Muzzle Loading

Loading black powder cartridges is easier than you might think, read on to find out how. Gone are the days when you could easily buy black powder paper cartridges, and it’s a shame as black powder shotguns are cheap and excellent fun to shoot. Fortunately, handloading black powder shotgun cartridges is straightforward and easy, and doesn’t require a great deal...

Parker-Hale rifles, whether .577 Military models or .451 Volunteer and Whitworth, have consistently won World Championships, European, National Regional and CIub Championships and set world record scores. They have the potential to win any competition if they are used correctly. The following tips come from top international shooters who have many years of experience. They and Parker-Hale rifles have made a...

Muzzle loading may seem arcane and complicated to shooters familiar with breech loading the guns and the simplicity of just loading a cartridge, but there isn’t really that much to it. When you load a muzzle loading gun, you’re creating the cartridge inside the gun, rather than inserting a pre-made one as with breech loaders. Powder, shot and ignition must...

There's so many different models of black powder muzzle loading revolver to pick from, you're already spoiled for choice without even considering which calibre to choose. Possibly one of the most frequently asked questions relating to black powder revolvers is whether .36 or .44 calibre is better, so here we'll try to dispel some of the misconceptions or untruths surrounding them. Does .36 or .44 calibre...

How to pick the right muzzle loading cleaner and lubricant We sell a lot of different lubricants and cleaners, but what do they all do? With lubricants and cleaners, one size does not fit all, and each product has it’s own purpose. Some are more versatile than others, but all are necessary in one way or another to good shooting...

Anyone who knows me will tell you I'm rather biased when it comes to matchlock guns. I can see how technology has progressed and made matchlocks obsolete, but that doesn't mean they're useless, and I can't for the life of me figure out why they're not more popular. Matchlock muskets are as accurate as flintlock or percussion, and can have...

We all know that you pretty much can't have pistols that take modern cartridges in the UK. Yes, it's annoying, no, I'm not going to write a massive discourse complaining about it. Whilst it would be nice to be able to own proper Colt breech loading pistols, we can't, so our friends at Pietta and Uberti have been ingenious and...

Picking the right nipple key for your gun can be troublesome, read on to make sure you get the right one.

We've found time for a bit of a clear out, and we've come across this excellent blueprint for our Indian Charleville Model 1777 Musket.

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