During its July 1 meeting, the Park County Board of County Commissioners enjoyed presentations from two high school senior 4-H members. Russell Comstock, an eight-year shooting sports participant from Fairplay, summarized the history of muzzleloaders.
He used a PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate the differences in the main types of muzzleloaders invented throughout history.
A muzzleloader is any type of gun where the projectile and the charge that propels the projectile are loaded from the front open end of the gun and then ignited by a separate action.
The first muzzle loader was developed in China during the 1200s. It consisted of only a barrel.
