muzzleloader
Americannoun
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The senior Swoveland had run a muzzleloader gun shop called The Mountain Man for nearly 50 years with a sense of humor and a sharp tongue.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
The rustling in the brush was loud, so Brian Christman raised his muzzleloader for the deer he expected to emerge.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
In fact, over the last 40 years many more modern firearm hunters have switched to bow and muzzleloader hunting because it allows them to spend more time afield, and hunters love to spend time afield.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2018
But Jury said he still warned him that he wasn’t allowed to possess a gun, even a muzzleloader.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2018
Rufus’s father arrived on a flat-bed wagon, carrying his familiar long rifle—an old muzzleloader, I realized.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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