I just got a question from a reader asking if sabots are allowed in Pennsylvania’s second muzzleloader season (which just opened today). The answer is that in the second muzzleloader season s
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First Day Of October Muzzleloader Season
I had a good start to Muzzleloader Season. At about 7:30 AM three antlerless deer came out of the woods and started moving towards me as they were feeding. One of them finally stopped about 17 yard
Groundhog Hunting With My Flintlock Muzzleloader
I took my flintlock out groundhog hunting today. It was a great day to go hunting; I saw two other hunters out on another hillside. When I was approaching a fence row a surprised groundhog ran to h
Common Questions About Gun Flint
The following was written by Rich Pierce (who knaps some really good flint) and is used with his permission. Common questions about flints Are English or French or cut American or knapped American
Rich Pierce GunFlint
Missouri Long Trek Flints or probably more commonly called in the muzzleloading world as Rich Pierce Flints has been my favorite source for flint. The flint which is really Burlington chert is coll
Target Shooting With CVA Trophy Hunter III
Today I did some target shooting with my muzzleloader. I am still trying to work up the best load for a round ball with my gun, but this is one of the better groups I shot today. This five shot gro
How To Keep A Flintlock Working In Bad Weather
This past season has taught me a few things about keeping my gun working when hunting on cold and snowy days. Beating the cold:If you do not unload your muzzleloader every day at the end of your hu
Final Week Of Pennsylvania Flintlock Season
On the final day of the season I jumped two antlerless deer that were about 150yards away so I passed on that shot. I think the deer were the same two that early on in the week I had jumped about 3
First Week Of Pennsylvania Flintlock Season
Well, this first week of PA Rocklock Season has been interesting. The first Saturday I shot at an antlerless deer, but missed. Since last Saturday I have not seen a deer, however, I have been seein
Fine tuned my flintlock’s sights some
Now with PA’s October muzzleloader deer season coming up it will be important for me to have my sights exactly on. So, I spent some time today shooting my flintlock and adjusting the sights t