Muzzleloader

Estimated reading time: 11 minutes I intend to get the bullet into the barrel within 10 seconds, for heaven’s sake!  Not the whole process of reloading. And honestly on the video, it took me 15.  But compare that to a plastic dump tube muzzleloader reload kit that you would buy at Walmart or Cabela’s. This [...]

At Industry Day at the Range, I shot the MSM using Parker Bullets and hit a small target at 350 yards in 20-30 MPH desert winds. No lie!

On April 29, 2021, Bergara and CVA sponsored The Long Shot Tour, held at the Fossil Pointe Shooting Grounds, outside Decatur, Texas. These two gun makers had some new and newer firearms to show off and invited a dozen writers and editors to try out several Bergara bolt action rifles and a pair of CVA muzzleloaders, plus a CVA bolt action. I was one of those writers.

Shooting a Flintlock is an absolute blast, and not that difficult an initial learning curve. You don’t need primers, caps, or of course cartridge ammo, so that is a huge plus right there. There are two approaches to the history of firearms. One is obviously historical, and I have to say that it isn’t boring. [...]

Like its predecessor, the Paramount Pro is constructed to handle “super-magnum” propellant charges –meaning: in excess of a 150 grain by volume equivalent of black powder. This allows you to reach the higher velocities that you need for taking game at 300 yards and farther.

I can’t imagine an avid hunter who would not want to scream from the rooftops, “EVERYTHING JUST CHANGED!”

Old school handguns have made a comeback in recent months (the King Cobra!), but the ‘Diablo’ from American Gun Works takes that trend to another level. With a twenty-first-century take on an eighteenth-century weapon, the Diablo features two six-inch polished nickel smooth-bore barrels that can be fired independently using a selector on the hammer.

A couple of months earlier, Jones and I were on the phone talking about two of our favorite things–hunting and shooting. Jones told me about a friend with a ranch located in the Texas Hill Country north of San Antonio, and the guy was having problems with hogs and had given Jones an open invitation to come out and kill as many as he wanted.

Thompson Center is the brand we think of for muzzleloaders, with a long heritage in the game. For this year, most of the changes are cosmetic. The gets a dress change with the Real Tree Edge pattern of camouflage, with either a black weather shield barrel or a full Real Tree barrel. Also new for [...]