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Uploaded by on May 23, 2011

The .75cal Brown Bess can be fairly accurate even with a military cartridge.

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  • hey murphey, i enjoyed the vid. you proved that you can live off the land with a smoothbore if you are willing to stalk. i did the finish on the pistol ive been working on. its stunning. of course, i decided to just get shorter lock bolts. after that. she is done. im not too sure about test firing, but then again. i have all the cleaning tools. so maybe a vid on that.

  • @mark3smle that would be awesome! And yes smoothbores can be plenty accurate even with paper cartridges. It just takes practice.

  • @murpheysmuskets do you think the slower method of patched ball makes a better difference. i would feel relatively safe with a smoothbore up to 100 yards with practice. where do you get your musket balls from?

  • @mark3smle Yes, a tightly patched round ball will make some difference. Not a lot but some. I cast my own lead now, but I used to get the .715 balls from trackofthewolf

  • Is there any way you could legally use an Indian for a target?

  • @bisquik3006 lol probably not. Maybe a wax manikin.

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  • @murpheysmuskets .715 cal ? That's cheating lol. I'm not a "period correct" fanatic but Brits used .69 cal or even .67 cal in order to load quickly as possible...

  • Just a question where can you find one of these?

  • @bisquik3006 In montana if you see a group of Indians of 5 or greater, you can shoot them. lol stupid old law that they didnt repeal

  • BrownBess is a Sweetheart. A Lady of a Gun, but with her own Mind, and quite convincing Arguments, if you're Face-to-Face with her :D

  • Those things make nice big holes.

  • Damn! I still want one!

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