smoothbore musket, and despite a change from flintlock to percussion priming ... All of that changed with the Pattern 1851 Minié Rifle. Watch our "American Rifleman Television" I Have This ...

The flintlock pistol has a frizzen ... To battle the rebels, British troops received a shipment of more 1,000 Pattern 1776 rifles that same year. The guns were meant to even the playing field ...

The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by German mercenaries during the American Revolution. 1637 - First use of firearms ...

It is somewhat ironic, however, that the event is perhaps more beneficial for novice muzzleloader shooters – especially those using flintlock rifles for hunting and competition. Seminars are ...

Most of the combatants, American and British alike, employed some version of the standard Land Pattern flintlock issued to ... 62-caliber Virginia rifle. “They sometimes don’t do what you ...

With centerfire rifles now being permitted to hunt deer in several parts of Pennsylvania during the flintlock season, an organization wants the Game Commission to create a new early flintlock ...