Ive killed a bunch with a roundball. I kind of drifted away and I like Inlines now. But, I do most of my hunting with a recurve bow. (and carbon arrows)Hows that for a contradiction?
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Ive killed a bunch with a roundball. I kind of drifted away and I like Inlines now. But, I do most of my hunting with a recurve bow. (and carbon arrows)
My approach is a bit different: if is pretty I will buy it. I don' t care if it is historically correct. Close enough and accurate is good to go.
I will add that many of the rifles we know about were rather expensive guns for the time, not the day to day guns. Many of the day to day guns were cobbled together with parts from grandads clapped out flintlocks and the ones I have seen are not what you would expect. So "historically accurate" may be "historically inaccurate".
If it ain't PRB and blackpowder....I don't need to talk about it!
Originally Posted by Sharpsman
You and me both.
Young guys should hang out with old guys; old guys know stuff.
Yep. When I was still on staff, I had a minor fit that the traditional and modern weren't separated. Entirely different animals.
The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
Has all of the traffic gone to the new site? I have noticed way fewer postings here lately.
What new site?
Although I love the history of bp shooting I regard bp as the equal or the better of gunpowders. I have only one gun (semi-auto pistol) that does not use bp and that pistol will probably be leaving the fold this year to be replaced with a revolver which will be quite pleased with bp.
My 1851 Navy went through 650 rounds without a misfire. I have never had a semi do that.
So bp frequently is used in my modern rifles and pistols to great effect.
Wasn't John Brownings harmonica gun an inline? Never mind, that wasn't a muzzle loader. It was a breach loading, percussion, inline, repeater. I just wouldn't be caught dead shooting a modern contraption like that. No sir. A smooth bore with touch hole and a glowing ember is the only real traditional way. Any thing else is just, well, I don't even want to discuss it. It's, it's, it's, well it's just wrong. As I walk off in a huff. After all my way is THE way.
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