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  1. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    Thank you! That’s encouraging to know
  2. StoryWriter85

    Leman Trade Rifle—what cartridge?

    Thanks for this!
  3. StoryWriter85

    Leman Trade Rifle—what cartridge?

    That’s very helpful, thank you
  4. StoryWriter85

    Leman Trade Rifle—what cartridge?

    This would be for percussion. So in a non-military scenario where one is simply carrying it for food or protection in the wilderness, loose powder and a cloth-wrapped ball would be used?
  5. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    Fair enough!
  6. StoryWriter85

    Leman Trade Rifle—what cartridge?

    That helps a lot, thank you!
  7. StoryWriter85

    Leman Trade Rifle—what cartridge?

    I’m trying to find what sort of ammunition was used for Leman Trade rifles. Was it ONLY round balls, or did they also shoot conical bullets? And would they typically be paper wrapped, or was this more common for soldiers in war than on the frontier? I’m brand new to muzzleloading, so bear with...
  8. StoryWriter85

    New to Muzzleloaders!

    Thanks!
  9. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    What about 90-100 yards? I understand Sharpshooting involves a rifle. But does a gifted rifleman really have NO transferable skill into pistol shooting?
  10. StoryWriter85

    New to Muzzleloaders!

    Thank you!
  11. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    Wow! Good to know. So you did this with conical bullets?
  12. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    Fair enough, thank you! My character is a former Sharpshooter of the Civil War, so hopefully that helps the believability factor a bit.
  13. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

  14. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    Probably the best answer I can be given. You’re right, excitement and entertainment are the top priority. I at least wanted to remain in the realm of plausibility, if not perfect realism.
  15. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    Probably the best answer I can be given. You’re right, excitement and entertainment are the top priority. I at least wanted to remain in the realm of plausibility, if not perfect realism.
  16. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    Great point, thanks!
  17. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    That’s a great point! 😆
  18. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    That’s helpful, thanks. In the world of fiction I’m willing to stretch realism to its limits…but I want something like this to seem at least plausible, if not perfectly realistic. I don’t want to write it if it’s downright absurd.
  19. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    Why does he tap it with his powder flask?
  20. StoryWriter85

    Colt 1851 Navy—120 yards?

    This is great, thanks! What does that mean, tapping the wedge with his flask? I'm a newbie to all this.
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