Brown bess flintlock- On the Range

Here is anothe clip of the fireing sequence of the Brown Bess flintlock, here it is loaded with 85 grains of medium blackpowder, a fibre wad and a .740 round ball, priming is with swiss ob primer powder.

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Sports

Tags:

• Brown
• Bess
• Blackpowder
• musket
• flash
• flintlock
• shooting

[450martini]

This was at the MLAGB site at Wedgenock in warwick, i'v never had and problems shooting left handed before, although i have now fitted a pan cover for safety.

[sl8734]

how accurate did it go? how many moa would you say it is?

[450martini]

On a good day it can hit a 2 foot by 2 foot paper target at 50 yards, the problem with it is consistancy, thats the problem with smoothbores getting everything the same everytime, i use a .740 round ball between vegetable wads, and 100 grains of medium grain blackpowder.

[maddymann8]

is that a leather sling , and where did you get it

[UnkleMusket]

@450martini

Good morning. Have you ever tried using a cloth patch instead of wads?

[roudy1689]

sorry, where are you shooting?

[roudy1689]

hello, i notice you are a lefty like me, any problem with the pan flash on your face??

[LutzDerLurch]

How do you menage to to that? Do you shoot often? I'm firing very seldomly, and with a .78 calibre bore and a .716 Ball in a waxed and greased Papercartridge with 219 grains of, in moderns terms, very crappy bad powder, Priming from the Cartridge, I'm nearly as accurate as you at 50meters. So I wonder your accuracy is not significantly greater. Do you have a rather ill-bored asian/indian Replica?