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How accurate is a flintlock?
Flintlocks, are as accurate as any other gun without a scope. It depends on your load and the how tight you pack the ball with the patch. With practise and lots of it, you can be very proficient with a flintlock, and it is a lot more fun than any other gun.
What was the first gun ever used in the US army?
When the US was first getting started as a separate country (1776) the US Army was armed with whatever they could get. Some were armed with civilian flintlock hunting rifles, some with Long Land Pattern British muskets (the Brown Bess) and some with flintlock muskets supplied by the French- see link for some more information: http://www.hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/RevAmerica/4-Where/musketfire.html
Why was the paper cartridge designed for black powder rifles and muskets?
To make reloading faster and more accurate.
What type of guns did the Battle of Bunker Hill used?
During the Battle of Bunker Hill, which took place on June 17, 1775, both American colonial forces and British troops primarily used muskets, specifically the British Brown Bess musket. The Americans also employed a variety of firearms, including captured British weapons and their own flintlock muskets. Additionally, some colonial soldiers used rifles, which were more accurate but slower to reload than muskets. Cannons were also used in the battle, adding artillery fire to the conflict.
What kinds of guns where there before 1861?
There were many, the predominant guns prior to the Civil War were flintlock muskets, rifles and single shot pistols. this web page will help if you want more detailed information http:/armscollectors.com/gunhistorydates.htm
When were guns first used in the US?
From the very beginning. The American War for Independence against the British was waged with Brown Bess and Charleville flintlock muskets, as well as any number of homegrown Jaeger rifles, Kentucky and Pennsylvania Long rifles, flintlock pistols and more. Actually this was all before we were actually the "United States of America." Before we were a nation, we had guns, and have had them ever since.
What is a flintlock?
A flintlock musket is a firearm thatn was created in the 1500's that was used to poke deep holes and took over 30 seconds to reload for a normal soldier. It was created to make cannons portable. Althoiugh they were not accurate and they ewxploded alot more then fireing musket balls
How does rifling make firearms more accurate?
it depends on the gun, if its a shotgun then im not sure because ive never fired a rifled shotgun barrel. but with slugs in the shotgun yes it will make it much more accurate. and any traditional gun will be much more accurate with a rifled barrel. thats why muskets sucked lol
Why were there high numbers of casualties in the Civil War?
Tactics had not caught up with technology..The line up and shoot tactics of earlier wars were fought with smoothbore muskets, not extremely accurate weapons..At the time of the Civil War, muskets had rifled barrels which were far more accurate, resulting in higher casualties, because the old tactics were still in vogue.
Can muskets fire more than one shot?
yes
How accurate is a matchlock pistol?
Slightly more accurate than throwing a rock. These were large diameter smoothbore firearms- internal barrel diameter was not always consistent. 25 FEET would be a usable range. PS- I have flintlock and cap lock muzzleloading pistols that are EXREMELY accurate at 50 YARDS- but those are rifled, and from a much later period.
Where flintlock muskets used in the American Civil War?
Neither side purchased flintlocks. In the early days of the war, the Confederacy used any weapons available. This probably included a few flintlocks brought by individual soldiers. Most soldiers were armed with various percussion (aka. cap and ball) rifles and handguns. As the war progressed, more and more breech-loading cartridge rifles were used but the older technology was still dominant.AnswerThe governments of both Union and Confederacy did not place any contracts for Flintlock rifles, but many regiments were raised with private funds so there were some units that were armed with flintlocks. The 7th Arkansas Regiment was armed with flintlocks at the Battle of Shiloh. I remember reading about more units but I can't find a reference at this time. At Fort Henry there were two brigades commanded by Colonels Adolphus Heiman and Joseph Drake, approximately 2,800-3,400 men of the 10th Tennessee who were armed primarily with antique flintlock rifles from the War of 1812. [Reference wikipediea].At the Battle of Mill Springs, KY, January 19, 1862, the Confederate forces were armed mostly with flintlock muskets. On the 21st, they fought in the Battle of Logan's Cross Roads.The 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was mustered and organized at Little Rock, Arkansas on June 10, 1861. The regiment was initially armed mostly with flintlock M1816/M1822 .69 cal. smoothbore muskets seized from the Little Rock arsenal in February, 1861. Co. A was armed with a mixture of M1841 "Mississippi rifles" and .69 cal. smoothbores, as there weren't enough of the rifles to go around. The 6th Arkansas was decisively engaged at Shiloh with the Confederate left wing, engaged against Sherman's Federal troops. The 6th Arkansas was able to re-arm itself with "Springfield rifles" (probably .58 cal. M1855 rifle muskets) from Federal weapons left on the field at Shiloh.Re-Tooled to PercussionAbout 5,600 Model 1840 flintlock muskets had been ordered just before the war. These were .69 caliber smoothbore muskets and many were quickly re-tooled for percussion ignition. Another smoothbore that was available in Virginia arsenals was one made by the Virginia Manufactory in Richmond.References:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Henrywhich references The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War, Eicher, David J., Simon & Schuster, 2001.http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/khc/millspri.htmhttp://www.geocities.com/capitalguards/history.html
