Why a Nylon Muzzleloader Bullet Starter Is Better

Anarchyoutdoors06 Jan, 2026Business

One of the things you’ll need to have in your possibles bag, along with a capper (for caplock guys), a flint hammer (for flinters), and a powder measure, is a muzzleloader bullet starter. Originally called a ball starter from the days when most muzzleloader hunters shot patched round balls out of sidelocks, a bullet starter is like a short ramrod with a (slightly more) ergonomic handle, which is used to get the bullet started down the bore before you seat it fully on the powder charge with the ramrod.