Military Heritage Indian made musket overpacked with powder

**4V50 Gary** · January 1, 2024, 12:11 PM

1100 to 1200 grains 4F with 3 balls atop and gun set off. Stock breaks, bulge in barrel and tip of muzzle banana out. Don't try this at home. What a public service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2StO9a1CYbk

deerslayer303 · January 2, 2024, 01:22 AM

That's surprising to say the least. Of course that got me interested because I have seen the Military Heritage Page but I always just thought they were wall hangers. I looked around that fellas channel. Seems he owns a bunch of those India made guns and shoots them regularly.

Hawg · January 2, 2024, 03:45 AM

They sell them with the touch hole not drilled and sell them as wall hangers to get around India's gun laws.

deerslayer303 · January 2, 2024, 07:55 AM

Oh, well its the cheapest Charleville (or any other model) I've seen ever. They have 1795 Springfields in stock right now. Tempting. But I gotta save my pennies for a Kbler. I can't stray from the path like I always do.

Hawg · January 2, 2024, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by deerslayer303

Oh, well its the cheapest Charleville (or any other model) I've seen ever. They have 1795 Springfields in stock right now. Tempting. But I gotta save my pennies for a Kbler. I can't stray from the path like I always do.

You won't regret the Kibler. I agonized over spending the money because I suck at working wood. I can't speak for the Colonial or SMR but other than sanding there's virtually no woodworking on the Woodsrunner. My patchbox lid needed a little fitting but it wasn't anything my meager skills couldn't handle. I was having a hard time draw filing the barrel but I discovered the tool marks could be sanded out. My file marks were deeper than the tool marks so I saved time by sanding. My big fear now is filing the parting lines out of the brass trigger guard. The trigger guard is the only brass that's cast. The rest is CNC machined.

deerslayer303 · January 2, 2024, 08:20 PM

That thang is gonna be beautiful wihen you are done Hawg.

Hawg · January 2, 2024, 08:59 PM

I hope so.

SIGSHR · January 2, 2024, 09:20 PM

There are all the stories about musket picked up from Civil War battlefields that had been loaded more than once, the record is 23 from Gettysburg. You wonder how many were fired and...

January 1, 2024, 12:11 PM	#1
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,848	Military Heritage Indian made musket overpacked with powder 1100 to 1200 grains 4F with 3 balls atop and gun set off. Stock breaks, bulge in barrel and tip of muzzle banana out. Don't try this at home. What a public service. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2StO9a1CYbk __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

January 2, 2024, 01:22 AM	#2
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 2,654	That's surprising to say the least. Of course that got me interested because I have seen the Military Heritage Page but I always just thought they were wall hangers. I looked around that fellas channel. Seems he owns a bunch of those India made guns and shoots them regularly. __________________ "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson

January 2, 2024, 07:55 AM	#4
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 2,654	Oh, well its the cheapest Charleville (or any other model) I've seen ever. They have 1795 Springfields in stock right now. Tempting. But I gotta save my pennies for a Kbler. I can't stray from the path like I always do. __________________ "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson

January 2, 2024, 08:20 PM	#6
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 2,654	That thang is gonna be beautiful wihen you are done Hawg. __________________ "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson

January 2, 2024, 03:45 AM	#3
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,190	They sell them with the touch hole not drilled and sell them as wall hangers to get around India's gun laws.

January 2, 2024, 08:59 PM	#7
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,190	I hope so.

January 2, 2024, 09:20 PM	#8
SIGSHR Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2005 Posts: 4,700	There are all the stories about musket picked up from Civil War battlefields that had been loaded more than once, the record is 23 from Gettysburg. You wonder how many were fired and...