Thread 64479515

Ah.. a simpler time.

>>64479515 (OP)
All sorts of regional lock n' stock styles. No globohomo.

>>64479540
and people complained about regionalhomo, nevertheless.

half stock > full stock

>>64479600
no stock?

>>64480129
gangsta

>>64481447
kino

>>64481447
>NOOOOOO RIFLES WERE IRRELEVANT THE BRITISH WERE NEVER AFRAID NOOO

>>64480129
What was their fucking problem?

>>64479515 (OP)
All real lovers of weapons end up realising that antique arms and black power and precision long range shooting and good ethical hunting is the pure heart of our interests. Takes some longer to get there than others.

>>64487928
armor

>>64486806
Most revolutionary arms were either clones of brown besses made with birmingham locks and even in the case of rifles that was true. You;d think if you cared about something you'd bother to educate yourself on it. I own more arms from the American was of independence tan you do and I'm not even American because you sepnt all your money on garbage like glawks and PSA ARs with out of date NV on it.

>>64479515 (OP)
>not so shrimple now is it

>>64487943
how do you check which barrel didn't fire?

>>64479515 (OP)
>10 shots a minute?
>Aye lad, I can do that

>>64487945
If you scream when you fire it, they all go off

>>64487940
cope

>>64487940
The longrifle was a uniquely American thing, though. Brits didn't take rifles seriously until the Peninsular War.

>>64487940
>"epic bants lol" enthusiasts the second you say anything crude about a war they lost 300 years ago

>>64479515 (OP)
i really want a remington 1858 in 44 ball. that would be very nice

>>64479515 (OP)
I forgot I made this thread

>>64488093
Now that’s soldiering

>>64479515 (OP)
POW

>>64487928
muskets arent hard recoilers, so they shot from the cheek like most people in the east

>>64479515 (OP)
Ah.. a simpleroughcoughcoUGHCOUGHCOUGHCOUGH HHHURK ACK COUGH COUGH COUGH GOD DAMN THIS SMOKE

>>64479515 (OP)
I need more of that powder, I ran out

>>64479515 (OP)
Going to try and make some powder. Just haven't settled on the exact process I plan to use

>>64495690
The Improvised Munitions Handbook has a guide on how to make it, but I don't know how good it is.

Also: it's not illegal to make BP as long as it is not an "industrial amount" or you are selling it (though I presume this doesn't apply to hell)

>>64481447
This quote is from Benedict Arnold praising Daniel Morgan's Rifles. No need for self-fellation.

>>64495711
There's a few youtube channels of blackpowder enthusiasts that detail how to make your own of a higher quality than commercially available for less money. BP is on my list, if I could find sulfur deposite near me then I'd be more motivated for a true, off grid experience.

>>64479515 (OP)
BP is always there for you when you don't want to futz with firearm laws.

>>64488446
>Brits didn't take rifles seriously until the Peninsular War.
For what it's worth, rifles had a major shortcoming pre-Minié ball in that they're more awkward to load with round shot than a smoothbore, particularly as fouling builds up: a slower rate of fire gives the enemy more time to get into smoothbore range before you can get another shot off, at which point the smoothbore has superiority by rate of fire and your position is untenable.

>>64496600
Yes, loading a rifled musket before Minié Balls was cumbersome, which is why they primarily remained a sporting weapon for most of the time, while roundballs from a smoothbore were accurate enough to probably hit a man most of the time within 100yds.
The ease of loading and rate of fire was widely considered much more important by all militaries all around the world until the Minié Ball finally gave you the best of both worlds. Fast loading, and fine precision out to long ranges.

>>64496805
Hey, that wasn't the Minié Ball image I was gonna post.

>>64487945
Rotate the mechanism a full rotation

>>64490711
Honestly they shoot very nicely.

I only have a remington 1858 as firearm since being able to buy modern firearm is such a pain (legally)
at least black powder guns need no permit