Probably the first great leap forward in muzzle­loader technology occurred in the 1700s, when Pennsylvania gunmaker Martin Meylin added rifling to his barrels, creating the first long rifles (known ..

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 ...

Because rifles, as well as shotguns and bows, are legal to use in the local WMUs, hunting with small-caliber muzzleloader rifles – often referred to as “squirrel” rifles – can be far more ...