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Is a musket a shotgun?
No. A musket is a smooth-bore, muzzel loading weapon designed to fire a single ball. A shotgun is designed to fire a several pieces of smaller shot in a single load.
A sentence with musket ball in it?
Waiter, there's a musket ball in my soup! That big oak tree in the town square still has an exposed musket ball in it's trunk.
What does a musket fire?
A musket fires small metal balls (back then made of lead) called musket balls (simple enough:)
What is a musket loop?
A musket loop is a small window through which a musket can be fired without providing a large opening for the attackers to return fire.
What type of metal was the musket ball made of?
Lead.
Could the musket fire with bayonet attached?
Yes
What president had a musket ball lodged in his shoulder?
james monroe
What can b e used to provide air for a fire?
Musket
Which president held office with a musket ball lodged in his shoulder?
69
What is the reason of using a musket?
Muskets tended to be use well after rifled barrels became more or less a standard for a couple reasons. The smoothbore muskets were quicker to reload and fire than their rifled counterparts, and the muskets were advantageous in close situations for their ability to fire special loads, such as the infamous "buck and ball" used during the Civil War, which was essentially a smoothbore musket ball with buckshot glued to it, which would pattern out in a similar manner to a shotgun when fired.
What did the rifled musket do?
It made accurate long range fire possible.
Haw long does it take to fire a musket?
30-60 seconds.
