Generally not. Black powder is still classed as a firearm and felon's are prohibited from possessing firearms. According to the National Firearms act muzzle loaders are not regulated but it does not directly say that a felon can own one. I need to be able to find proof, in writing as to the legallity, before making my purchase at the sporting goods store. who has already said it was legal.
There is not a simple answer to this question. Under FEDERAL law (Title 18, US Code, Section 922) a firearm that uses loose powder and ball is not classified as a firearm, but as an ANTIQUE firearm, and is not subject to the provisions of the 1968 Gun Control Act (which prohibits felons from possessing a firearm) However, felons may NOT possess modern ammunition. They MAY possess #11 percussion caps, but NOT #209 shotshell primers (used by some new muzzleloaders) There are SOME states that have STATE laws that do not permit a convicted felon to possess a muzzleloading firearm. Without knowing your state, we cannot give you a definitive answer. I would urge you to contact either the firearms section of your State Police dept, or the regulatory section of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for a legal answer for YOUR state. You are welcome to contact me through the message board here at Answers.com if you need additional information.
Black powder, or a black powder substitute such as Pyrodex. Smokeless powder (modern gun powder) should not be used in a traditional muzzle loading firearm.
yes cause you use black powder for a muzzle loader but for a real gun its all in the bullet and the hammer...
When using a muzzle loading gun it is important to ensure that it can handle modern smokeless powder because of the greater amount of force produced by smokeless powder as opposed to using the black powder that the muzzle loader was intended for.
In the technical sense no it is not loaded via the muzzle of the gun, black powder revolver is accurate as terms go, but they do fall under the blanket of "muzzle loader" in general terms.
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Your question answers itself, "muzzle loader". You load it from the muzzle. Actually, that's incorrect. They use the term "muzzle loader" improperly. It's a bolt action black powder rifle. The powder is pre-pressed into slugs that you load into the chamber, along with wadding and a bullet. I would guess you could load it down the muzzle, but it's faster and easier to buy the slugs and load that way.
Answeryes, a muzzle loader and black powder are just two different names for the same thing.Black powder is a term that also includes a category of guns that fire black powder cartridges. So these guns were breech loaders and do not load from the muzzle. Also the early black powder revolvers were loaded by ramming the charge into the cylinders---not the muzzle. These could also be referred to as black powder pistols and not muzzle loaders.I just call them "smoke poles" myself.Also, the early Colt pistols fired black powder and a ball. These are called "black powder pistols" or "cap and ball pistols". If I was referring to shooting a Colt, I would say I shoot a black powder gun; I would not refer to it as a muzzle-loader.
Typically a round ball .440 inches is used, together with a greased cloth patch about .015 inches in thickness. This results in a "squeeze" fit of the ball to the barrel. If you have a modern muzzle loader, we would urge you to contact the maker, and get the owner's manual for YOUR rifle- most are free, and available on line as a download. If you have an ORIGINAL muzzle loader, please do not attempt to shoot anything in it until a competent gunsmith has inspected it. And NEVER use anything but black powder (or a legitimate black powder substitute, such as Pyrodex) in a muzzleloader.
Most .50 Caliber rifles ,[ in good condition] can handle 100 grains of black powder. Some new in-line models can handle up to 150 grains.
No. Regardless of Pennsylvania laws, it is a FEDERAL offense for a convicted felon to own or possess a firearm - it has been ruled that muzzle-loading black powder arms fall under the category and definition of firearms. (USC, Title 18)
Rifle primers are generally not reccommended for muzzle loading firearms- the flame is not large enough to reliably ignite black powder or Pyrodex. There are nipples that use a #209 shotgun primer, and even then, it is reccommended that you use a primer intended for black powder. Check with Dixie Gun works for a nipple that will fit your rifle.
A muzzle loading, black powder shotgun made by Scott & Co.