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The State of Muzzleloading in 2021 with Darren Binder of Muzzle-Loaders.co‪m‬

The State of Muzzleloading in 2021 with Darren Binder of Muzzle-Loaders.co‪m‬

Today we're talking with Darren Binder, the marketing coordinator at Muzzle-Loaders.com about what muzzleloading trends they are seeing in 2021, and how they are adapting to the challenges from 2020.

Talking with Tambi Dudley from Schuetzen Blackpowder about the state of muzzleloading in 2021

Talking with Tambi Dudley from Schuetzen Blackpowder about the state of muzzleloading in 2021

Today we're talking with Tambi Dudley of Schuetzen Blackpowder about how the challenges of 2020 have affected the black powder industry, and how they are rising to the occasion to support muzzleloaders and black powder enthusiasts in 2021.

Suzanne Thomson on Portraying Historic Figures, Outdoor WIlderness Ladies, and Historic Trekking

Suzanne Thomson on Portraying Historic Figures, Outdoor WIlderness Ladies, and Historic Trekking

We’re joined by Suzanne Thomson to discuss her work to portray historic figures, introduce more ladies to living history, and more. Listen today whereever you get your podcasts

Moose with a Muzzeloader | Muzzle Blasts Archives

The first annual muzzleloading moose hunt and Rendezvous in Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada was held amidst the vibrant October color of 1989. Based out of the small village of Sioux Narrows, Ontario and or­ganized by Dean Crist, this was a new adventure for most of the participants.

Pushing Blackpowder to the limit | Shooting at 1200 yards with Ian Egbert

This week we’re talking with Ian Egbert, an active muzzleloading and blackpowder cartridge shooting competitor. Ian was drawn to the history of muzzleloaders after attending a civil war battle reenactment at 8 or 9 years old, but soon fell in love with shooting and competing with blackpowder.

Returning to the Wabash | Reliving History by Surviving in a Dugout Canoe with Eli Froedge and Jason Jacobs

One year to the day later, we’re back at the frontier home of Eli Froedge and Jason Jacobs as they recover from another expedition in their dugout canoe. In 2019, the pair set out to travel the Wabash river, not far from Eli’s home, south into the Ohio River.

Jordan Walsh | Hunting on this season of "The Rifleman" exclusively with Muzzle Loaders

This week we're joined by Jordan Walsh of "Best of the West, The Rifleman". At just 26 years old, host Jordan Walsh enters his fifth season of outdoor television production.

By God they made it | The 50th Anniversary of a canoe expedition of the Ohio River from Pittsburg, PA to Friendship, Indiana

By God they made it | The 50th Anniversary of a canoe expedition of the Ohio River from Pittsburg, PA to Friendship, Indiana

The following is an actual ac­count of the three men, Ed Keney, Tom Grant, and Gordon Byrd who set out from Pittsburg, Pa., in an eighteen-foot canoe and pad­dled 525 miles in 15 days, to the Walter Cline Range at Friendship, Ind.

Greg Murry overcame adversity to become the artist he is today | Excerpt

In this week's episode of the Muzzle Blasts Podcast, we sit down with Greg Murry to talk shop about his rifles, artwork and more.

Daniel Howell on the revival of folk crafts and traditional skills | Muzzle Blasts Podcast

Daniel is a young father in the Western United States.

Daniel is a young father in the Western United States.

We're talking with Daniel Howell this week. Daniel has been involved in rendezvous out west for many years now, but in adult life has transitioned into studying and living by "primitive skills". A woodworker by trade, Daniel has continued to travel back in time, so to speak, re-learning what our forefathers and mothers lived by. 

Daniel is from the western US, so we get into some of the history and differences between what he studies, versus what someone like me from east of the Mississippi river studies. We talk about the skills and craft behind muzzleloading, as well as its history in the United States and how muzzleloaders went hand in hand with skills like foraging, woodworking, blacksmithing and more.

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The European Powder Flask by Carl Dumke | Historically and Economically | Hornguild.org

This week's episode comes straight from our time at the 2020 Horn Fair with the Honourable Company of Horners. Listen as Carl Dumke, Master Horner, gives a wonderful presentation on the European Powder Flask. This hour-long presentation is packed with information and history on an often overlooked subject.