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well that is because you live in THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF MASSACHUTES!
Personal arms would have likely been 24 to 20 balls to the pound as @Smokey Plainsman stated. The other option is a militia compliant arm of about 11 balls to the pound to match the Land Pattern Musket ammunition.
Let's keep discussions of gun laws out of this thread. While I'm at it, I have to once again remind people, we do NOT discuss conversion cylinders on this Forum.
Even though he may have missed the target at 125 yards, I would not want to be the second or third man in the formation because I would be wounded or killed. I think the lines were 4 or 5 men deep so this would be an effective range to put a hurt on someone.
I believe he is using in his video the same one he uses in "Loading 18th century civilian smooth bores" ( another great video ) which is a French style Fusil de Chase 20ga with .61 diameter balls.
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Thank you all for not jumping on me for asking what caliber instead of what gauge! I lay awake half the night worrying about it but not enough to get up and correct my error.
Bob McBride
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I often say .62 caliber or 20 bore so you’re in pretty poor company....
I two an guilty of it also. so I will come clean. funny when I am at the range and say my gun is 62 CAL when asked what caliber it is, no one seams to pick up on it when I say it is a 62, CAL. smooth bore fowler. so don't worry about it. only the a$$l will jump on you.
I recall reading an English gentleman who had visited America who described american rifles of having a 7/16 bore, and a call a bit earlier to make the committee of safety musket with 3/4 inch bores.
maybe I should call my guns a 7/16, 9/16 or 5/8
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You are in MA by choice.
smoothshooter
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Has he ever said who made his fusil?
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There are now some states that have restrictions on BP guns. Don’t remember which ones, besides the usual suspects.
