History of the Gun - Part 5: Percussion

[JSLegoMaster]

I got most of it but just a question - the fluminate on the nipple, does it last for many shots or do you have to put a new piece of it on the nipple after every shot? If it lasts, how many shots can you fire with it?

[Point50Cal]

I love the percussion cap lock system. It should be stressed that the only reason it didn't last very long was because percussion caps led quickly to the modern cartridges that we know and love today.

[08Ghost893]

nipple cock and pull in the same sentence lol

[ximowilson]

Nipple......... *giggle*

[MrBagginsEsq]

What I don't get is after the invention of percussion, why didn't they just keep the ball an powder in the cardrige and ram it down?

[akdude182]

@MrBagginsEsq they wanted a very reliable meathod of ignition and puting a obstruction between the powder and the sorce of ignition can decres its reliability.

[Globus601]

You can see that this gun is more powerful than the older ones, because it´s shorter.

[sloppyj0ey]

how do you spell phomentate?

[leeknivek]

@sloppyj0ey fulminate

[highvoltagedrummer1]

actually I should do my music homework about percussion, but I think this COULD be related to it... ;)

[8000jk]

just wondering if this gun was used in the american civil war?

[sloppyj0ey]

@8000jk i doubt it would be because he said it was a british rifle but i'm not entirely sure

[MrGateway75]

@sloppyj0ey lincon did send person over to buy weapons from the british and europe.

[sfcender2012]

they should do a more in-depth series. Its great now but too short!

[boxant]

Beautiful rifle, great series :)

[BogMonkey53]

@boxant thats not a rifle, its a musket. 

[camerl2009]

@BogMonkey53 nope it a rifle most guns with a caplock in the 1800's where rifled

musket = no rifling

rifle = rifling

[Orkunis]

@camerl2009 well i actually own a smoothbore caplock

[camerl2009]

@Orkunis i said most caolocks where rifled

[watcher8o]

Loving this series!