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[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Kinda like those five barrel flintlocks. I remember some study on those pepperbox revolvers, and didn't realize they sometimes accidentally discharged all or most of the barrels at once...……..BOOM! Not good for the shooter.

Yes sort of like that! As a matter of interest I had a percussion revolver do that to me some years ago. Scary at the time but then one has to experience something like that to gain respect for the dangers of older type weapons, and the extra care taken when one wishes to shoot them.(Still got all my fingers by the way)
Stu

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[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Yes sort of like that! As a matter of interest I had a percussion revolver do that to me some years ago. Scary at the time but then one has to experience something like that to gain respect for the dangers of older type weapons, and the extra care taken when one wishes to shoot them.(Still got all my fingers by the way)
Stu

Good notes Stu, few really realize how dangerous guns were back 'in the old days' often more so to the guy using it. Naturally flintlocks could easily blow up if too excessive charge of powder. We never hear about those cases in accounts of battles.
I once visited a museum in Wyoming that featured lots of guns dug up in old battle sites etc. There were some revolvers of the Colt navy type (hard to tell as they were in bad shape) but had exploded when firing literally in the face of the guy shooting, it was noted he did not survive.

Fun thread!!! Good to have some humor here and not always so serious !

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Good notes Stu, few really realize how dangerous guns were back 'in the old days' often more so to the guy using it. Naturally flintlocks could easily blow up if too excessive charge of powder. We never hear about those cases in accounts of battles.
I once visited a museum in Wyoming that featured lots of guns dug up in old battle sites etc. There were some revolvers of the Colt navy type (hard to tell as they were in bad shape) but had exploded when firing literally in the face of the guy shooting, it was noted he did not survive.

Fun thread!!! Good to have some humor here and not always so serious !

Maybe I should also have said that quite some years ago I was shooting with a friends Snieder rifle and the barrel burst. Not my fault luckily as it was his reloads which were responsible. However, one needs to be really careful with old weapons, and although I have ALWAYS been (perhaps) overcautious, accidents can still happen!
Stu