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    Upcoming Connecticut ML Shoot

    The Niantic Sportsmen's Club is holding a muzzle loader line/field shoot on Sunday, May 22. The public is invited to shoot or simply watch. Details here: Muzzleloading shoot
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    Muzzle loading trail walk

    Here is a short video from our muzzle loading trail walk from this last Sunday, April 10, 2011. Some of the targets were VERY small... Trail walk video
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    Round Ball Ballistics Calculator

    Your wish is my command... I just updated the web page to give the links to the old console applications. Enjoy
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    Round Ball Ballistics Calculator

    I have completely revised my old round ball ballistics calculator to give it a nice user interface and have added altitude and temperature to the 'knobs' you can twiddle. Hope you all like it... Round Ball Ballistics Calculator
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    How fast does black powder actually burn?

    Zonie, You are certainly correct about the compression of a gas raising its pressure, but in the case of powder burning, it is the increase in temperature of the evolved gas from the burning powder which increases the pressure. The burning black powder in a closed system has been studied...
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    How fast does black powder actually burn?

    I needed an accurate answer to this for my internal ballistics program that I am writing, so I performed a number of experiments to try to find out. I think I may have 'exploded' some myths in doing so, and I, at least, found the data very interesting - perhaps you will also. Black powder...
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    Niantic Sportsman's Club Trail Walk

    The Niantic Sportsman's Club of Niantic, CT periodically sponsors trail walks and other muzzleloading events. Their club web page is here: Niantic Sportsman's Club Here is a video from this week's trail walk: Trail Walk
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    High speed videos of black powder

    The wire was just a stainless wire on a pivot. It was heated with a torch and then touched to the top of the pellet.
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    High speed videos of black powder

    I just posted a high speed video of various black powders and BP substitutes. I am measuring various aspects of BP performance, and I needed to measure powder deflagration (granule burn) rates, so I did some high-speed videos and used them for timing. When all the data is in, I will put it up on...
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    What would it cost back then?

    William Greener, in his 1846 book "The Science of Gunnery", lists prices from his own gun shop. His guns were considered to be above average in construction and price for the time. For a high-quality double rifle, he charges 40 guineas, and for a single-barreled musket, one guinea. There were...
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    OK, now I'm worried

    Mike, I have pulled many an original breech plug, and very few (except in a 'Best London Gun') were done very well. The fix is quite simple, as long as the breech plug tightens up well, which it probably does. First, thoroughly clean the barrel and plug threads with a solvent such as alcohol...
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    FREE Muzzleloading Books

    Yep - Through the magic of Google Books, you now have free access to read on-line or download some of the classics books on muzzleloading, written in the 19th Century, where men were men, guns shot straight and authors were way too wordy... I have linked to some of the ones I have found in my...
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    Measuring shooting accuracy

    Gee - you old guys can sure get cranky. Oops - I guess I'm an 'old guy' too, since I started shooting BP in the 50's... The object behind this post was to show how accuracy can be measured if you need to distinguish small differences in performance; if you can clearly see the difference, you...
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    Measuring shooting accuracy

    I have updated my web site and added some new content, including this page on measuring shooting accuracy the way it is done by the military. It is a little more complicated than just looking at a target, but I find it very useful. Accuracy Testing
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    Small flintlock pistols?

    Here are more muff pistols with details of their construction and some test firings. Muff Pistols
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    Howdah Pistol (20ga) - Velocity Review

    Very interesting velocity tests. They are quite consistent with the tests I did with my 16 bore Howdah pistol. Howdah Pistol
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    Flintlock Derringer

    See this link for original flint 'derringers' Flintlock Muff Pistols
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    chain firing

    IMHO, the main cause is indeed ignition from the front. When I first started shooting C&B, I didn't know about lubing, and I had to dig part of a ball out of my leg after it split after hitting the wedge. Some other observations. Lead is very malleable, so when the ball is shaved going into the...
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    Muff Pistols - Mechanics & Performance

    I have added another web page showing the mechanics and performance of flintlock muff pistols (small pocket pistols). Muff Pistol Page
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    Pair of fine boxlock pistols

    I finally got around to updating my website and added pictures of this pair of percussion boot (or belt) pistols by Benjamin Cogswell. Cogswell Pistols
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