which subsequently traveled through a tiny hole in the barrel and lit a larger charge of gunpowder, the explosion of which shot the lead ball through the barrel and toward its target. Here was the ...

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 ...

Every once and a while Law Enforcement Technology lets me write about a fun topic. This time I picked something I love to do: Black Powder. I tested a Remington Model 1858 Army from Cabela’s, one of ...

A new study found that traditional bullets for muzzleloading rifles and black powder rifle cartridges fragment less upon impact and may leave far fewer lead fragments in game than a modern ...

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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. ** Not long ago, most firearm ...