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muzzleloader is any
firearm in
which the user
loads the
projectile and the
propellant charge into the
muzzle end of the gun (i.e., from the forward, open...
- A
rifled muzzle loader (RML) is a type of
large artillery piece invented in the mid-19th century. In
contrast to
smooth bore
cannon which preceded it...
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artillery pieces are
termed rifled muzzle loader (RML). Like most
early firearms, the
first rifles were
muzzle-
loading,
although this
involved a lot of...
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which the user
loads the
ammunition from the (
muzzle) end of the barrel. The vast
majority of
modern firearms are
generally breech-
loaders,
while firearms...
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great difficulty of
precision manufacturing, and the need to
load readily from the
muzzle, the
musket ball was a
loose fit in the barrel. Consequently...
- A
rifled breech loader (RBL) is an
artillery piece which,
unlike the
smoothbore cannon and
rifled muzzle loader which preceded it, has
rifling in the...
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British Armed Forces in the mid-19th century. The
cannon was a
smoothbore muzzle-
loading gun
manufactured in
several weights firing projectiles of 68 lb (31 kg)...
- gun to
achieve greater range and
accuracy than
existing smoothbore muzzle-
loaders with a
smaller powder charge. On top of each
gunpowder cartridge was...
- The
Muzzle Loaders ****ociation of
Great Britain was
formed in 1952 and is the
governing body for
muzzle loading within the UK. It is
recognized by the...
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Siege artillery (also
siege guns or
siege cannons) are
heavy guns
designed to
bombard fortifications, cities, and
other fixed targets. They are distinct...
