pour in the powder, stuff a wad in with ramrod, pour in the shot, stuff another wad on top of that.
A muzzle loading, black powder shotgun made by Scott & Co.
the muzzle on a shotgun is where the bullets come out.
If you're lucky about £400.00
@ 1830's to late 1850's
Depends on the gun. A muzzle loading musket- 30 seconds. M16, about 1/2 second.
The value of any "Antique" is always a very subjective opinion. research what a similar item has sold for and you will have your answer.
National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association was created in 1933.
The term "Long Tom" was used to denote a muzzle loading cannon that had a barrel much longer than standard. While slower to load, it had greater range. Over the years it has been applied to guns with a longer than usual barrel, notably shotguns. It is a name used by several makers- the earliest that I have found is between the late 1890's and early 1900s, but they were made up into the 1920s."Long Tom" was an unofficial name for a muzzle loading cannon with a much longer than usual barrel- slower to load, greater range. The name was borrowed by shotgun makers around 1900 to denote a shotgun (usually a single shot) with a longer than usual barrel. Not a brand name, but a model name.
Charles Parker experimented with this gauge in the 1860's because the muzzle loading .58 caliber rifles were thought could be converted. I don't think there were ever any made for sale. lcjones
It depends on the load and other factors but a good measure is: 12 Gauge 28" barrel=151.50dB
No
noun, a muzzle loading firearm