Crash Course Volume 23: Modern Muzzleloading

To the modern shooter, black powder firearms offer not only a fascinating look back into the history of firearms technology but also an enduring symbol of our rights and freedoms. In this original Paladin production, expert black powder shooter Tom Forbes teaches you everything you need to know to shoot muzzleloading firearms safely and effectively. Forbes leads you step-by-step through the loading and firing procedures for a variety of flintlock, percussion and in-line weapons and provides little-known tips on proper powder charges, the use of speed loaders, shooting techniques and misfire procedures. He also demonstrates a variety of special-purpose hunting and self-defense loads, chronographing each to determine its velocity and muzzle energy. This complete course in black-powder shooting is must viewing for every shooter, historian and freedom-loving citizen.