Two Muzzleloader Accessories Both Traditional and Inline Shooters Should Carry
Mar 13th 2025
It’s time to cover a necessary topic in the world of muzzleloading. One that has to do with what muzzleloader accessories you should carry in the field.
Like the wooden ramrod and in fact, the leather possibles bag itself, many traditional muzzleloader accessories have fallen by the wayside, particularly in the wake of the advent of advanced, inline muzzleloaders that are more consistent and reliable than their sidelock cousins could ever dream they’d be.
Yet despite their advances and performance, there are still some muzzleloader accessories that every shooter should stuff in his pack - even if he doesn’t carry a traditional possibles bag.
Muzzleloader Bullet Starters
The first of the “traditional” muzzleloader accessories that you should still carry is a muzzleloader bullet starter, albeit for reasons that are slightly different from those of yore.
Back in the day, it was necessary to carry a muzzleloader bullet starter (also sometimes referred to as a ball starter) because if you used your ramrod to start the bullet or ball, you’d likely break it.
With today’s indestructible aluminum muzzleloader ramrods and nigh-indestructible fiberglass ramrods, that risk is more or less a bygone.
Muzzleloader Speed Loaders
The second of the two muzzleloader accessories that remain essential in the modern age is a muzzleloader speed loader. Indeed, this must be a novel entry, since speed loaders are in fact a product of the modern era.
Today, we have synthetic muzzleloader speed loaders that hold a pre-measured powder charge in a tube, next to either a bullet, a sabot, or a patched ball. For caplock and inline shooters, there is also a dedicated space for a primer.
We Carry These and Other Muzzleloader Accessories
Interested in exploring other modern muzzleloader accessories like these, which even in the modern era offer a great deal of utility and practicality? Take a look through our collection of muzzleloader accessories and get in touch with us directly if you have any questions about anything we offer in our online catalog.
