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Since your question is in the American revolution category, I will limit the answer to the muskets used in that conflict.

The muskets used in the period were American, French, Belgian, German, to name a few, and were anywhere from 65 cailber to 80 caliber.

The efeective range for these types of guns were 60 yards, give or take....meaning they were accurate to that distance. The killing range of the gun, from an errant shot, was around 200 yards. After that, the bullet velocity was spent to the point that if was not capable of inflicting a fatal wound, in most cases.

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