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MrEDuck

MrEDuck

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Standard breech loaders still fired Minie Balls. Muzzle loaders were extremely rare even at the onset of the Civil War.
 
Impman

Impman

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to better understand our history... it should be duly noted that loading and firing a civil war musket was a BITCH

[video=youtube;B9mSwbvz2oE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9mSwbvz2oE[/video]
 
MrEDuck

MrEDuck

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That's correct. The Springfield .58 was the most common rifle, but it was still firing a Minie ball though.
 
Impman

Impman

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a mini ball is a musket ball...wiki --During the American Civil War, the rifle was the most common weapon found on the battlefield. Most of the rifles during that time were loaded with a small lead musket ball or with a minnie ball (or Minié ball) a...

a rifle has grooves spiraling down the barrel to spin the mini ball for more accuracy and velocity.... rifling cannons changed warfare ...before that it was blunderbusses and grenades
 
Impman

Impman

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crazy to think there were groups of men with winchester repeaters...probably just leveling off battle fields too
 
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