Black Powder Shooting

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...

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...

9 Important Safety Rules Of Black Powder Shooting

Euroarms reproduction of the Rogers & Spencer percussion revolver

17 Simple Rules For Black Powder Revolver Accuracy

Pietta Le Mat Revolver

Firstly the shooter must measure the nipple for which the cap is required, by it's diameter at the point where the priming compound will touch the top of the cap; in other words, the internal diameter.

Shooting muzzle loading guns is surprisingly common, and black powder shooting in general has enjoy a great renaissance in recent years. Every bit as fun (or serious!) as shooting ‘conventional’

A guide for both current certificate holders, and new shooters that explains how to join a black powder shooting club and what to expect from your first few visits.

Information published by Uberti regarding proper procedure & use of their black powder revolvers.

Try the Pedersoli Muzzle Loading Indoor Shooting Experience - Perfect for practise and indoor shooting

If you were wondering what gun was used in the BBC's recent dramatisation of the Gunpowder Plot, starring Kit Harrington, you can get your hands on your very own replica Matchlock musket.