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I wonder what people talked about when they used muzzleloaders?
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Bluetrain--Every round shot through a ML is a handload! And people then, and today, argue about the exact amount of powder to use, today also, which BP substitute is the ultimate, then there are patch thicknesses, different lubes to use on the patches, and I don't even want to start on the different methods of cleaning the smokepoles.
Oh, and how hard to ram the ball, and which ramrod material is the best, and how to get a stuck ball out of the bore, and on, and on, and on.
I don't believe for a minute that arguing about loading yr weapon is something that came into being anytime recently.
Presumably Ug and Og argued about the exact size, shape, and composition of the very best rock with which to knock out a saber-toothed cat.