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Sounds about right to me DB. I can imagine the old shellbacks saying, why would we need tha when we have swivle guns which acomplish the same thing and expell more shot.
During my research into the...

:clap: Spot on! This was true of all these multi barrelled guns Dave.

The seven barrelled gun weilded by Harper fired all barrels in quick succession and consequently had a kick like a Mule,...

My dear Comte,
Some years ago I found an article in a Wargaming magazine comparing the Ferguson to the Kentucky Rifle with stats for playing. It was no better in range than the Kentucky, but fired...

Thank you for the Rep DB.
Rob.

My son just sent me this link to the refurbishment of a Ferguson Rifle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO-CoUTmD5A

Rob.

Too true Eric.
My major study at College was the development of Flintlock firearms, and one of the stark realities was the intransigence of the War department to adapt to changes until they were...

Here is the Puckle gun clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPC7KiYDshw

Rob.

Here is a little addendum which some of you may be able to work into an AAR or two.
I thought that I was well up on all sorts of early firearms having made them the central part of my College...

Some great info there Eric.
Thanks.
Although a lot of the info is as you say far more detailed than we need for wargaming
I found this almost immediately. I was particularly interested in how...

Those are the sort of things I'm hoping to get answers for.
Rob.

Thanks Chris. I hope we can get some feedback from the experts on this one.
Rob.

If anyone has more information which they can add to this thread please feel free to do so especially pictures and diagrams on gun ranging, and gun laying.
Rob.

Gunnery became a subject for practical mathematics in the 16th century. Printed books and new mathematical instruments dealt with the measurement of shot, the elevation of guns and mortars, and the...