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Bigcypresshunter
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Didnt they have rifling during the CW? I doubt they used too many smoothbores. ...and what casing? just asking.fisher2 said:
We need a response from a CW expert. One way to tell would be from the lead patina or other items found.
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Yes they had rifling and there are no casings used with a muzzleloading minnieball. I dont know how to tell the difference from CW era minnie and a modern muzzleloading minnieball. I hope someone can help. Modern muzzleloading did not become popular until the 80's as I recall.fisher2 said:
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Not an expert, but rifling in these guns went far back before the Civil War. The Pennsylvania or Kentucky
Longrifle was developed in Pennsylvania, near Lancaster County. The longrifle evolved from the Jaeger rifle brought to the colonies by German gunsmiths in the early 1700’s and most certainly imported in some quantity. The Jaeger was a short, stocky, usually large caliber, flintlock rifle designed for hunting in the fields and forests of Europe. At one time, some thought that rifling and a patched ball were innovations unique to the American longrifle. These things were known to European gunsmiths for at least two centuries before the American longrifle and were incorporated into the Jaeger. The Pa. longrifle copied from the Jaeger were made longer, lighter & of a lighter caliber. Not until America moved westward did the need arise again for a heavier caliber for the larger, more dangerous game such as the grizzly. And the shorter rifle needed to fit a scabbard on horseback.
Not sure of the age , but most modern maxi-balls I have used are not that rounded on the nose .
Longrifle was developed in Pennsylvania, near Lancaster County. The longrifle evolved from the Jaeger rifle brought to the colonies by German gunsmiths in the early 1700’s and most certainly imported in some quantity. The Jaeger was a short, stocky, usually large caliber, flintlock rifle designed for hunting in the fields and forests of Europe. At one time, some thought that rifling and a patched ball were innovations unique to the American longrifle. These things were known to European gunsmiths for at least two centuries before the American longrifle and were incorporated into the Jaeger. The Pa. longrifle copied from the Jaeger were made longer, lighter & of a lighter caliber. Not until America moved westward did the need arise again for a heavier caliber for the larger, more dangerous game such as the grizzly. And the shorter rifle needed to fit a scabbard on horseback.
Not sure of the age , but most modern maxi-balls I have used are not that rounded on the nose .
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