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The Great Flintlock Duck Hunt

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MIKE NESBITT edarville Farms, located in Oakville, Washington, is an active farm that includes a working Continue Reading The post The Great Flintlock Duck Hunt appeared first on .

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Sharps Rifle 74 Hartford .50-70

When other Rifles knock him out of his groove, this Black Powder Shooter reaches for his big, heavy ’74 Hartford to get back on Target.. The post Sharps Rifle 74 Hartford .50-70 appeared first on .

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The 1874 Sharps Carbine Hunter’s Rifle

The Carbine Hunter’s Rifle is one of the Sharps versions that is most often found on the “Guns in Stock Gallery” & is a very Shootable Sharps. The post The 1874 Sharps Carbine Hunter’s Rifle...

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TVM Flintlock Fowler Kit

The TVM Kits come with the barrels fully inletted, the butt plates fitted, and the locks fully inletted. The post TVM Flintlock Fowler Kit appeared first on .

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Before Your First Black Powder Hunt

[su_heading size=”27″ margin=”0″]Step 1: Read The Instructions[/su_heading] Story and photographs by Mike Nesbitt [su_dropcap style=”light”]H[/su_dropcap]unting with muzzleloaders is popular enough...

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Brown Bess Roars To Life At New Shooting Range In Colonial Williamsburg

[su_heading size=”30″]History, Tradition And Heritage At The New Musket Range[/su_heading] Story by Larry Case [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”5″]A[/su_dropcap]lthough not a soldier himself, Rudyard...

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What Is Black Powder? Part II of III

[su_heading size=”30″]Part II of III – Loading And Safety[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY BOB SHELL [su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”5″]We[/su_dropcap] began this three-part series on blackpowder...

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What Is Black Powder? Part III of III

[su_heading size=”30″]Defouling, Best Bullets, Hunting, Accuracy And Cleaning[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY BOB SHELL Editor’s note: We’re wrapping up our three-part series on blackpowder,...

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When West Meets East

[su_heading size=”30″].44 Russian A Stubby, But Accurate Load[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY MIKE NESBITT [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”5″]T[/su_dropcap]he .44 Smith & Wesson Russian is a...

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New Lube For Black Powder Rifles

[su_heading size=”30″]Montana company producing blends for shooting in warm, cold weather. [/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOS BY MIKE NESBITT [su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”5″]B[/su_dropcap]ullet lube in a...

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Crackerjack Barrels

[su_heading size=”30″]Flintlock Construction Inc. offers quality muzzleloading barrels in a variety of calibers, lengths, twists and tapers.[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOS BY MIKE NESBITT [su_dropcap...

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Goin’ Slow

[su_heading size=”30″]If you are starting out with black powder cartridge shooting, the .45-70 is a great place to begin.[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOS BY MIKE NESBITT [su_dropcap...

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Hawking The Hawken

[su_heading size=”30″]In the 1820s, Samuel Hawken joined his brother Jacob at his St. Louis shop, and together they made rifles that helped make history.[/su_heading] Story And Photos By Mike Nesbitt...

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