History of the Gun Part-8: Breechloaders

[verfugbarkite]

The Hall action could also double as a pistol

[TheMexican1821]

was the Hall rifle ever used by the Mexican Empire or Santa ana's army

[cookervillpop101]

any one know where to get a Ferguson???

[JSLegoMaster]

Yeah - in a museum but you gotta pay a huge price for one =D

[cookervillpop101]

@JSLegoMaster ................ :(

[08Ghost893]

i own a maynard breechloader its really a good gun for hunting and sport

[TheVerinen2]

speak faster, faster for god's sake!

[Tananjoh]

Does some of the gunpowder gases escape between the breech and the barrel? That would mean a loss of velocity, which ould be a weakness of the design.

[surrealpillow]

@Tananjoh That was definitely the major problem, but the same is true for modern revolvers. There is a space where the cylinder meets the barrel and thus there is gas escaping. So I don't see a Hall or Furguson rifle being any worse in that respect, in fact I'm confident in saying there would have been less gas escaping in these designs.

[DoughboyJonesmk2]

Garry James is the best! Classic tests was always my favorite part of G&A.

[BtoZproductions]

where can i get a reproductions Ferguson rifle, id love one for reenacting

[surrealpillow]

@BtoZproductions I hear the rifleshoppe (google it) has a kit

[bbarton84]

how does a cap ignite an inclosed metallic cartridge?

[xenigirl]

@bbarton84 There's a hole in the base of the cartridge.

[jacarandas98100]

@xenigirl ha thats what she said

[soapy05]

@bbarton84 Gunpowder contains its own oxidizer, so it does not need oxygen from the air to burn

[Xxfadedshadows1xX]

@soapy05 stupid question can you shoot it in space?

[soapy05]

@Xxfadedshadows1xX no such thing as a stupid question; yes you can

[cheesypasta]

@Xxfadedshadows1xX I like this queston haha!

[iamirshadhussain]

Cock? Nipple? Guns are awesome.

[FullFacedBoMBeR]

@iamirshadhussain :D

[dropmegaboulder]

@iamirshadhussain 'poke it down with your finger' xD

[LordBifford]

I heard during Civil War soldiers would load their muzzle-loaders improperly in the heat of battle, eg double loading, etc. A breach-loader is not only simpler, but it's impossible to do things like double loading.

[BigSean1992]

cool old guns loved it just like i love ruger lol