muzzle-loader

noun

1. a firearm receiving its ammunition through the muzzle

Derived Forms

• ˈmuzzle-ˌloading, adjective

Example Sentences

The firearms included an unloaded Remington Nylon 66 .22 caliber rifle, an unloaded Connecticut Valley Arms .50 caliber muzzle-loader, a loaded Mossberg .410 caliber shotgun and a Gamo pellet gun.

From Fox News

Through the cornfield, the brother, who used a muzzle-loader rifle, reportedly thought he saw the deer moving and took a shot, according to Michigan Live.

From Fox News

The ad promotes a video showing a former foundation board member participating in a muzzle-loader elk hunt in New Mexico.

From Washington Times

He said what happened to a stone after I chunked it was like a ball shot out one n’em old muzzle-loader rifles.

From Literature

He now takes his .50-caliber muzzle-loader to the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape Cod to hunt every year.

From Washington Times