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Food for thought One of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance, is, by disarming the people, and making it an offense to keep arms. - Joseph Story, 1840 Did you know? In 1996 there was a merger between Lakefield Arms (Ontario), Savage Arms Inc., and Passive Bullet Traps Inc., amalgamating under the name Savage Sports Incorporated. BSA stands for Birmingham Small Arms. The English company was established in 1861. The only version of the Madsen sold in any quantity was the .30 caliber (.30-06). These were bought by Columbia. Recently updated articles Contact shot ( Admin ) - [ 22:47, 13 April 2024 ] 5.7x28mm ( Admin ) - [ 12:46, 20 February 2024 ] Cooey model 39 (Anonymous users of Gunsopedia) - [ 15:18, 30 March 2020 ] SIG Sauer P226 ( Admin ) - [ 09:34, 29 February 2020 ] Ross rifle ( Terr1959 ) - [ 04:50, 22 August 2018 ] Cooey model 84 (Anonymous users of Gunsopedia) - [ 20:28, 24 June 2018 ] Full metal jacket bullet (Anonymous users of Gunsopedia) - [ 14:03, 18 March 2018 ] List of assault rifles (Anonymous users of Gunsopedia) - [ 09:59, 17 March 2018 ] Veronica Foster ( Admin ) - [ 09:52, 11 January 2018 ] Lee-Enfield FAQ (Anonymous users of Gunsopedia) - [ 09:34, 25 June 2017 ] Latest duscussions Talk:Ross rifle Talk:5.7x28mm Talk:Concealed carry in the United States

Article Of The Moment Matchlock musket balls from the collection of Northampton Museum and Art Gallery A musket ball was an early form of ammunition used for loading ... (wait for it) ... muskets. Musket balls were generally made from lead (though at times stone musket balls were used), and were muzzle-loaded into the barrel of the musket, often wrapped in a loosely-fitting paper patch and backed with gunpowder. Musket balls were of a diameter considerably larger than today's modern rifles - the Brown Bess fielded a caliber of more than .75", and hence the ball could cause large wounds. The smooth bore muskets of the Brown Bess period had considerable hitting power and were able to penetrate the armour of the day, but had very limited accuracy due to the lack of rifling in the barrel. In practice muskets were fired at close range in volley fire, and rarely beyond the 50-yard range. The rifled muskets of the American Civil War were much more accurate, making combat ranges of 300 yards - or even more - practical. The term 'ball' lingered on in that conflict as applied to the standard ammunition used by both sides - the Minié ball, for one example. However the Minie ball was not a ball at all, but a conical lead bullet designed to be fired down a rifled barrel. With the invention of the Minie ball and the development of the bullet cartridge or round, the musket ball became obsolete after the middle of the nineteenth century due to its inaccuracy. References