2020 Gunmakers Hall Incentive Rifles by Mike Miller and Malchiah Pifer

2020 Gunmakers Hall Incentive Rifles by Mike Miller and Malchiah Pifer

Just try to imagine what a gunsmith in the 1770's would look like in a Kentucky settlement. He would have lived and worked close by in his log cabin home. His shop would be close to his home. The man would live his work and he would be so dedicated to his work, he would lose all track of time.

Pipes and Tobacco of the Frontier | Muzzle Blasts Archives 1986

Many times (I should imagine), you’ve seen me mention the amazing, history rich, Falls of the Cumberland in some article or another. At nearly seventy feet high and more than two hundred feet in width – the second largest, single drop waterfalls east of the Mississippi

A Weekend with the Longhunters of Western Indiana | Muzzle Blasts on the Road

We were invited out for a small camp and shoot this weekend by Eli Froedge and Jason Jacobs. It was a great weekend of black powder and fellowship.

The following is shared from camp organizer Jason Jacobs,

‘A little preview of our camp/shoot, last weekend. We had 17 camps and 22 shooters. We had shooters from five states. Great time had by all. Lots of shooting; 20 shot rifle course, 20 shot smooth bore course, 10 shot pistol course, 14 block hawk and knife course, long range rifle match, clay bird shoot, candle shoot and a clatch match. Winner on the clatch match was 53, IIRC. Long range match started at 80 yards and ended at 140 yards on a 12 inch steel plate. Two tables full of awesome food and a 29 pound ham on the spit.‘

Photos in this slideshow were taken by Muzzle Blasts reporters who attended the event.

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Watch as Keith Syers from Ramshackle Homestead and Survival makes use of the natural environment around him to keep his flintlock smoothbore going

What sized drill bit do you use to make a 45 cal loading block | Ask the Experts

What sized drill bit do you use to make a 45 cal loading block | Ask the Experts

We've organized a complete list of muzzleloading calibers from 32 cal to 75 cal and what sized drill bit you need to make a loading block for each caliber.

Unscientific but Effective | Reloading a Flintlock Smooth Bore in the field with Keith Syers

Unscientific but Effective | Reloading a Flintlock Smooth Bore in the field with Keith Syers

We spent the weekend out in the woods camping with some long hunters in Eastern Indiana. Watch as Keith Syers from Ramshackle Homestead and Survival makes use of the natural environment around him to keep his flintlock smooth bore going.

Greg Murry overcame adversity to become the artist he is today | Excerpt

In this week's episode of the Muzzle Blasts Podcast, we sit down with Greg Murry to talk shop about his rifles, artwork and more.

French and Indian War or American Revolutionary War Movies and Documentaries

A running list of nice period entertainment of all quality levels to keep you entertained during COVID 19

  1. The Patriot

  2. The Last of the Mohicans

  3. Turn Washington Spies

  4. Rob Roy

  5. John Adams

  6. Outlander

  7. Black Sails

  8. Nouvelle France (Quebecois Movie)

  9. North West passage

  10. The Broken Chain

  11. Benedict Arnold

  12. The War that Made America

  13. Liberty (PBS)

  14. Barry Lyndon

  15. Rebels and Redcoats, 4 part special produced by the BBC.

How to make a sheath for your camp or belt axe | Late 18th Century

How to make a sheath for your camp or belt axe | Late 18th Century

On this week's episode of Crossman's corner from the NMLRA, we're going to show you how to make this small camp axe sheath based on an original from the 18th century.