Capandball - Ballistics and cartridges of the US smooth bore musket of the 1850-1860s

TFoley · Aug 22, 2024

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tenngun · Aug 22, 2024

I was impressed with the velocity he was getting, much higher then Lyman black powder ballistics give for a bess

Smokey Plainsman · Aug 23, 2024

tenngun said:
I was impressed with the velocity he was getting, much higher then Lyman black powder ballistics give for a bess

That's because he was loading with 200 grains of powder!!

tenngun · Aug 23, 2024

Smokey Plainsman said:
That's because he was loading with 200 grains of powder!!

I understood he was shooting 120 grains

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