muzzle loading
/ˈmʌzəl ˌloʊdɪŋ/
adjective
- Describing a gun that is loaded through the open end of the barrel (the muzzle).
- The museum displayed a collection of muzzle-loading pistols.
- He owns a muzzle-loading rifle that was made in the 1800s.
- Muzzle-loading firearms require a ramrod to push the bullet down the barrel.