2011 Back Issues of MUZZLELOADER: The Publication for Black Powder Shooters

Since 1974, MUZZLELOADER has been the leading magazine devoted to traditional black powder hunting and shooting. No inlines, no scopes and no break-open breeches. Each issue is jam-packed with articles on hunting,shooting, gunsmithing, do-it-yourself projects, living history, American history, book and product reviews, and much more! The best in traditional muzzleloading-bar none! Featuring a distinguished, knowledgeable staff of writers and guest contributors in each issue. Columns include: "Shooting the Bull" by Mike Nesbitt, "Cache of the Hollow Tree" by Tony Hunter, "The Gunsmith of Grenville County" by Peter A. Alexander, "The Far West" by Rex Allen Norman, and "Eyewitness to History" by Jim Crutchfield. Also appearing in each issue are "Smoke Signals," "Prime Possibles" and "For the Bookshelf." "On the Game Trail" features hunting stories by guest columnists. Covering black powder guns and the history of that era, from the first settlers to the Civil War. If you love American history, you'll love MUZZLELOADER! Published six times a year.

January/February: "The Character of Guns & How Some Guns Can Be Characters," Mike Nesbitt; "How Generals, Chiefs and Commanders Die: Part I," Tony Hunter; "Hunting Pouch Restoration 101," T.C. Albert; "The Little Things Can Make a Difference," Rex Allen Norman; "Time Passages," Mark Sage; "Rear Sights & Double Rifles," Peter A. Alexander; "Black Powder & the DuPonts," Cindy Ross; "Tracking," Gerry Barker; "Opening Morning," David Rhea; "Tin Cup Tech," Robert J. Loyd.

 March/April: "Trade Gun Doin's," Mike Nesbitt; "How Generals, Chiefs and Commanders Die, Part II," Tony Hunter; "Making a Horse Pistol Holster," T.C. Albert; "Indian Lodges and the Rendezvous Era," Rex Allen Norman; "Incident at Red River," Mark Sage; "Sharpshooters to the Top! Small Arms Marksmanship in the Age of Sail," Gary Yee; "Sole Food for Frizzens," Robert Mims & Fred Stutzenberger; "Bagging My First Deer," Kevin P. Madden; "The Scarlet H: Female Reenactors' Use of 18th Century Haversacks," Eleanor Labine; "Bill Wright: A Quillworker You Should Know," T.C. Albert; "Smoothbore Turkey Loads," John W. Hayes.

 May/June: "October Country's New Half-Stock Rifle," Mike Nesbitt; "How Generals, Chiefs and Comanders Die: Part III," Tony Hunter; "Buckle Yer' Belte, Boy," T.C. Albert; "Buffler!," Rex Allen Norman; "The Gunsmith of Grenville County: A Learning Experience," Peter A. Alexander; "A Tale fo the Witch Tree," Mark Sage; "Click!," Matt Gross; "Oxen of the Fur Trade," Gerry Barker; "Joe Becker, Horn Worker & Artisan," Bill Carter; "The Taming of the Spruce," Fred Stuzenberger.

 July/August: "Just Do It!," Mike Nesbitt; "The Southern Explotation of the Louisiana Purchase: Part I," Tony Hunter; "Starting at the Finishing Line," T.C. Albert; "The Five-Deer Great Flintlock Adventure," John W. Hayes; "A Journey into the World of Northwest Trade Guns: Part I," Mark Sage; "Flint & Steel Fire Starting," James Stone; "Malad River Mystery," Fred Stutzenberger; "Of Chains & Links: Surveying the Colonial Way," Kai Moessle; "Cache La Poudre: A Century of Controvery over the Origins of a Fur Trade Place Name," Terrance Lan Dunn.

 September/October: "An Old-Timer's Ways," Mike Nesbitt; "The Southern Exploration of the Louisiana Purchase: Part II," Tony Hunter; "Decorating a Legacy: Powder Horn Basics," T.C. Albert; "A Journey into the World of Northwest Trade Guns: Part II-Discovering History," Mark Sage; "Turkey Hunting Trip on Horseback," John Cockrum; "My Favorite Mountian Man," Rex Allen Norman; "Frizzen Bounce-Back," Frank Twist; "Getting Down to Cast Tacks: Researching and Making a Rendezvous-Era Knife Sheath," Scott Walker; "The Box," Stan Lance; "Fixing Nature's Flaws," Fred Stutzenberger; "One Man's Treasure: The Restoration of a Plains Rifle," Gordy Whitcomb.

 November/December: "In Silence," Mike Nesbitt; "The Southern Exploration of the Louisiana Purchase: Part III," Tony Hunter; "Dressing Leather the Traditional Way," T.C. Albert; "Half-Day History," Mark Sage; "Fun with a Flintlock," Dick Rankin; "Jim Chambers: Continuing an American Tradition," John W. Hayes; "Animals at Events," Gerry Barker; "Scouting with Rogers' Rangers," Matt Wulff; "Quick-Fitting the Butt Plate," Fred Stutzenberger; "The Museum of the Fur Trade," Dick Weaver.