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Here is my brand new never fired 1863 Rifled Musket. A few weeks ago I was live firing my normal reenacting rifle, an 1853 enfield, but while shooting the ball squibbed (got stuck and didnt shoot) and ruined the barrel. I figured this gave me an excuse to buy a new reenacting rifle. I always liked the Springfield rifles because they were always shiny and look amazing.
The 1863 is essentially a smash up between the '53 Enfield and '61 Springfield. The lock mechanism, trigger, sights and stock are from the '61, while the hammer, flash port, and barrel bands are similar in style to the '53.
In all i love this rifle, and i got it at an amazing price considering other reenacting rifles. I cant wait to take this thing out into the field.
The 1863 is essentially a smash up between the '53 Enfield and '61 Springfield. The lock mechanism, trigger, sights and stock are from the '61, while the hammer, flash port, and barrel bands are similar in style to the '53.
In all i love this rifle, and i got it at an amazing price considering other reenacting rifles. I cant wait to take this thing out into the field.
Category Photography / All
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File Size 201.2 kB
This was back when they had basically no knowledge of shooting physics. I mean ok ,we know rifling makes it accurate at longer ranges, we know of bullet drop, we can hit a barn door a mile away with a rifled artillery piece, but why would we want to make the rifle recoil less? Honestly in the battles back then, id want to have recoil so i knew my rifle actually fired. when you have 100 muskets going off at once in a company, unless you feel the recoil its hard to tell if your rifle shot or not. also, with a muzzle break, how do they put on the bayonets?
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