muzzleloader
Americannoun
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Origin of muzzleloader
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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
But he returned with a muzzleloader, a single-shot gun that requires the bullet, primer and powder be loaded through the muzzle before firing.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022
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
Jury testified that when he spoke to Wolfe, Wolfe didn’t have a muzzleloader with him.
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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