D'Arcy Egan/The Plain DealerCraftsman Ian Pratt (left) of Marshallville, Ohio provides Bill Pachinger of Middleburg Heights some guidance in building a black powder rifle. The class is being held ...

Muzzleloader bullets come in modern spitzer designs, older conical designs and traditional round balls. Every bullet requires a barrier between its base and the powder. This creates a pressure seal.

Muzzleloading rifles offer many styles and designs. October 6, 2019 at 2:33 a.m. ... This is a traditional design that is available only in build-it-yourself kits.

The rifles sell for $375 to $440. Sam Fadala, a Casper, Wyo., writer who contributes columns to seven shooting magazines, and whose “The Complete Black Powder Handbook” (DBI Books, $18.95) has ...

Read Next: The High-Performance Muzzleloader Bullet Test-Fire. The Remington Model 700 ­Ultimate Muzzleloader, introduced in 2015, is built on a Model 700 action and uses primed centerfire brass ...

U.S. Armament builds and sells working reproductions of the 1877 Bulldog Gatling Gun. Five brass-encased barrels are capable of spitting out 800 rounds per minute by turning the gun's crank handle.

CVA announced the V2 update to its long-range-capable Paramount Pro muzzleloading rifle, expanding on its Paramount Pro line for 2023 with valuable, accuracy-enhancing additions.

Dan Osgood, 61, of Middleburg, Snyder County, has been enjoying the flintlock season for more than four decades. “Ever since I was young,” he said about carrying a muzzleloader.

The muzzleloading rifle is the oldest firearm on earth. It has been around since the start of the 17th century, yet the past 25 years have witnessed a resurgence of interest in muzzleloaders.

The agency doesn’t require muzzleloader hunters to wear orange clothing which is required during rifle season. That allows hunters to wear camouflage or even dress in frontier period clothing.

Muzzleloading rifles offer many styles and designs. October 6, 2019 at 2:33 a.m. ... This is a traditional design that is available only in build-it-yourself kits.