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Thread: Black Powder Witchcraft. Regulating a BP Double Rifle

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moa Hunter View Post
    How interesting this is. I would never of dreamed that a belted ball would be a 'thing'.
    As far as I was aware a 'belted ball' was NOT something you wanted... But yes, interesting as. When you see where we came from, the modern gear is quite unreal isn't it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by No.3 View Post
    As far as I was aware a 'belted ball' was NOT something you wanted... But yes, interesting as. When you see where we came from, the modern gear is quite unreal isn't it?
    I think the belted ball was well regarded when patches and used in slow controlled fire
    But there was no advantage when volley fire was needed because the balls went in un patched.
    In which case a musket is just as good and vastly cheaper to produce.

    But as I have shown with this Dickson Sporting Rifle, the belted ball when loaded with care and attention ( as any sporting rifle should ) can be a very accurate rifle.

    But I marvel at how these barrels were made and the rifling form is so accurate.
    Hence the army were never going to choose it despite good trials results
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