See the loading of the CVA Paramount demonstrated here.ģ. What makes the muzzleloader special is that it fires one shot, and then you have to repeat the above process before you can fire again. The primer is struck to ignite the powder and fire the bullet, just as it does in a modern self-contained cartridge. The last step is to place a primer in the breech of the action. Using the ramrod, you push the bullet down the barrel all the way until it seats on the powder. Powder is pre-measured out in the appropriate amount and gets poured into the muzzle-end of the barrel. You have three main components-bullets, powder and primer. You can think of it as building the cartridge in the barrel of the firearm. Loading a muzzleloader may seem complicated, until you break it down into simple steps. I’ve heard it’s complicated to shoot muzzleloaders with all that measuring of powder and ramming of bullets down the barrel. Contemporary technology also finds its way into the stocks, triggers and sighting systems of modern muzzleloaders, so if you’re used to using a cartridge-firing hunting rifle, the transition to a modern muzzleloader will be an easy one.Ģ. Their Paramount rifles use a bolt action design based on Bergara’s cartridge firing rifles. CVA’s Accura, Optima and Wolf lines of muzzleloading rifles use a break-open action (you still load them from the muzzle, but insert the primer on the back end) that is very similar to a modern single-barrel shotgun. Most modern muzzleloaders look like contemporary cartridge-firing firearms and use much of the same technology. In fact, they are much like using a modern cartridge-firing rifle. This is not to disparage the history, heritage and art form of traditional muzzleloaders or to say that shooting this type of firearm isn’t a fun experience, but today’s muzzleloaders are vastly different. However, that’s where the similarities end. The loading process of these historic firearms is the same as modern muzzleloaders: put the projectile and propellant into the muzzle end of the barrel, and ram them home. You’ve seen them used in movies-a frontiersman shouldering a long, wood stocked rifle, the click of the hammer falling, an explosion of sparks and smoke with a loud boom that rocks the hunter back. Aren’t muzzleloaders the old guns that they used in the Revolution/Civil War/Wild West?įor hundreds of years, muzzleloading guns were indeed the firearms of choice. Now, I’ll put the muzzle on seven misconceptions about modern muzzleloaders.ġ. So, if you’ve passed muzzleloaders by because of their perceived difficulties and limitations, now is a good time to give them a second chance. These will dispel all of the misconceptions you may have about black powder firearms. Muzzleloader manufacturer, CVA had on hand two rifles, their Paramount and Accura. Nothing proves this more than my recent trip to the CVA/Bergara Long Shot event. Innovations in muzzleloading technology (no, that’s not an oxymoron) have exploded over the past two decades. That means a muzzleloader gives you more opportunities to get outside and put meat on the table. Additionally, in more populated areas, hunting is sometimes limited to bows and muzzleloading firearms. Many states have special early and late seasons that are exclusively for muzzleloaders. Using a muzzleloader extends your hunting season. They can be shipped to your door and are legal to own in some areas that prohibit more modern firearms. In most areas, muzzleloaders are not considered “firearms” that require a trip to the dealer and a background check. They are not restricted like firearms that use self-contained cartridges. The cloud of smoke that appears when you touch off your shot will be almost as satisfying as the clang that says you’ve connected down range. Are you bored of ringing steel with your 6.5 Creedmoor at 500 yards? Time to try that feat with a muzzleloader. If muzzleloaders have never been on your radar, there’s several reasons they should be: While muzzleloaders do harken back to the technology of the earliest of firearms, “modern muzzleloaders” have more in common with contemporary hunting rifles than they do with hand cannons. The name itself invokes an image of a primitive and difficult form of shooting compared to today’s modern firearms.
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