My introduction to muzzleloaders began back in ... A Thompson/Center Hawken sidelock percussion gun in .54 caliber, a relic by today’s standards. Some 38 years later, I still have the Hawken ...

410-caliber ... primitive muzzleloading. Pyrodex is the next generation up from blackpowder. It detonates with 209 primers and percussion caps. You can buy it as loose powder or in 50-grain ...