BERTHOUD — As the temperature climbed over 100 degrees on a recent afternoon, 17-year-old Brittany Cawthra used a ramrod to pound a 50-caliber lead ball tightly into her traditional Thompson/Center ...

They may be old-fashioned, but some contestants in 4-H’s annual shooting competitions get a bang out of muzzleloading rifles. The muzzleloading contest was the last of three pre-fair shooting events ...

The Morgan County muzzleloading competition took place on Saturday at Muir Springs. Trever Carritt, senior; and Andrew Schoemaker, junior; respectively led the scoring for muzzleloading. Mark Hanson ...

MIDDLETOWN — Roy Lauth was shooting a 1776 Revolutionary War flintlock, George Nichols was firing a Kentucky rifle from the same era and Bob King held a Hawken from the “Mountain Men” period of the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - History fanatics from all over Kansas gathered again this year at the Ramada Inn for the Kansas Muzzleloading Association annual convention. From pilgrims to buffalo hunters. The ...

Photo provided Jack Hutson of Doddridge County earned the top spot in the muzzleloader competition and was crowned national champion at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Competition June 26-July 1 in ...

Jun 27, 2019 Jun 27, 2019 Updated Mar 5, 2020 0 A sibling rivalry on Nebraska’s muzzleloader team has motivated Morgan and Ford Ekhoff to show their potential at this week’s 4-H Shooting Sports ...

This weekend, The Beaverton Centennial celebration has all the entertainment, from a muzzleloading competition to a fireworks display that will put the 4th of July display to shame. The festivities ...

It's loud and dirty, but that doesn't deter those who enjoy the shooting sport of muzzleloading. Deafening bangs, bright flashes and a cloud of smoke accompanied each shot, but the teenagers involved ...

One might think they spotted Daniel Boone or Davy Crockett at the Ramada Hotel and Convention Center this weekend. But it was just members of the Kansas Muzzleloading Association at their 27th annual ...

History intrigued Raymond Hanson when he was a kid, especially the mid- to late 1800s when the West was being settled. Buffalo hunting was part of this, and the rifles used during that time were of ...