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re: Own a musket for home defense..
Posted on 7/16/21 at 3:34 pm to T_don
Posted on 7/16/21 at 3:34 pm to T_don
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As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot
Kentucky rifles were usually smaller in caliber, like .45ish, compared to .75ish caliber of the popular military Brown Bess. Neither really close to golf ball size though.
Why don’t you have a double fowling piece instead? Two shots and much more maneuverable in close quarters for home defense.
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Posted on 7/16/21 at 3:36 pm to T_don
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musket
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golf ball sized hole
I'd recommend a blunderbuss stuffed with some glass chunks and other debris.
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A blunderbuss is just a muzzleloading fowling piece with a flared muzzle. Once you load the powder charge, anything you load on top-lead swan shot, gravel, chopped up nails….will work as projectiles.
Chopped up nails.....
This post was edited on 7/16/21 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 7/16/21 at 3:52 pm to T_don
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5 posts
Post less. A LOT LESS.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 3:55 pm to T_don
Bet that sounded funny in your head.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 3:58 pm to T_don
who’s alter are you?
Posted on 7/16/21 at 4:05 pm to T_don
Sounds good to me as long as the bad guys and the government agree to only have muskets.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 4:13 pm to T_don
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Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended
Here here! I found your anecdote gave me quite the giggle. I shall wax amusing of this in my next memoir. Tally ho!
Posted on 7/16/21 at 4:15 pm to T_don
Not gonna lie, the founding fathers were metal as frick.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 4:22 pm to T_don
Oh, i would much rather get hit with a normal
Bullet than a dang musket ball.
It’s taking body parts off
Bullet than a dang musket ball.
It’s taking body parts off
Posted on 7/16/21 at 4:30 pm to Klark Kent
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who’s alter are you?
Your is.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 4:40 pm to Fat and Happy
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Oh, i would much rather get hit with a normal Bullet than a dang musket ball.
A musket ball versus a pistol bullet? Maybe slight edge to the musket
Musket ball versus a modern rifle? Rifle wins, and it ain’t close
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It’s taking off body parts
No
Posted on 7/16/21 at 5:37 pm to T_don
Long bow baw.. Bodkin points 4 plunks before the ruffians knew what was going on. You murdered a dog for no reason..
Posted on 7/16/21 at 5:45 pm to T_don
A question screamed at me repeatedly in a former life: “WHAT IS THE SPIRIT OF THE BAYONET!?!”. See if anyone on here can answer it.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 5:47 pm to beachdude
The will to meet and destroy the enemy in hand to hand combat
ETA: or “To kill, Sergeant.”
ETA: or “To kill, Sergeant.”
This post was edited on 7/16/21 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 7/16/21 at 5:50 pm to T_don
?
Posted on 7/16/21 at 5:54 pm to T_don
I actually own a legit Civil War musket with a bayonet still attached to it. My great grandfather bought it in 1916 for three dollars on the street in Vicksburg Mississippi.
Been in our family (above fireplaces) ever since.
Been in our family (above fireplaces) ever since.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 6:26 pm to Shexter
I use an assault blunderbuss in 6.5 choppedupnailsmore...for home defense.
Posted on 7/16/21 at 6:29 pm to Duckhammer_77
quote:you’re just wounding them baw
6.5 choppedupnailsmore
Posted on 7/16/21 at 7:20 pm to HoboDickCheese
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To kill, Sergeant.
Bingo. But, it was just TO KILL!!! The drill sergeant got the point. ( no pun intended)
Posted on 7/16/21 at 7:27 pm to T_don
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Musket
=/=
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Kentucky Rifle
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