“blackpowder”

What’s it take to hunt Cape buffalo with a muzzleloader? Here’s a look at what Editorial Director John Zent utilized on his recent trip to Mozambique.

With the new Maxim 50, suppressor manufacturer SilencerCo has disrupted the blackpowder world with the first integrally suppressed muzzleloader.

The accuracy and effective reach of modern blackpowder rifles has benefited greatly from recent developments in the industry.

The Paramount is far more than your average blackpowder rifle. Designed for shots at 300 yards and beyond, it delivers the performance of a centerfire rifle in a gun that can be used during every season except bow season.

The Sharps Rifle Company (SRC) developed the .25-45 Sharps cartridge and introduced it in 2012. Not to be confused with Shiloh Sharps—a company that makes historically correct blackpowder cartridge rifles—SRC is for all practical purposes built around this one cartridge, which is designed to replicate .250 Savage ballistics in an AR-15. Four years after its introduction, most hunters have never heard of the .25-45 Sharps. That’s about to change.

More than any other firearm, a blackpowder rifle is subject to water seeping into nooks and crannies then failing to fire. But there are several tricks seasoned hunters employ to make sure their smokepoles fire in the rain.

Remington unveils the new Model 700 Ultimate Muzzleloader, which uses a magnum rifle primer for ignition.

The Fire Storm combines traditional functionality with modern components and performance.

The company that pioneered the modern inline muzzleloader is back in business and looking to be a player once again.