One of the most frequent e-mail questions we get is, "What brand of gun should I buy?" (Whether muzzleloading rifle, handgun, or shotgun.) In order to get a reasonable range of opinions, I asked various members of the Guns and Shooting Online staff to name up to three of their favorite BRANDS of muzzleloading firearms.

Here is the result. Note that each person's list is in alphabetical order, not order of preference.

Bob Fleck (Technical Assistant): Uberti (revolvers).

Terry Hart (Contributing Editor): H&R (rifles), Lyman (rifles), T/C (rifles).

Chuck Hawks (Managing Editor): Savage (rifles), Uberti (revolvers).

Rocky Hays (Gunsmithing Consultant): Uberti (revolvers).

Gordon Landers (Technical Assistant): Ruger (revolvers).

Randy Wakeman (Senior Contributing Editor): Knight (rifles), Savage (rifles), T/C (rifles).

Jon Y. Wolfe (Contributing Editor): Savage (rifles).