rifle scopes for use during muzzleloader-only hunting seasons, the company that turned the muzzleloading world upside-down ...

YAKIMA — It was the opening morning of early muzzleloader elk season, and Don Strand was right where he wanted to be: hunkered down in heavy timber up Nasty Creek in the Ahtanum, 25 yards from a ...