Caps: Percussion-type traditional muzzleloaders ... safe direction for 60 seconds in the event that it does not fire. Black powder is highly fouling and it may become difficult to load a ball ...

Press a percussion cap onto the nipple of each unloaded chamber without loading any powder or bullets. Reinstall the cylinder and fire all five caps downrange. This cap-only round blows out any ...

These German-made caps are often hard-to-find ... A possibles bag is the black powder hunter’s do-all gear pouch. I use an older style Avery Outdoors Power Hunter blind bag as opposed to ...

Learn about the modern black powder rifle, including a round ball selection guide, how to load a muzzleloader, shooting a black powder gun, and a shooting safety guide. To many folks, the idea of ...