Black Powder Mag

BlackPowderMag.com serves as a digital archive and community hub for flintlock rifle enthusiasts, blackpowder shooters, and historical reenactors. The site publishes detailed articles about traditional firearms, period hunting gear, and the artisans who craft historically accurate equipment.

The publication covers: - Flintlock pistols and rifles - Technical articles and historical context - Powder horns and hunting bags - Construction methods and period-correct designs - Blackpowder shooting - Frontier tactics and modern applications - Historical accuracy - 18th and 19th century gear specifications - Artist profiles - Spotlight pieces on contemporary horners, leatherworkers, and bladesmiths

BlackPowderMag actively covers the Contemporary Longrifle Association (CLA) annual fundraising auctions. These events feature handcrafted items donated by master artisans including:

• •Powder Horns - Custom-turned designs by artisans like Billy Griner (Satilla River style with decorative banding), Rick Lorenzen (scrimshawed historical pieces), and Ron Hess (18th-century reproductions)

• •Hunting Bags & Leather Work - Bark-tanned deer and buffalo leather pouches with hand-forged iron buckles, brain-tanned liners, and period-correct construction by makers like Jack Weeks (Two Ravens Leather Work) and Gary Tingler

• •Forged Knives - Hand-forged blades in the Woodbury tradition, Bowie-style rifleman's knives, and long knives by smiths including Casey McClure, Adam Daub, Todd Butler, and Verlin Cossel

• •Specialized Pieces - Fishing-themed powder horns by Albert Emanuel, quilled hatbands by Djuana Tucker, and horn spoons with historical inspiration from Henry Bowman

Content frequently explores early American history - from colonial flintlock pistols (traditionally weapons of gentlemen and frontier settlers) to Revolutionary War era gear carried by Overmountain Men at King's Mountain. Articles detail construction techniques using authentic materials: bark-tanned leather, hand-forged iron, carved walnut and oak, whitetail antler, and traditional natural dyes.

Larry Pletcher serves as editor, curating auction coverage and artist profiles with photography credits to H. David Wright, Gordon Barlow, and Heinz Ahlers.

The site maintains strong ties to: - NMLRA (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association) - Contemporary Longrifle Foundation auctions - Regional blackpowder clubs and reenactment communities

Content appeals to collectors, historical shooters, leatherworkers, horn carvers, bladesmiths, and anyone interested in frontier-era firearms and material culture.