Muzzleloading Guns for Self Defense: If prohibited from owning cartridge guns here are the best muzzleloading guns for defending yourself and your family

The common, uncommon, and sometimes strange world of muzzleloading guns is investigated by author Wm. Hovey Smith from the point of view of critically examining their practical self-defense applications. For a decade Smith wrote the black-powder section of The Gun Digest Annual and had the opportunity to use and hunt with many historic replica firearms as well as occasionally refurbish and use some original guns. These experiences included dispatching wood rats with North American Arms' .22...