Muskets- a smoothbore firearm. Not as accurate, but better than bows and pikes.
less people were killed and the wars took longer
any high power rifle will do the job some have there favorites to use but any rifle will work, you could use a shotgun or bow also but most people use rifles
7.7x58; have it checked over by a gunsmith BEFORE you attempt to fire.
.22 rifle most likely a 10/22
how did people managed before they have television
Have it examined by a good gunsmith. This rifle use a .22 caliber bullet, long rifle.
The AK47 is an assault rifle that's mostly used in the military all over the world.
A good place to find cheap rifle ammo is at J&G or The armory. They have sale on this stuff in bulk. You need to be very careful and make sure to clean the camber and let the rifle cool before you use it for the second shot.
There is no serial number, the rifle was made before serial numbers were used, Mossberg did not commonly use serial numbers, when they did use them it was like for the model 44's etc. as military trainers.
I don't know what you want to compare the rifle to, to list its disadvantages. Typically, people call most long guns a "rifle," as opposed to a hand gun (although almost all handguns have rifled barrels). In a firefight, advantage is going to be with the person who has a long gun (rifle)--especially a high-powered, semiautomatic rifle. Maybe concealing a rifle is difficult, and it is usually heavier than a handgun. So carrying a rifle isn't always practical. Most military people will say that you use your handgun to fight to your rifle. Meaning a handgun is better than nothing, but if you have a rifle nearby, you'd be better off using it.
Any rifle they make them for
often it was the 1903 springfield rifle