Everytime Old Stump talks about his "Bess", I feel that funny stirring in the blood...a feeling that I recognize all too well.
I used to make paper cartridges for my Charleville with a 16ga plastic shot cup wrapped in brown paper. The layers of paper made up the difference between 16ga cup and 14ga bore. They always seemed to work very well.In .69 caliber, if push came to shove, I would use an over powder card and lubed felt wad under a 20 ga. steel shot cup enclosed by a paper jacket
YEP!! I don't have to worry about no spark on my Charleville....it whams that big flint into that big frizzen and showers the pan! Self knapping too....I just shoot until the flint is down to the nubs, then flip it around and shoot until the other end is nubbed. No muss no fuss. And I get a lot of shots per flint. A couple weeks ago I shot 40 roundballs and 5 shot loads....it still has still plenty of flint left on side one.I love military muskets like Bess because everything is "BIG"! BIG LOCK, BIG FLINT, BIG FRIZZEN, BIG PAN, BIG BORE, BIG BUTT!!! YEAH BABY!!!RAT
16 gauge is .662 cal, so .69 is about a 14 gauge. I know of no plastic wads or cups available in that gauge.
Hey Russ, i think we got a gal here in town name of Bess. Maybe we can work ya out something. Just how big is your KINGDOM? :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
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