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I'm watching the Sharps series on utube again.
What kind of rifles did they have?????
It's a flint muzzle loader.
They call it a rifle, but showing them load it, it seem like a smooth bore.
Bite, prime, pour, spit, tap, aim, fire.
Good series.
like Horatio Hornblower.
He was a Rifeman - supposedly carried a Baker rifle.
Yep they are Baker rifles I forget the caliber somewhere in the upper .50's lower .60's if I remember right. I always chuckle when they do that load, spit, tap routine cause its a great way to put a ball through your own head but its great for the camera. Another plus to the series is Sean Bean stays alive. With the series on u-tube ya can watch when ever you want now and don't have to hope PBS runs it again.
So it is a rifled barrel????
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All you need to know and more!!
Very nice.
great videoQuote:
Originally Posted by Michael J. Spangler
There is a youtube video of an Australian re-enactor doing the tap load and getting the same number of shots that the troops in the movie did.