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It's nice to hear from someone who's seen or handled them. The weight could very well be heavy compared to the Italian muskets, I don't know. If the weight is in the barrel, great. The most common complaint made concerning the muskets of the US throughout their use was that the barrels were way too thin for good accuracy & they needed to be heavier. Of course, heavier barrels meant heavier weights OVER the standard 10 to 12 pounds. Heavier shoot more accuratly, rifled or not - heavier the better. If their weights are correct as in 11lbs.for most Bess' and 11 to 12lbs for the various French muskets, they are the same as the originals were. We just weighed Taylors 1728 Bess, along with the wooden ramrod and it is exactly 11 lbs. just as it was supposed to be.
: If the Itialian arms are lighter, well fine, if that's important. I expect the newer '56, Sea Musket and the French guns are better finished than the older ones.
Daryl
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: This is Taylor's 1728 Bess that he made to specs. It is a 10 bore (.775" bore) and shoots like a rifle to 60yds. with ,735 ball and approx. .025"patch. It also loads very nicely with that combo.
: If the Itialian arms are lighter, well fine, if that's important. I expect the newer '56, Sea Musket and the French guns are better finished than the older ones.
Daryl
:
: This is Taylor's 1728 Bess that he made to specs. It is a 10 bore (.775" bore) and shoots like a rifle to 60yds. with ,735 ball and approx. .025"patch. It also loads very nicely with that combo.
