When Did They Stop Using Muskets?

Muskets stopped being used in 1860-1870, when they were replaced by the more modern bolt action rifles.

When did rifles replace muskets?

The invention of the minie balls in the 1840s solved the slow loading problem, and in the 1850s and 1860s rifles quickly replaced muskets on the battlefield. Many rifles, often referred to as rifled muskets, were very similar to the muskets they replaced, but the military also experimented with other designs.

When did muzzleloaders fall out of common use?

Shortly afterwards, magazine loading rifles were introduced, which further increased the weapons' rate of fire . From this period (c. 1870) on, the musket was obsolete in modern warfare.