I got to wondering the other day if a thin walled rifled steel tube encased in some of these modern super ceramics would make for a light weight muzzle loader. Or perhaps alternating layers of metal and ceramic”¦
Also can a smooth bore rifle like a brown bess be cut down then flared out at the top of the barrel some,and the stock cut a bit lower than the barrel to make a blunder buss looking weapon?
One more:
Can a modern barrel be converted to a front loader if you make a proper breach plug for it, tap it for a percusion lock and design a stock for the thing?
Also can a smooth bore rifle like a brown bess be cut down then flared out at the top of the barrel some,and the stock cut a bit lower than the barrel to make a blunder buss looking weapon?
One more:
Can a modern barrel be converted to a front loader if you make a proper breach plug for it, tap it for a percusion lock and design a stock for the thing?