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Whichever outfit it was is irrelevant. And of course, they would tell you that the firearms would be destroyed. lol Cops do lie, you know.
Thanx for the info, you can take the boy out of the prairie but... I still haven't aclimatized, folks out here have "gun rooms", now I know why, dampness and mould are systemic and running dehumidifiers for the whole house is costly.
I've heard from reliable sources that this is true, but no one hase admitted to that I know of, is it any wonder.
Thank you.Caplock. Hammer hits a cap on the nipple as opposed to the frizzen or cock holding the flint hitting the steel which throws sparks onto the powder in the pan.
Flintlock:
Caplock:
I knew roughly how they worked. I just couldn't tell at a glance what that rifle was. The flintlock must have been a frustrating damn thing to use in the rain.
A percussion rifle isn't as susceptible, but the powder can still get wet, and it's a real b*tch when you've forgotten your nipple wrench at home.:-(
Here's a pic of a .69 caliber M1 Springfield like the oldest critter we have. Ours is missing the ramrod and has a broken mainspring, though. We've though about getting a replica, but haven't acted on it yet.
Years ago I had a replica very similar to that but in .58 cal.
Was coming back home in my truck from hunting one evening and hadn't seen any moose all day when I get stopped by the MNR....
When he asked me if the rifle was loaded ....I explained to him that the only way to unload that rifle was to fire it....and then since I was using black powder and not pyrodex, it would be a big job to clean it with soap and water.....so I had just removed the primer cap to make it safe.
When I explained to the officer the sequence in loading that rifle and that you had to literally be over the muzzle to ram the maxi ball in place....and that since a cartridge consists of three elements Bullet, propellant and primer I didn't consider my gun loaded...
That officer was very nice, since they had no rules about muzzle loaders, he said he would get back to me..
Three months later, I get a phone call from him telling me that his bosses in Toronto had finally got back to him, and agreed with me on my definition of a loaded muzzle loader..:lol:
Sorry.
As far as I know I don't have anyone on ignore. I've been running around like a fool and a bit stupid I'm sure. A son, a daughter in law, two young grand kids with this damn swine flu and I don't think I've had a good night's sleep in quite a while.
I just got word that the two young ones have improved considerably so I hope they are finally turning the corner.