Muzzleloading

A young man wearing a white shirt and black cap, aims and shoots a muzzleloader causing smoke to fill the air.

Smokepole and frontstuffer are just a couple of the names used to describe this fun and exciting discipline. You will learn how to use this firearm as well as how to clean and care for it.

The muzzleloader discipline consists of black powder rifles that are loaded from the barrel and discharged by means of a percussion cap or other primitive ignition system such as flint. Youth may begin participation in this discipline at the 4-H age of 10.

Publications

Publication Number: F1197

4-H Youth Development Shooting Sports Event Youth Entry Form

Publication Number: P2752

4-H Shooting Sports District Event Handbook

Publication Number: F1187

4-H Shooting Sports Emergency Plan

Publication Number: P3322

Basic Compass Orienteering

Publication Number: P3990

Building Your Own Backstop

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News

Teenagers at a shooting sports competition aim shotguns at targets.

4-H Shooting Sports continues to grow

Filed Under: 4-H, 4-H Safety Programs, 4-H Shooting Sports June 4, 2024

STARKVILLE, Miss.

A 4-H’er wearing sunglasses tallies arrows in a colorful paper archery target.

MSU Extension offers 4-H summer camp

Filed Under: 4-H, 4-H Shooting Sports, STEM – Science Technology Engineering and Math June 13, 2019

LOUISVILLE, Miss. -- The Mississippi State University Extension Service will hold the North Mississippi 4-H Summer Camp Explore July 23-26 in Winston County.