• A muzzleloading firearm is defined as a
firearm that is incapable of being loaded
from the breech end.
• Only black powder or a “black powder substitute”
such as Pyrodex may be used.
Modern smokeless powders (nitrocellulosebased)
are an approved blackpowder substitute
only in muzzleloading firearms that
are specifically designed for their use.
• Percussion caps (shotgun primers are legal
percussion caps), wheellock, matchlock or
flint type ignition only may be used.
• Removal of percussion cap or removal of
prime powder from frizzen pan with frizzen
open and hammer all the way down or
removal of prime powder from flashpan and
wheel un-wound or removal of prime powder
and match with match not lit shall
constitute an unloaded
muzzleloading firearm.