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By Russ Chastain, About.com Guide to Hunting / Shooting since 1998

How To Load a Traditional Muzzleloading Black Powder Rifle

Tuesday January 13, 2009
Despite the massive changes that inline muzzleloaders have created in the marketplace, the good old sidelock guns are still around, and being used... and for much the same reaosn that many of us got into muzzleloading in the first place - because they're old-timey.

Anyhow, here's info that should help you learn to properly load one of those traditional old side-lock muzzleloaders, with the hammer hanging off to one side. They're really kinda neat.

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