How To Waterproof Your Muzzleloader Lead

How to Waterproof Your Muzzleloader

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.

Hardware: Henry Single Shot Turkey Shotgun

Henry’s newest single shot is easy to carry and sports fiber-optic sights and a turkey choke for deadly tight patterns.

Everyday Carry for Hunters: Always Double-Up

Gun owners who are serious about self-defense never leave home without their everyday carry tools including, at a minimum, a handgun, a reload and a knife. Hunters should think similarly when they enter the woods. Check out the basics of everyday carry for every hunter.

Local Legends: Why Butch and Harold Still Prowl the Big Woods

The experience of two Vermont hunters shows it’s never too late to find a new hunting partner.

How to Select New Sights for Old Rifles

Presbyopia is the loss of the eye’s ability to focus on close objects and it affects just about everyone over 40. When it happens to riflemen they usually retire their favorite classic rifles with open sights that should never wear scopes. But they needn’t do so.

Hardware: Savage 93 Minimalist

The Savage 93 Minimalist combines a classic laminate stock design with modern aesthetics to achieve a lightweight platform with improved ergonomics.

First Look: Smith & Wesson M&P 15 Volunteer XV Pro M-LOK

The Volunteer XV Pro features is built on a mid-length gas system with a 16-inch threaded barrel and chambered in 6mm ARC to make it a high-speed deer hunter made in the USA.

Hardware: Tract Toric UHD 30mm FFP Hunting Rifle Scope

The TORIC UHD 30mm Hunting Rifle Scope was developed for use by today’s long-range hunters and designed to be lightweight and small enough to be at home on a hunting rifle, but is not out of place on a precision rifle, either.

The Ones That Got Away: Bucks That Haunt My Dreams

Do you toss and turn late at night over memories of bucks that got away? Our man does, too. Here are a handful of sleep-robbing tales of bucks that never even gave him a shot.

Hardware: Woodman Arms Patriot Muzzleloader

The Woodman Arms Patriot muzzleloader is light, short and easy to carry. It shoots extremely well and, with the closed breech, can be waterproofed to ensure it goes off every time. It’s accurate enough to manage the open country, light enough to climb mountains and small enough to handle well in a deer blind.

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