Ben Meyer
40 Cal
A friend of mine told me he was gifted an original Eli Whitney rifle. I asked a bunch of questions that he didn't have answers for, but sent me this Pic. He's a gun guy through and through, but knows nothing about blackpowder guns, knows I'm into them, asked for some help. I asked what he plans to do with it, and he said he wants to shoot it!
I'm assuming it's a Civil War era/Type musket/rifled musket, probably. 58 cal, probably a Minie ball gun. I do have a Zoli Zouave in .58cal, bullets, musket caps and powder.
Does anyone know anything about these guns? A quick Google search showed Eli Whitney arms has a nice long history of making guns. Would you shoot such a gun? If so, what would your load be?
I'm assuming it's a Civil War era/Type musket/rifled musket, probably. 58 cal, probably a Minie ball gun. I do have a Zoli Zouave in .58cal, bullets, musket caps and powder.
Does anyone know anything about these guns? A quick Google search showed Eli Whitney arms has a nice long history of making guns. Would you shoot such a gun? If so, what would your load be?