The “primitive” longrifle (muzzleloader) was America’s first significant design contribution to the firearms world. Long, graceful, and accurate, Golden Age longrifles (circa 1780 to 1840) rendered ...

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 ...

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The statewide archery and flintlock seasons open on Dec. 26 and run through Jan. 19. In Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) 2B, ...

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Last week, SilencerCo dropped a tantalizing video, showing off their next product: the muzzleloading Maxim 50, a unique weapon that circumvents all suppressor legislation, making it suitable for a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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You couldn’t have rolled a pickup truck full of beer cans off the mountain and created more commotion than the bull elk was making. I’d heard him bugle, checked the wind, snuck closer, and ultimately ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The first segment of Maryland’s muzzleloader deer season for white-tailed and sika deer runs statewide from Oct. 16 to 18, 2025, followed by an antlerless-only period in Region B from ...