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Information and Articles

• Ol' Buffalo Muzzleloader Guide
  Muzzle loader shooting tips for loading, shooting and safety with black powder.

• History of the Kentucky Longrifle
  The "Kentucky" rifle was first developed in Pennsylvania by Germanic settlers who had emigrated from their homeland. Designers and Purveyors of the CoPilot Rifle.

• High Performance Muzzleloading
  The Official Website of the Norther American Muzzleloader Association

• Sighting in a Muzzleloader
  Throughout the process of sighting the rifle, it is wise to make changes in the sights only after having fired a number of shots, never a single one

• Muzzleloader Stock Finishing, Refinishing and Building
  A how-to site on refinishing and building rifle stocks and glass and pillar bedding.

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• Aceros de Hispania
  The largest Spanish maker of muzzleloaders and black powder rifles, both percussion and flintlock

• Al Edge - Master Gunmaker and Gunsmith(USA)
  Gallery of Virginia longrifles made by Al Edge, representative of firearms for sale. Includes production photos of a 12 gauge shotgun, as well as contact information.

• Andreas Baumkircher
  Master Gunsmith

• Armisport(Italy)
  An Italian manufacturer of replica U.S. black powder muskets and rifles

• Albion Small Arms
  UK-based manufacturers of reproduction muzzleloaders for shooters and re-enactors. 14th through 19th century models available

• American Longrifles
  American Longrifles is dedicated to the study and building of historically correct American longrifles otherwise known as Kentucky rifle Reproductions of early American Henry, Winchester and Sharp rifles by Uberti

• Arnold Arms Inc.(USA)
  A full line of rifles with their new "Apollo" action makes Arnold Rifles the most accurate and trouble free in the world.

• Axtell Rifle Company/The Riflesmith
  Manufacturer of the New Model 1877 Sharps black powder cartridge rifle and rifle sights.

• Andreas Baumkircher
  Master Gunsmith

• Ballard Rifle Company (USA)
  A master gunmaker who specializes in 18 Century Pennsylvania Long Rifles. These are works of art comparable to any guns of the same genre on the market

• Battery Gun Company
  Manufacturer of full size Gatling Guns.

• Bill Shipman Riflemaker (USA)
  Reproduction Single Shot Rifles made to the original Ballard Patent

• Black Hart Long Arms
  Custom gunmaker; produce 10 to 12 handmade long guns. Each one is a copy of an existing historic piece of the 1740 - 1840 period.

• Black Jack Creek Muzzleloading
  Providing muzzleloading firearms, supplies and accessories.

• Black Powder Gun Shop
  Black powder guns of all types built, bought, sold, traded. Gunsmithing done. FFL.

• BlackpowderArms.com
  Purveyors of reproduction muskets, rifles, pistols -- flintlock and percussion

• The Blunderbuss
  Denver, Colorado's finest purveyor of black powder, muzzle loading, and cap and ball firearms and supplie

• Cabin Creek Muzzleloading (USA)
  Offers semi-custom and custom made muzzleloading rifles recreated in the styles of the 1700's. They also have gun kits, accouterments, used guns and a full range of muzzleloading gunsmith services

• Calvary Longrifles
  Custom built Early American Longrifles and pistols from the 1750 to 1850 time period. Quality built one at a time.

• Clark Industries/York County Gun Works
  Custom flintlock rifles, pistols and shotguns, as well as locks by J. Clark.

• Caywood Gunmakers(USA)
  Builder of English and French Fusils

• Chadick's, Inc.
  Purveyors of Vintage American and European Firearms

• Cimarron Firearms
  Makers of some very nice reproduction firearms from the black powder era - Fredericksburg, Texas

• Clark Industries/York County Gun Works (USA)
  Custom flintlock rifles, pistols and shotguns, as well as locks by J. Clark

• Cliff Fuller Antique Firearms and Accessories
  Antique firearms dealer, specializing in muzzle loading sporting firearms, reloading tools, and accessories.

• Colonial Gun Works & Supplies
  Monroe, Michigan

• Clover Machine Ltd.
  Custom blackpowder cannons built to your specs.

• Contemporary Longrifle Association
  Collectors, makers, and students dedicated to the making of contemporary longrifles, accoutrements and related items made within the twentieth century.

• Colt Black Powder (USA)
  Blackpowder Rifles and Pistols made by the company that started it all

• Conneticut Valley Arms
  The best in muzzleloading rifles, pistols, revolvers and accessories in the world. Our commitment is in manufacturing the best quality and the most accurate muzzleloading products at an affordable price.

• CPA Rifles (USA)
  Headquarters for Schuetzen & BP Rifles and accessories

• Curious House (India)
  Manufacturers and exporters of muzzleloaders, antique guns and pistols, spare parts and edged weapons. Since 1815

• Custom Muzzleloader Works by T.A. Brown
  Custom, handmade black powder rifles, pistols, and buckskinning accessories.

• Custom Muzzleloader Works by TA Brown
  Handmade black powder rifles, pistols, and buckskinning accessories for the hunter, collector, and reenactment enthusiast.

• Custom Muzzleloaders
  Offering custom made black powder rifles, handmade knives, gunstocks, and knife handle blanks.

• Davide Pedersoli
  Produces modern, historic and replica black powder pistols, rifles and revolvers in many popular calibres.

• Diamondback Products
  Designer and builder of the M45-G 175 caliber black powder muzzleloader golf ball cannon.

• Flintlock Guns - How Stuff Works:
  Many pictures and videos help describe the flintlock mechanism and the guns that used it.

• Dixie Gun Works (USA)
  Dixie Gun Works was started in 1948, and in 1954 was the first company in America to introduce mass production muzzleloading replica firearms.

• Dixon Muzzleloading Shop (USA)
  Dixon Muzzleloading Shop in Kempton, PA publisher of "The Art of Building the Pennsylvania Longrifle" by Chuck Dixon

• Donelson Custom Muzzleloaders
  Designer and builder of custom black powder rifles, smoothbores, pistols, hand-forged knives, hawks, and tools needed by buckskinners, reenactors, shooting enthusiasts, and collectors.

• Al Edge, Gunmaker
  Ruther Glen, Caroline County, Virginia

• Eitner R8ifles
  Iron Mounted Southern Guns

• Neil Fields Riflesmith
  This riflesmith has been building muzzleloading firearms since 1975. In that time I have worked for Green River Rifle Works of Roosevelt, Utah and Charles Hunter LTD of Australia. I build custom rifles, smoothbores and pistols and scaled down firearms for people that prefer a smaller weapon. I also do restoration work and repairs on custom or original arms.

• FrenchFusil.com
  Specializing in custom built French smoothbores - Tarentum, PA

• The Hawken Shop
  In the early 1800's Jake and Sam Hawken formed a family partnership as gun-makers in St. Louis and began producing their "Hawken Rifle". In 1990 Greg Roberts and Claudette Greene purchased "The Hawken Shop" to preserve this valued part of Americana. The classic "Hawken" has returned

• Jim Chambers Flintlocks, Inc
  Designer and manufacturer of quality flintlocks

• Jim Chambers Flintlocks, Inc
  Designer and manufacturer of quality flintlocks

• Kennedy Firearms
  Beautiful antique pistol maker

• Eric Kettenburg, Gunsmith
  Hand made longrifles, muskets, and fine fowlers of the American Colonial Period - New Albany, Pennsylvania

• Killdeer (USA)
  Authentic, functioning replicas of "Killdeer", the rifle used in the movie - The Last of the Mohicanss. Firearm features and ordering information is available.

• Knight Rifles
  Designer and manufacturer of in-line muzzleloader rifles. Features a dealer locator, online shopping, company profile and contact information.

• Lazzeroni Arms Company (USA)
  Fine hunting rifles and cartridges for unsurpassed accuracy (USA)

• Leipers Fork Flintlocks
  Custom made black powder flintlock rifles and pistols built by Greg Murry.

• Lewis & Clarke Rifles
  Set of 200 numbered rifles, powder horns and bags will be a collector's prize investment. Rifles are supported by the Contemporary Long Rifle Association and The National Muzzle Loader Rifle Association as a true and accurate reproduction of the Lewis & Clark expedition and "The rifle that opened the West."

• Longhunters Mercantile Inc.
  Dennis Dimeck, the owner, has been an avid outdoor enthusiast since he was a youth. Dennis has been a toolmaker and gun builder his entire career.

• Loyalist Arms and Repairs
  Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA

• Lyman Muzzleloaders
  Truely high quality, user friendly "user friendly" Advanced Muzzleloader systems

• Markesbery Muzzleloaders, Inc
  Truely high quality, user friendly "user friendly" Advanced Muzzleloader systems

• Lyman Products
  Makers of a fine line of muzzleloading firearms. - Middletown, Connecticut

• McC Custom Machine - Custom Breeching and Custom Muzzleloaders
  Custom breeching for muzzle loading rifles, pistols and shotguns. Complete custom muzzleloaders built. - Las Cruces, NM

• Mainmast Conservation
  Specializes in cannon repair and conservation, historic artillery and historic metalwork, barrel repairs, replica carriages, metal forgings, replica inert and blank firing cannons for sale or hire.

• Museum and Collector Specialties
  Repairing, restoring, and re-creating historic field guns, their carriages, and support vehicles. Business maintains an ongoing research interest inLoomis' Battery, lst Michigan Light Artillery (Battery A).

• Merriman Gun and Knife Works
  Manufacturer of the Merriman Knife Pistol

• Mile Run Muzzloaders
  Maker of fine Pennslvania (Kentucky) long rifles, fowlers and pistols of Lancaster, York, Lehigh, Bucks, Bedford and Berks counties. Also Hudson Valley Fowlers, Virginia rifles and smoothbores.

• Muzzle Loading Hunter Store
  Discover muzzle loader hunting with muzzle loading news, inline rifle guide and extensive FAQs. Shop now for muzzle loading rifles, bullets, sabots, and accessories. Secure ordering. Fast shipping.

• Muzzleloaders Builders Supply
  A complete line of patchboxes, sideplates, toeplates and all other parts

• Muzzle Loading Skills
  Supplies for the in-line muzzleloader; from binoculars and scopes to cleaning equipment and ammunition. Free shipping!

• Navy Arms Replicas
  Pennsylvania & Kentucky Firearms: The sweeping, graceful lines of this style of rifle make it one of the most recognizable arms in American history.

• North Star West Home Page
  Suppliers of historically correct reproductions of smooth-bore muzzleloading flintlock trade guns.

• Northern Rifleman
  The "Northern Rifleman" can service all of your shooting and rendezvous needs; carrying a complete line of fowlers, shotguns, trade guns, military muskets, pistols, and rifles as well as many other firearms and kits. A licensed firearms dealer.

• October Country
  Manufacture of the Great American Sporting Rifle. Large bore rifle .62 caliber to .85 caliber

• Palmetto Arms
  Replicas of American muzzleloading and single action firearms. Products include: derringers, cap and ball revolvers, flintlock and percussion pistols and rifles.

• Pedersoli Replica Arms Co.
  Handmade Luxury antique firearms

• Pennsylvania Longrifles Inc
  Custom Made Longrifles

• RestorationFirearms.com
  Hand crafted black powder rifles made the traditional way, including custom handmade Hawken rifles and Thompson/Center Hawken conversions.

• Thompson Center Arms
  High quality manufacturer of muzzleloaders

• Oklahoma Territory Arms (USA)
  Makers and Restorers of Antique American Arms

• Pacific Rifle Company (USA)
  About the Zephyr, an underhammer percussion rifle that this company produces. The site includes specifications, loading data, a little history and contact information.

• Pedersoli Replica Arms Co.
  Handmade Luxury antique firearms

• Pennsylvania Longrifles Inc
  Custom Made Longrifles

• Ronald Scott (USA)
  Handcrafted, flintlock firearm reproductions and restoration, including Jaegers, American longrifles and other styles

• Shiloh Sharps Rifles
  Manufacturer of reproduction Sharps 1874 black powder cartridge rifles. Includes available models, a trophy room, user forum, online store, and contact information.

• Snake River Rifle Works (USA)
  Hawken Rifles, Long Rifles, & Muzzle Loading guns

• Jedediah Starr Muzzleloading (USA)
  Muzzleloading and Blackpowder Cartridge Firearms, Kits, Components, Ammunition and Accessories for the Builder, Hunter, Shooter, Re-enactor and Collector.

• Tennessee Valley Manufacturing (TVM) The Gentleman Hunter(USA)
  Muzzleloading Rifles and Supplies, Custom Carving, Engraving, Scrimshaw & Handmade Pouches

• Thompson Center Arms
  High quality manufacturer of muzzleloaders

• Thunder Ridge (USA)
  Purveyor of Fine Products for the Muzzleloading Shooter and Buckskinner

• Track of the Wolf
  Replica Antique Arms & Primitive Americana Elk River, MN

• Traditions Performance Firearms
  Suppliers of shotguns, muzzleloading rifles and accessories

• Uberti
  Makers of simply beautiful engraved firearms, blackpowder pistols, lever action rifles and classic western revolvers

• Ultimate Firearms
  Makers of the BP Xpress Muzzleloader; a custom Built .50 cal or .45 cal in-line muzzleloader.

• Vern Gayler - Ponderosa Enterprises
  Obsolete, antique, hard to find, and one of a kind parts for modern, foreign,
  and collectible rifles, shotguns, and pistols - Livermore, Colorado

• Varide Cicognani
  Italian competition rifles and shooting accessories online catalog - Both English and Italian versions

• Vintage Arms Custom Flintlocks
  Gunsmith with over 27 years experience, producing custom flintlock guns.

• White Rifles (USA)
  White rifle's resident genius has been in muzzleloading for over 50 years, as an inventor, entrepreneur, designer, writer, and gunsmith

• Wild West Guns
  Designers and Purveyors of the CoPilot Rifle.

• Magnus Wiberg
  Handcrafted Museum Quality Muzzle Loader & Accessories - Stockholm, Sweden

Blackpowder Accessories Makers
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Clubs

• United States International Muzzle Loading Team
  Official Website of the United States International Muzzle Loading Team ( U.S.I.M.L.T. ) The U.S.I.M.L.T. is an non-profit organization, representing the United States at Black Powder Competitions around the world

• New York State Muzzeloaders Association
  Information about the association. If you have questions about muzzeleloading use the contacts link and e-mail your question(s) to any one of the addresses listed.

• Alabama State Muzzleloader Association
  To enhance the sport and engage in competitive shooting matches

• The Muzzle Loaders' Association of Great Britain
  the Governing Body for muzzle loading within the UK. Its objectives are to encourage an interest in muzzle loading firearms; to promote, regulate and safeguard their use; and to preserve their freedom of collection

• San Luis Obispo Muzzleloaders Shooting Club
  A site and club dedicated to the preservation of blackpowder gun shooting. Website has information about membership, event dates, links and historical stories.

• Sourland Mountain Muzzleloaders
  S.M.M., Inc. formed as a non-profit, educational organization founded on preserving our early American heritage through living history and the safe use of muzzle loading firearms and equipment.

• Les Arquebusiers de France
  Arquebusiers de France association francaise de collectionneurs et tireurs a l'arme ancienne.

• Capitol City Gun Club - Blackpowder
  Information about the two, two-day weekend black powder events each year, and monthly shoots on the first Sunday of the month; shooting a combination of, or either, sillhouettes and paper targets using iron sights and patched round ball.

• United Nebraska Muzzleloaders Association
  Promoting the sport of muzzleloading, buckskinning, history of the fur trade, and the safe use of blackpowder in the state of Nebraska

• Dutch Muzzleloaders
  SV Dutch muzzleloaders Club of Zaanstad for blackpowder shooting and fun.

• Antique Shooting Tool Collector's Association
  Site for those with interest in collecting and study antique shooting related tools such as bullet molds, ball moulds, loading and reloading tools.

• Contemporary Longrifle Association
  An association of collectors, makers, and students dedicated to the making of contemporary longrifles, accoutrements and related items, made within the twentieth century

• Kentucky Corps of Longriflemen
  The Corps members and guests enjoy the shooting, building, and competing with flintlock muzzleloading rifles. Our group is over 300 strong and represent Kentucky in the tradition we think our fortathers would have expected.

• Pennsylvania Longrifles
  Hand crafted custom made Pennsylvania long rifles for a reasonable price

• Ol' Buffalo Muzzleloader Guide
  Muzzle loader shooting tips for loading, shooting and safety with black powder

Blackpowder Stores
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• Dixie Gun Works
  

• Great Northern Trade Co.
  

• Jas. Townsend & Son,
  

• Mountain State Muzzleloading
  

• Great Northern Trade Co.
  

• Navy Arms Company
  Antique firearms and ammunition

• October Country Muzzleloading
  M/L accessories and Big Bore Guns

• Old Trail Mercantile
  

• The Gunworks Muzzleloading Emporium, Inc
  

• Tennessee Valley Manufacturing
  Quality Blackpowder Rifle retailer

• The Gunworks Muzzleloading Emporium
  

• The Log Cabin Shop
  

• Thunder Ridge Muzzleloading
  Purveyor of Fine Products for the Muzzleloading Shooter, Historic Re-enactor, Hunter and Buckskinner

• Track of the Wolf
  

• Thread the Needle
  

• Traditions Muzzleloading
  

• Twin Otter Trading
  Home of Wide Body Clothes

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• Cheyenne Pioneer Products
  Top Quality Cartridge Boxes and Gun Cases

• The Gunworks Muzzleloading Emporium, Inc
  

• Jas. Townsend & Son,
  

• Ken Scott's Hunting Pouches
  

• The Leatherman Traditional Leather Products
  

• Making Time
  Designers of Pre-1840's Clothing and Accessories

• Mountain State Muzzleloading
  

• Navy Arms Company
  Antique firearms and ammunition

• October Country Muzzleloading
  M/L accessories and Big Bore Guns

• Old Trail Mercantile
  

• Ox-Yoke Originals, Inc.
  Top Quality Gun Care Shooting Products

• Panther Primitives
  

• Rightnour Manufacturing Co
  

• Shayna Sweigart Custom Woven Straps & Sashes
  

• TDC Cash Manufacturing
  

• Tennessee Valley Manufacturing
  Quality Blackpowder Rifle retailer

• The Gunworks Muzzleloading Emporium
  

• The Log Cabin Shop
  

• Thunder Ridge Muzzleloading
  

• Track of the Wolf
  

• Thread the Needle
  

• Traditions Muzzleloading
  

• Twin Otter Trading
  Home of Wide Body Clothes

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