Collecting pistols can be a rewarding hobby, but firing one brings history to life. Unfortunately, our ancestors could not simply purchase bullets. The process for loading a flintlock pistol was time-consuming and required a bit of expertise. You too can learn to load one with a little practi...
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Because snipers are masters of stealth, they are perfectly suited to sneak behind enemy lines to provide command with information about the enemy's size, strength and location. When the mission calls for it, snipers can also dismantle and dishearten the enemy with a few well-placed rifle ...
Flintlock guns ignited gunpowder by producing a tiny spark, while percussion caps used mercuric fulminate, an explosive compound you could ignite with a sharp blow. To load a percussion cap gun, you pour gunpowder into the breech, stuff the projectile in on top of it, and place a mercuric ...
Foresters used the guns to mark certain trees (for research, planning trails). The guns were also used by farmers to mark cattle. At some point, it occurred to a few foresters or farmers to shoot the guns at each other, and the game of paintball was born. But things didn't really ...
Bram flicked his gaze to the side and spied his hulking mountain of a corporal shouldering a flintlock rifle. "We can't simply shoot them, Thorne." Obedient as ever, Thorne lowered his gun. "Then I've a cutlass. Just sharpened the blade last night." "We can't butcher them, either...
left alive and the Rangers were running low on ammo. Hays saw Yellow Wolf some thirty yards away, preparing his warriors for one last counterattack. Hays asked his men who had a loaded rifle. Gillespie, bloody from a lance wound, said he did. “Dismount and shoot the chief,” Hays ...
Caption: A revolver-style powder flask is part of the flintlock kit while the Possible's bag comes from Track of the Wolf. Pedersoli's MortimeTarget Flintlock: Back to basics with the rifle that started it all Brass for the .577 Snider is available from Track of the Wolf (Track-OfThe...
I’d rather be in the state of Jefferson, actually. Idaho is a bit nuts lately. I prefer home-grown nuts. FWIW, the major of Sandy Oregon (near Mount Hood) is trying to raise an uprising against Despicable Kate Brown’s lockdowns. He talked to her about the vast difference between ...