Half Stock VS Full Stock

[nwtradegun]

it all boils down to what you prefer. if you want to be pc in and era you use the type stock that was prevalent.

 

[coloradoclyde]

it feels better in your hand while loading too IMHO

:thumbsup:

 

[Artificer]

I have noticed that blank charges heat a barrel much more than a live load. Partly has to do with having to load a larger charge to get a boom instead of something that sounds like a musket sneeze, but I think there is something else going on there also. I have been in re-enactments where the rate of fire was less than normal range shooting and the barrel got scorching hot. :idunno:

Pete,

I don't know how much powder you all were using for blank loads, but around here, 100 -120 grains was pretty much the maximum and then some events started regulating the charges down to 90 grains.

Original 18th century British Service loads ran from 165 grains to 190 grains normally and did go as high as 220 grains during the AWI. Now I realize today's powder is better than 18th century powder, but not that much better I'd expect.

The reason I mentioned the Battle of Monmouth was it was over 100 degrees that day and the sun beat down mercilessly. As many if not more troops on both sides were lost to heat exhaustion and stroke that day than casualties from muskets and artillery. I imagine there was singed skin stuck to quite a few musket barrels that day.

Gus

 

[Rick Boylan]

A full stocked rifle is more aesthetically pleasing...IMO :grin:

Totally agree. :hatsoff: