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MLeake · December 28, 2010, 03:22 PM

Shot a friend's flintlock last week, my first time shooting a muzzle loader. I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to shoot. Tennessee long rifle variant, I'm told; seemed about the length of a Hawken, but with full forend and flintlock setup.

We were shooting .50 ball, in front of a load of 95grains of BP.

What kind of velocity and M/E should that get?

Thanks,

M

December 28, 2010, 03:22 PM	#1
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	Question about flintlock rifle velocity Shot a friend's flintlock last week, my first time shooting a muzzle loader. I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to shoot. Tennessee long rifle variant, I'm told; seemed about the length of a Hawken, but with full forend and flintlock setup. We were shooting .50 ball, in front of a load of 95grains of BP. What kind of velocity and M/E should that get? Thanks, M