muzzleloading
Barrel-end powder insertion
Muzzleloading describes firearms loaded through the barrel's open end rather than from the breech.
Before the mid-19th century, all guns were muzzleloaders—powder and projectile rammed down the barrel with a rod.
The term now applies mainly to antique weapons and their replicas, used in specialized hunting seasons and historical reenactments: muzzleloading rifles, muzzleloading season.
Flint-sparked firearm mechanism
- percussionSound through impact
- caplockCap-fired gun mechanism
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
ignition · fouling · patch · ramrod · powder horn · priming · touchhole · flash pan
Muzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- longrifleLong-barreled frontier firearm
- smoothboreBarrel without internal grooves
- matchlockCord-ignited gun mechanism
arquebus · blunderbuss · Brown Bess · rifling · caliber · barrel · stock · lock
Antlered hoofed mammal
- elkLarge North American cervid
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- black bearDark-furred North American ursine
- gameOrganized play or sport
stalking · tracking · season · harvesting · ballistics · accuracy · marksman · sighting
Person who recreates history
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- drillHole-boring device
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
infantry · cavalry · artillery · skirmish · uniform · bayonet · colonial · Revolutionary War
Inherited cultural legacy
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- gunsmithingFirearm repair craft
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
frontiersman · pioneer · rendezvous · mountain man · nostalgia · handmade · artisan · restoration
flintlock
Flint-sparked firearm mechanism
- percussionSound through impact
- caplockCap-fired gun mechanism
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
propellant · ignition · fouling · patch · ramrod · powder horn · priming · touchhole · flash pan · round ball
musket
Muzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- longrifleLong-barreled frontier firearm
- smoothboreBarrel without internal grooves
matchlock · arquebus · blunderbuss · Brown Bess · rifling · caliber · barrel · stock · lock · trigger
deer
Antlered hoofed mammal
- elkLarge North American cervid
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- black bearDark-furred North American ursine
game · stalking · tracking · season · harvesting · ballistics · accuracy · marksman · sighting · shot placement
reenactor
Person who recreates history
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- drillHole-boring device
volley · infantry · cavalry · artillery · skirmish · uniform · bayonet · colonial · Revolutionary War · Civil War
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- gunsmithingFirearm repair craft
- antiqueOld valued collectible
collectible · frontiersman · pioneer · rendezvous · mountain man · nostalgia · handmade · artisan · restoration · patina
muzzleloadingbreechloading
Fed through the back
breech-loading · magazine-fed · belt-fed · self-loading · autoloading
muzzleloadingsemiautomatic
Fires once, self-reloads
automatic · semi-automatic · repeating · modern · bolt-action
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