Muzzleloader deer hunting has come a long way. And if that bothers some blackpowder fans, it delights a still-growing crowd of muzzleloading fans clutching more dependable, more powerful firearms.

Muzzleloaders have changed drastically since 1985 when Tony Knight released the modern inline rifle, and so have muzzeloader scopes. It was the start of a technological race to build a better ...

Learn about the modern black powder rifle, including a round ball selection guide, how to load a muzzleloader, shooting a black powder gun, and a shooting safety guide. To many folks, the idea of ...

The rising sun sent shards of orange, violet, and red pastel light across the eastern sky on a morning muzzleloader deer hunt in the Sandhills of Nebraska. A big buck, his nose to the ground, was ...

One of the many great things about muzzleloading rifles is that a model exists for any level of hunting or shooting that you desire. If you want a traditional flintlock rifle that fires round balls ...

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/Center ...

Muzzleloader deer season opened Saturday, beginning a long stretch through Christmas when hunters may take deer with firearms. Of course, a modern gun, antlerless-only season took place Oct. 13-17, ...

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, ...

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 with ...

The late muzzleloading season for deer hunting in the Southern Zone began last week and ends Tuesday. The only firearm allowed is a muzzleloader. Shotguns and rifles are banned. \ The firearms used by ...

Davy Crockett must be rolling over in his grave. As deer hunters participate in Virginia’s 13-day late muzzleloader season, now two days old, many will be toting rifles that look a lot more like a ...