Trying an unusual buck & ball load with a 62 caliber smoothbore with meager results:
Trying Buck & Ball loads with smoothbore fun...
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That was a fun video. I see no practical reason for buck & ball loads except for simple fun shooting.
Mark, Do you think a charge of FFg somewhere between 70 & 90gr. will improve the no. of hits on that target? Also, would hand rolled tow and/or wool felt wads help?
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I suppose, back in the day, if you were shooting at relatively close range into a massed group of the enemy, you might have a greater chance of wounding someone? I think D1954 may have done a video to test how that would play out.
Great video, as always! Keep ‘em coming!
I'm not sure if either would help. I may try wool felt or hand rolled tow.
I just love trying these powder charges at different levels just to see what happens.
I want to try this again...only next time, I want to get a refigerator box & split it open & hopefully see where the patterns shows. Thanks for watching my friend.
I would prefer a B&B load if I was on a line in a Civil War battle.
I'm sure you would take someone down on the other side.
Thanks...this crazy video stuff is what keeps me going....LOL
I agree..its just fun to see what happens shooting those crazy loads. .
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Funny, I was just playing with B&B in my .62 smoothbore pistol on Sat. At 7 yards, it'd make a mess!
Great video, Mark. Informative and entertaining. Do you think doubling up on the card wad or a thicker fiber wad would make for a narrower spread?
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The 69th NY Reg't. loved their 1842 Springfields using Buck 'n Ball; the Confederates on the receiving end, not so much!
Looks fun! Nice gun and I like your knapping tool a lot!
Wondering if your aim might improve without the sling wrapping around the barrel?
Wondering if your aim might improve without the sling wrapping around the barrel?
On Jamestown Island, the archaeologists recovered the body of a young man who got hit in the back of the leg with a load that contained a handful of buckshot and a musketball. Based on the spread, it’s likely that he was shot at a range of about 20 feet, which almost certainly makes it a training accident in open order. For a while they were trying to build interest by claiming that it was a duel or a murder, but neither of those fits the evidence.
In the Revolution, the Earl of Cavan recommended “each cartridge to contain eight quarter ounce [.42 cal] balls, with the usual quantity of powder,” while Washington suggested cartridges containing “one musket ball and four or eight buckshot.”
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In the Revolution, the Earl of Cavan recommended “each cartridge to contain eight quarter ounce [.42 cal] balls, with the usual quantity of powder,” while Washington suggested cartridges containing “one musket ball and four or eight buckshot.”
Jay
‘Killed a redcoat today, .75 ball right through his liver! Deader then a door nail’ said Tom
Willie spoke up quick’ well my fellow took a .75 right though his left light, three buck in his belly and another in the left light, he’s really dead’
Willie spoke up quick’ well my fellow took a .75 right though his left light, three buck in his belly and another in the left light, he’s really dead’
Possibly would be better. I use that sling to carry it while carrying everything I need to make videos...
I really need to take it off when I get there. Thanks for watching.
Yep...he's going to take a beating in 2 weeks when we go back to Pennsylvania.
He loves a good road trip...LOL
One Pennsylvania Regiment (don't remember who) almost mutiny when their 69 cal muskets were replaced by the 61 Springfield They used Buck & Ball
What would happen if you buffered the buckshot wit a little cream of wheat or grits (dry of course)?
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