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Muskets are muzzle loaded weapons. This means the gunpowder, wad and bullet are all loaded down the barrel and packed into the bottom of the barrel using a ramrod. Therefore, they don't use conventional brass cased ammunition like that used in modern firearms. The powder is black powder or a black powder substitute. The wad is thin leather or cloth and is wrapped around the bullet itself and forced down the barrel to seat atop the powder charge. The bullet is cast lead round balls or the Minie ball, also made of cast lead. Muskets are usually around .50 caliber, but that can vary. Sometimes the powder, wad and bullet were all wrapped in paper making a complete cartridge but the end had to be ripped off and the powder still had to be poured into the barrel first.Hope this helps!
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What is ball ammo?
Most bullets have a pointed or rounded "nose" and flat end. Ball ammunition are round balls. Although these may still be fired through rifled barrels, ball ammunition is typically fired from a musket rather than being loaded into a modern cartridge.
How many shots in a round?
A round is one shot, or cartridge. The term 'round', for the projectile fired from a gun, comes from the days of the musket when the ammunition was round. The projectiles are no longer roung but the name stuck.
Does a musket have a antonym?
No musket does not have an antonym
What firearm was used during the Elizabethan era?
Musket or Musket or maybe a Musket.:D
What kind of metal was the musket ball made of?
Musket balls were typically made of lead, as it was a readily available and malleable metal suitable for casting ammunition. Occasionally, other materials such as iron or copper alloys were used, particularly in specialized or experimental ammunition.
When was The Codfish Musket created?
The Codfish Musket was created in 1936.
When was George Musket born?
George Musket was born in 1583.
When did George Musket die?
George Musket died in 1645.
How the musket different from the rifle?
the musket does not have a rifled barrel and a rifle does
Which country invented the musket?
The Chinese are credited with the invention of the musket. The musket was a later form of a weapon known as the hand cannon.
What does a musket fire?
A musket fires small metal balls (back then made of lead) called musket balls (simple enough:)
A sentence for the word musket?
Use the word musket in a sentence please!
