Explores the history, construction, and care of one of America's finest firearms Hundreds of photographs show muzzle-loading cap lock rifles, ammunition, cap magazines, powder flasks, bullet molds, and more Describes and recreates traditional shooting matches in fascinating detail 我来说两句 短评 ·...
摘要: The muzzle-loading rifle, then and now. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Cline, WalterM. (b. 1873, d. 1941). PUBLISHER: National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (Friendship, W.Va.). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1981. PUB TYPE: Book. VOLUME/EDITION...
The standard issue for sharpshooters was the Sharps breechloader although there were also mentions of a heavier target rifle used for long-range shooting, the target rifle of the 1860s period. This article references Ned Roberts’s book from 1944 called The Muzzleloading Caplock Rifle. ...
wheel lock n 1.(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a gunlock formerly in use in which the firing mechanism was activated by sparks produced by friction between a small steel wheel and a flint 2.(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a gun having such a lock ...
Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook (Gun.)in breech-loading guns, the metal plug or cylinder which closes the aperture in the breech, through which the gun is loaded. See also:Plug Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co. ...
Cascabel- a rounded projection at the muzzle loading cannon barrel’s breech’s rear. Chain Shot- a chain with a solid ball at each end, fired from a cannon to inflict damage to a ship’s rigging and masts. Culverin- a long-barreled heavy cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries. ...
1. Traditional muzzle loading rifle Any muzzle loading hunting rifle equipped with a flint or percussion external side-mounted ignition system being loaded with a charge of black powder or approved black powder substitute topped with a patched round ball. The rifle must have a stock designed in ...
It's hard to believe it's been this long but almost 48 yrs ago I put together a Kentucky cap lock pistol kit. It' my No# 1. I'm nearing completion of my 54...
The rifle ensures maximum comfort of the user while aiming and shooting, featuring a quick sighting line recovery, high reliability and ergonomics. The stainless steel barrel has a thread for installing a muzzle brake-compensator or a sound suppressor. The equipped muzzle brake-compensator effectively...
Operating the Flintlock Rifle Firearms of the Lewis & Clark Expedition Tuning the Flint Lock Siler flintlock - Jacob Kuntz Rifle, ca. 1800 NewScientist.com: Why does flint spark? Muzzle Blasts Online: Flintlock Problems and Solutions The Flintlock and the Percussion lock Beginners Guide to Flin...