Prussian method of priming

[pargent]

While it is possible to do this and I have personaly seen people do this type of priming I feel that in a military context in the time frame of the flint lock musket it is purely latter day b/s and all the doctrine and tactics of the day back this up . :shake:

 

[gearheart]

Since aiming was held in lower regard than firepower, speed of reloading was considered the touchstone to victory. The general consensus was that it required a pound of lead to kill 1 enemy soldier. A 16 balls to the pound that implies that 15 out of 16 men couldn't hit a barn, and nobody cared. The accepted cure for this was to put more lead in the air and concentrate on faster loading. The bayonet charge was when the real battle started.