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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. ** Muzzleloaders have come a long way ...

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 ...

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 ...

Probably the first great leap forward in muzzle­loader technology occurred in the 1700s, when Pennsylvania gunmaker Martin Meylin added rifling to his barrels, creating the first long rifles (known as ...

Hunting with a muzzleloader can be a pain. Even if you don’t use an old-school flintlock or caplock, you probably don't look forward to the time of year when you have to trade your deer rifle for an ...

Tim Claypool admired the handiwork of the craftsmen who made black powder muzzleloader rifles dating to the late 1700s and 1800s and replicas on display at a collectors show Saturday, but he was ...