powder, patch, and ball. In this way, they keep the past alive. Sure, you’ll see Sitka jackets and camo-dipped guns during the P.A. flintlock season, but it’s the old-school hunters in ...

The flintlock solved a longstanding problem. Some time in the late 1500s, a lid was added to the flash pan design. To expose or protect the powder, the lid had to be moved manually. The flintlock ...

In the 2023-24 flintlock season, the Pennsylvania Game ... He quickly realized the challenges of using flint and black powder in snowy conditions. His gun didn’t create enough spark to fire ...

“I’ve killed them with everything else, but I never killed one with a flintlock until then.” He figured out how to use the Traditions .50 caliber muzzleloader and was soon going to the woods. He ...

The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket came in 3 sizes - Long ... Quotations such as lock, stock and barrel, keeping your powder dry and going off half cock all emanated from this time.