“I shot my first deer right around Christmas in 2018 with a flintlock. It’s a primitive feeling. It’s a neat feeling when the fire goes off.” He soon realized he needed a rifle that was more ...

In an amazing 10-part video series, [Wallace Gustler] of colonial Williamsburg takes us through the process of crafting a flintlock long rifle circa 1700. All the videos are embedded after the ...

One of the more unique firearm mechanisms seen in history is the wheellock, which used a spinning, serrated wheel to create ...

While other states have muzzleloading and primitive weapons seasons, those seasons allow black-powder percussion rifles and/or modern inline rifles. Pennsylvania’s flintlock season has been held ...

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 ...

Charlie Burchfield is an active member and past president of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association, an active member ...

Among the latest finds over the summer: 200 silver coins, a flintlock, an unusual tan vase and a mysterious set of bronze ...

Now officially in its fourth year, hunters are readying their muzzleloading rifles filling them with black gunpowder for an ...

“I shot my first deer right around Christmas in 2018 with a flintlock. It’s a primitive feeling. It’s a neat feeling when the fire goes off.” He soon realized he needed a rifle that was ...