Blue Dot load?

Heinz · 09-29-2007, 10:00 AM

Oh Steiger, you are treading on thin ice here.
The British prowess with the rifle is not to be trifled with, check both the international match records or the German experience against the .303 Enfield in the in the hands of Tommies in Flanders, 1914.

Also "smooth bore flintlock rifle" is a contradiction in terms although the expression "smooth rifle" is sometimes used for a rifle stocked and sighted smoothbore. The likelyhood is high that the gun in question was a .75 calibre (or larger) rifle bored gun designed for long range shooting with 48 inch and longer barrels and rifle sights and often wall mounted. Such a rifle is illustrated in George Shumway's Longrifles of North Carolina. That piece as a 90 calibre 7 groove barrel 54.7 inches long and weighs 30 pounds. It also has a swivel mount. Of interest is that rifle is now in the Tower of London collection.

I will jump back now as I 'spect that Tac or Ig will defend themselves.

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09-29-2007, 10:00 AM	#19
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	Oh Steiger, you are treading on thin ice here. The British prowess with the rifle is not to be trifled with, check both the international match records or the German experience against the .303 Enfield in the in the hands of Tommies in Flanders, 1914. Also "smooth bore flintlock rifle" is a contradiction in terms although the expression "smooth rifle" is sometimes used for a rifle stocked and sighted smoothbore. The likelyhood is high that the gun in question was a .75 calibre (or larger) rifle bored gun designed for long range shooting with 48 inch and longer barrels and rifle sights and often wall mounted. Such a rifle is illustrated in George Shumway's Longrifles of North Carolina. That piece as a 90 calibre 7 groove barrel 54.7 inches long and weighs 30 pounds. It also has a swivel mount. Of interest is that rifle is now in the Tower of London collection. I will jump back now as I 'spect that Tac or Ig will defend themselves.