A muzzleloader is any firearm in which the user loads the projectile and the propellant charge into the muzzle end of the gun (i.e., from the forward,...

other slight differences among the rifles including the breech plug on muzzleloader versions. The original Contender, now known as the generation one (G1)...

historical weapons from before the invention of smokeless powder, such as muzzleloaders. Black powder substitutes are propellants designed to provide explosive...

bore.). They are also described by the type of action employed (e.g. muzzleloader, breechloader, lever, bolt, pump, revolver, semi-automatic, fully automatic...

A rifled muzzle loader (RML) is a type of large artillery piece invented in the mid-19th century. In contrast to smooth bore cannon which preceded it,...

, from the rearward, open end of the gun's barrel), as opposed to a muzzleloader, in which the user loads the ammunition from the (muzzle) end of the...

which that mechanism works. Actions are technically not present on muzzleloaders, as all those are single-shot firearms with a closed off breech with...

rifled musket used in the latter half of the 19th century. A single-shot muzzleloader with excellent long-range accuracy for its era, especially when used...

inches (180 cm), or slightly longer, although for a typical multi-purpose muzzleloader rifle, a twist rate of 1 in 48 inches (120 cm) is very common. The M16A2...

partially discharges (squib load) when being shot from a firearm. A muzzleloader that does not fire when the trigger is squeezed. Firearm malfunction...

1870, roughly 358,000 rifles had been converted, while 1.4 million muzzleloaders stayed in their original configuration. This weapon system was recognized...

a simple, separate percussion cap for ignition, just like a typical muzzleloader of the era, and often used paper or linen cartridge cases, which provided...

item which serves this purpose is often called a sabot. Wadding for muzzleloaders is typically a small piece of cloth, or paper wrapping from the cartridge...

while being easier to load than previous rifles. Most firearms were muzzleloaders which were armed by pouring the gunpowder and bullet down the muzzle...

deer with a compound or recurve bow, and he occasionally utilizes a muzzleloader. Lewis has been open about his struggles with substance abuse and mental...

called Black Powder. Until 2014, the Association occupied the Grade-II "Muzzleloader's Association Hut" at the National Shooting Centre, Bisley. Black powder...

typical firearms carried by the Lakota and Cheyenne combatants were muzzleloaders, more often a cap-lock smoothbore, the so-called Indian trade musket...

modern muzzleloading rifles and shotguns that pioneered the in-line muzzleloader in the mid-1980s. The company was founded in 1985 by Tony Knight, a gunsmith...

assortment of small arms found their way onto the battlefield. Though the muzzleloader percussion cap rifled musket was the most numerous weapon, being standard...

ballistics Tubes and primers for ammunition Minié ball Gunpowder Cannon Muzzleloader Muzzle (firearms) Gun barrel Projectile Look up smoothbore in Wiktionary...

from the German "Jäger" rifle; a popularly recognizable form of the "muzzleloader" was the Kentucky Rifle. Although by definition they must be reloaded...

introduction of metallic cartridges from the 1860s onwards were single-shot muzzleloaders . However, multi-barrel, breechloading, revolving, and other multi-shot...

exempt from any restrictions on barrel and overall length. A smoothbore muzzleloader held on a shotgun certificate would be subject to the standard 24-inch...

power. The Djambi's carried a mix of rifled muzzleloaders of 16 cm caliber (RML) and smoothbore muzzleloaders (SBML) of 16 cm caliber, known as long 30-pounders...

weapon of the Austro-Prussian war due to its long range. Originally a muzzleloader, it was converted to breechloading in 1867, the so-called Lindner conversion...

too "upsetting my nerve". He used a ten-bore muzzleloader to hunt lions. After black powder muzzleloader firearms became obsolete, he adopted a breech-loading...

When Russia decided to exclusively use breechloaders, this 11-inch muzzleloader was in a forward state of manufacture, but it was nevertheless decided...

an African elephant. The first 4 bores were probably single barrel muzzleloaders converted from British fowling pieces that were, in essence, slug guns...

military reason to create a regiment of "long fellows" because loading a muzzleloader is easier to handle for a taller soldier. Another source states that...

gunpowder or salt water when used on naval vessels. Early firearms were muzzleloaders, with the gunpowder and then the shot loaded from the front end (muzzle)...