Caps: Percussion-type traditional muzzleloaders ... a 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 ...

shooting a black powder gun, and a shooting safety guide. To many folks, the idea of shooting a black powder gun is–at first–a bit frightening. After all, the primitive explosive used ...

1. Don’t smoke around the black powder or your rifle. 2. Mark your ramrod to show where it will sit at the muzzle when the gun is loaded. This way you can be sure your load is seated correctly; you ...

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 ...