Looking to load up a black-powder scattergun to take a turkey this season? Here are a few tips for smoking gobblers the old ...

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 ...

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 ...

A muzzleloading firearm is one way to extend your deer-hunting season or a more challenging way to hunt small game. A muzzleloader is defined as a firearm that is loaded from the muzzle. The muzzle is ...

Black powder rifles demand consistent care to perform their best. A well-cleaned muzzleloader not only shoots more accurately but also avoids dangerous corrosion. With the right tools, safe handling, ...

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 ...

Muzzleloader deer hunting season goes from Dec. 6-15 for all three zones. Hunters in Zone 1 (Upper Peninsula) “carry afield or take a deer with a muzzleloading rifle, muzzleloading shotgun or ...

The end of hunting season in Ohio means deer hunters can start using muzzleloader rifles. A muzzleloader is a firearm that is only loaded through the open end of the barrel, also known as the muzzle.

MAYFLOWER -- If I didn't do it now, I might wait until it's too late. Most hunters sight in rifles a month before modern gun season. Everybody else has the same idea, so gun ranges are packed with ...