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  1. M

    cast iron bullets?

    I thank all of you for your answers. I can now read the book with trust in its statement. Btw-isn't casting iron relatively simple, if you have the heat? Claude-my apologies for re-posting. I put the question in the pre-flintlock forum as I am a pedant and thought any question dealing with...
  2. M

    cast iron bullets?

    I have read in Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight, by David Edge and John Miles Paddock, (1988) on page 131, discussing hand-held firearms of the 15th century, that these "fired either lead or cast-iron shot; the latter was prized for its ability to pierce even the best plate armour." This...
  3. M

    Two-Handed Hold

    Coot on page 1 said: The US military was still teaching a single hand hold at least thru the early 70s. -------------------------------------------------- In the first half of 1968 when I was being trained in the army, we were taught 2 handed hold of the 1911.
  4. M

    Arquebuses

    "Louder than a jet" is not a 15th century phrase; they hadn't jets then. Perhaps the re-enactors thought the arquebuses sounded louder than a jet. They must be some distance from Remember, in re-enactments most of the guknpowder used is modern black powder, not the old-time formula of the...
  5. M

    Tibetan Matchlocks

    If attached properly to the firearm, the bipod may not have been awkward to carry around. In modern usage, a number of weapons have been standard issue with bipod.
  6. M

    hunting with matchlocks and wheel locks

    When we discuss the "laws", we have to distinguish between the statutes passed by the state legislature and the regulations that may be put in by the administrative agencies. In both instances though, certain assumptions will be made, rather than tested. Matchlocks for example, are accepted as...
  7. M

    new wheellock-1620

    Those completed pieces are particularly the more beautiful in that they aren't overdecorated, as too many antique pieces are.
  8. M

    Sharpshooter musket M/1788

    Has anybody tested the difference in accuracy in firing the musket (in general) without such sights; and firing with such sights?
  9. M

    Argentine Matchlocks

    1680, yes. 1580, no. The buttstock is too long for the 16th century; the forestock not showing the characteristics of the 16th century.
  10. M

    1803 Harper's Ferry Rate-of-Twist

    tsmgguy: I think the title was "From Flintlock to Rifle", Author was "Ellison"? printed in the late '70s? Boy, my memory is going.. At that, I'd better check my hernia too. My TV has been a bit fractious lately. :(
  11. M

    1803 Harper's Ferry Rate-of-Twist

    IIRC, I have read that ramming a comparatively tight-fitting ball down a rifle barrel produces more wrist and hand strain than ramming a loose-fitting ball down a smoothbore. That strain could affect accuracy. So, a slower twist could produce less stress in wrist and hand than a faster twist.
  12. M

    Pictures from Frazier Int'l History Museum

    Thank you for those pictures. I've been thinking of going to the Frazier for some time, but it is a bit out of my way and transportation, lodging etc are daunting factors. I assume that there's much more in the museum, am I correct?
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