October 14, 2021 admin

Muzzleloader Regulations Chart

* All 50 states have a special muzzleloader season
* Flintlocks, conical and round balls are all legal in all 50 states

Black Powder Regulations Chart

State	Minimum caliber for rifled barrel?	Minimum barrel length?	In-line action with/closed breech legal?	#209 shotshell primer legal?	Are telescopic sights legal?	Are jacketed projectiles legal?	Restriction on type of powder?	Min. projectile dia. allowed for M/L?	M/L handguns legal for big game?	Restrictions on M/L handguns?
AL	40	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	N/A	YES	YES
AK	45	N/A	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO	45	NO	YES
AR	40	18"	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	40	YES	YES
AZ	N/A	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	YES	YES
CA	40	N/A	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	40	NO	N/A
CO	40	N/A	YES	YES	NO	NO	YES	40	NO	YES
CT	45	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	45	NO	YES
DE	42	20"	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	42	NO	YES
FL	40	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	40	YES	N/A
GA	44	18"	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	44	YES	NO
HI	44	18"	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	44	YES	YES
ID	45	N/A	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	45	NO	YES
IL	45	16"	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	44	YES	YES
IN	44	12"	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	36	YES	YES
IA	44	4"	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	44	YES	YES
KS	40	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	39	YES	YES
KY	50	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	N/A	YES	YES
LA	44	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	44	YES	YES
ME	40	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	40	NO	N/A
MD	40	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	YES	YES
MA	18"	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	NO	N/A
MI	N/A	N/A	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	N/A	YES	NO
MN	40	N/A	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	N/A	YES	YES
MS	38	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	NO	YES
MO	40	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	40	YES	YES
MT	45	N/A	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	N/A	YES	YES
NV	45	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	N/A	NO	N/A
NH	40	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	N/A	YES	YES
NJ	44	18"	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	44	NO	YES
NM	45	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	45	NO	N/A
NY	44	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	N/A	YES	YES
NC	45	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	45	NO	YES
ND	45	16"	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	45	YES	YES
OH	38	18.5"	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	38	NO	YES
OK	40	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	40	YES	YES
OR	40	18"	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	40	NO	NO
PA-E	44	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	44	NO	N/A
PA-L	44	N/A	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	44	NO	N/A
RI	45	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	43	NO	YES
SC	36	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	YES	N/A
SD	44	N/A	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	44	NO	YES
TN	36	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	N/A	YES	N/A
TX	N/A	N/A	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO	N/A	YES	NO
UT	40	18"	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	40	NO	N/A
VT	43	20"	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	43	YES	YES
VA	45	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	38	NO	N/A
WA	45	20"	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	40	NO	N/A
WV	38	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	38	YES	YES
WI	40	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	NO	YES
WY	40	10"	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	40	YES	YES

* Fiber optic sights, cap lock and in-line muzzleloaders are legal in all 50 states, except for in Pennsylvania’s late muzzleloader season
** In Pennsylvania’s late muzzleloader season; metallic and plastic peep sights are illegal
*** In Oregon, Montana & Colorado sabots or saboted projectiles are prohibited