Contrary to what you may believe, contemporary black powder hunting arrived on the scene over three decades ago but has come a long way since the flintlock and percussion muzzleloaders first were available in the 1960s and 1970s. The days of spit-patch round balls, soap and water cleaning techniques, and powder horns are long gone except for the real traditionalists who still prefer to hunt game with the primitive-style rifles. The engineering behind today’s rifles and accessories has gone from essentially dial up to DSL. The actions, black-powder substitutes, lubricants, saboted

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