This is a short video but well presented. The military method as you can see in this video was to use paper cartridges, and to prime the pan first before loading the musket. I do not recommend using this method for safety reasons. IF the cock should go off "half cocked", in other words if for some reason the half cock position should release, then the gun will fire whilst you are loading! If it went off whilst you were ramming for instance it could be nasty!
Load the main charge down the barrel first, then prime and fire.
2 comments:
Hey Loup!
Enjoyed the video and the music! I know as backwoodsey types, we badmouth the "Walking Musket" types with their uniforms, polished firearms, and endless drills, but I am imagining how devastating a volley from this fellow and say...700 of his comrades would be under the right circumstances.
Yours,
Martin
Absolutely Martin, but they were no good at forest warfare as proven at Braddock's Defeat. Even so these chaps are a part of our living history community and seem to enjoy the part they play in reenacting, and I believe more and more military units are actually getting involved in Historical Trekking.
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